Posted on 11/05/2018 5:38:40 PM PST by EdnaMode
The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, a move that comes in reaction to an organization that has botched its own restructuring in the wake of a sexual abuse case involving former team doctor Larry Nassar.
In an open letter to the gymnastics community Monday, USOC CEO Sarah Hirshland said "you deserve better" and that the challenges facing USA Gymnastics are more than it is capable of overcoming as currently constructed.
Under its bylaws, the USOC has the power to review all matters related to the continued recognition of any national governing body and, in taking this first step, could force USA Gymnastics to clear the decks and rebuild its organization from scratch. There was also no immediate word on how this would affect the gymnasts' status or their participation in future competitions. But Hirshland addressed that concern in her open letter.
"You're no doubt wondering what this means for you and the gymnastics community," she wrote. "Until the process is completed and a final determination on USAG's status is made, we will work to ensure that gymnastics training and competitions will continue as usual. I do not know how long the process will take, and we will make every effort to proceed quickly."
In addition to supporting elite and Olympic athletes, USA Gymnastics serves more than 150,000 athletes in 3,000 clubs around the country.
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Turbulent times but I hope our ladies keep the Gold in both team and all-around.
Just a decade or two late...
Good luck everybody!
After reading this, I believe that forces are gathering around the nation to win favors and become the new National Governing Body.
The olympic sports has more politics than politics.
Maybe they can show the Catholic Church how to clean house.
Some of the people implicated in the USA Gymastics scandal were also involved in the doping coverup in USA Cycling. Steve Penny, former managing director of USA Cycling and more recently former president of USA Gymnastics, has been arrested and extradited to Walker County, Texas.
wow
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