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Olympic Gold: Men's Gymnastics Struggling to Survive
The cutback in NCAA athletic programs because of the pandemic is being felt acutely in men’s gymnastics.
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Dominique Dawes Opens Gymnastics Academy
News4’s Cory Smith speaks to former Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes about her plans with her new gymnastics academy in Maryland.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes Hopes to Change Gymnastics Culture With New Maryland School
Former Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes is opening her own gymnastics school in Clarksburg, Maryland. These gymnasts, however, will have an introduction to the sport far different than the academy’s namesake.
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Dianne Durham, First Black US Women's Gymnastics Champion, Dies
Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. She was 52.
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Shawn Johnson Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Andrew East
Shawn Johnson and Andrew East are expecting another child.
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Larry Nassar Victims Call for DOJ to Release Report on FBI's Handling of Case
More than 120 victims of sex abuse by Larry Nassar called for the Justice Department on Wednesday to release its inspector general’s report into the FBI’s handling of the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, NBC News reports.
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Aly Raisman Blasts USA Gymnastics Over Settlement Offer for Nassar Victims
Aly Raisman called a proposed new settlement by USA Gymnastics “offensive” and said the organization is blocking efforts to get all the details of how former doctor Larry Nassar was able to sexually abuse numerous athletes for years. The three-time Olympic gold medalist spoke with Stephanie Gosk in an exclusive interview on TODAY Monday about a $215 million settlement proposed by USA...
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Victims Turn to Media to Expose Sex Abuse by College Doctors
The first man to publicly accuse a former University of Michigan doctor of sexual abuse says he contacted a newspaper over fears the allegations would be covered up
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Ex-Michigan State Coach Convicted in Case Tied to Nassar
A jury has convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged
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Simone Soars: Biles Named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life. The irony, of course, is that there’s nothing casual or easy about it. Any of it. The greatest gymnast of all time and 2019 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year only makes it seem...
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Simone Biles on USA Gymnastics' Promise for Reform: ‘Talking Is Easy'
Simone Biles is looking for action more than words when it comes to the response by USA Gymnastics in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an exclusive interview on TODAY Tuesday, the four-time Olympic gold medalist spoke about the organization’s reaction to her emotional comments on Aug. 7 in which she condemned...
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‘Absolutely Absurd': Olympian Aly Raisman Calls for Transparency From USAG on ‘TODAY'
She’s been an Olympic gold medalist, a source of support for her fellow gymnasts and an outspoken voice following the conviction of a former USA Gymnastics doctor. Aly Raisman spoke with the “Today” Show on Tuesday to call for transparency from USAG after a recent string of scandals.
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Former USA Gymnastics President Indicted on Tampering Charge
Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny was arrested Wednesday after a Texas grand jury indicted him, alleging he tampered with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
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Kerry Perry, President of Scandal-Hit USA Gymnastics, Quits After 9 Months
Kerry Perry has resigned as president of USA Gymnastics. The announcement Tuesday came days after the United States Olympic Committee questioned the direction of the organization under Perry’s leadership. Perry has struggled to outline a clear path forward during her nine months on the job. She repeatedly came under scrutiny by athletes who felt she was mishandling the fallout from...
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Gymnastics Executive Says She Was Told to Keep Quiet About Nassar
The former president of USA Gymnastics refused to answer questions Tuesday from a Senate subcommittee about how he handled allegations of sexual abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar, and another former executive sat next to him and asserted that he instructed her and others to keep quiet after she informed him of athletes’ claims.
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Michigan Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Michigan State University
Michigan Attorney General is the third independent investigator into the Michigan State administration’s role in former sports doctor Larry Nassar’s routine sexual abuse of Michigan State gymnasts.
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Nassar: Victim Statements Have ‘Shaken Me to My Core'
Former USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar issued a statement to his victims at his sentencing.
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Larry Nassar Timeline
More than 150 women and girls testified in court that disgraced doctor Larry Nassar sexually abused them.
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In 3rd Day of Hearing, Victims Gives Emotional Testimonies of Abuse by Ex-Olympic Doctor Larry Nassar
Three-time Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney joined other gymnasts and victims of a disgraced former sports doctor when her emotional testimony of sexual abuse and emotional trauma by Larry Nassar was read in a Michigan courtroom Thursday. About 100 victims are expected to address the court during the four-day sentencing hearing for 54-year-old Nassar, who has pleaded guilty to molesting...
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Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Faces More Abuse Allegations
More women have accused Dr. Larry Nassar, the former doctor for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, of abuse, officials said Friday, after molestation claims against the doctor first surfaced earlier this week. The Indianapolis Star reported Monday that two gymnasts, one an Olympic medal winner, had accused Nassar of sexually abusing them during treatment. One of the women filed a...