• Ex-USA Gymnastics coach found dead after being charged with human trafficking, sex crimes

    John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, was found dead Thursday after being charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday. The 63-year-old was facing charges that included human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, a […]

  • Simon Biles, Aly Raisman criticize USA Gymnastics’ proposed settlement for survivors of Larry Nassar’s abuse

    (CNN) — Multiple Olympic gymnasts have criticized USA Gymnastics’ proposed $215 million settlement for survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. On her way to a training camp for the Summer 2020 Olympics, gold medal winner Simone Biles tweeted: “Still want answers from USAG and USOPC (United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee). Wish they BOTH wanted an independent […]

  • WSJ: USA Gymnastics hid the Larry Nassar investigation from Simone Biles

    Simone Biles reacted Thursday to a Wall Street Journal report accusing USA Gymnastics of ignoring the possibility she had been sexually abused by Larry Nassar and excluding her from the investigations of the national team’s now-disgraced doctor. “Can’t tell you how hard this is to read and process,” Biles, gymnastics’ preeminent star, wrote in a tweet sharing the […]

  • Gymnast who broke both legs wants people to stop sharing injury video

    An Alabama college gymnast who broke both her legs during a competition over the weekend lashed out at people sharing and tagging her in videos of her fall. “I am asking you to please stop,” Auburn University senior Samantha Cerio posted on Twitter Wednesday. “Going through the pain and seeing my knees bent unnaturally in real life was horrible […]

  • UCLA Gymnast’s Perfect Floor Routine Goes Viral

    UCLA Bruin Katelyn Ohashi put together a show-stopping floor routine Saturday in Anaheim, and video of the performance was viewed over 9 million times within 24 hours of being posted, with even Sen. Kamala Harris posting the performance on her Twitter. “This is fantastic. Congratulations,” Harris said to the 20-year-old on the social media platform, […]

  • Mary Bono Resigns From Short-Lived Job as USA Gymnastics CEO

    After less than a week on the job, former Coachella Valley Rep. Mary Bono resigned Tuesday as interim CEO of the troubled USA Gymnastics amid what she called “personal attacks” against her. Bono’s appointment to the interim post last Friday was met with criticism from some gymnastics luminaries, including Olympic gold-medalists Aly Raisman and Simone […]

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