When enough is enough. ‘ It ‘time to decertify USA gymnastics, or start all over again, gymnasts Say

The gymnastics team US women occurs in the Doha World Cup in Qatar this month, as the champion defending team. American women on the podium in the last three league titles and five times Olympic champion Simone Biles is mainly dominated individual all-round in the competition for their fourth world title. He also qualified for the championships in all six events, and if each of them earn gold, I can sweep you meet all the tracks since 1980 into a single, only the second gymnast. But the National Association for the gymnasts USA Gymnastics, for which it operates, is mired in one of the worst scandals of sexual abuse in sports history. And his reaction that hundreds team doctor Larry Nassar abused revelations of athletes, including Biles has prompted many leading many gymnasts decertify for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to call USA gymnastics or at least remove all associated with the organization while Nassar years of abuse and start all over. “Enough is enough”, Aly Raisman that the first members of the Olympic teams had to disclose who was abused by Nassar, told TIME. She says that the board of USA Gymnastics has made “over and over again mistakes. And I think we gave them enough time. We can not wait any longer. This is not right.” These calls were stronger last week after Steve Penny, the former president of the organization was arrested on vacation with his family to a charge of tampering with evidence in the scandal Nassar relate his lawyer said Penny no knowledge of the arrest warrant. and he is convinced that his actions were not criminals. Then Mary Bono, Penny the second person appointed to replace resigned after less than a week, as it was known that their law firm represented USA Gymnastics and presumably a cover story after the first reports of abuse by explaining his absence Nassar helps create. also criticism of athletes who face including Biles for a tweet now eliminated from the month of September, for covered with Bono a Nike logo on their golf shoes in response to Colin Kaepernick Nike. “now we have passages are committed to change lead and are currently under a blanket Find Search sequent to take the right CEO who can build the organization and again, most importantly, the trust of new gymnastics community, “Karen Golz, CEO of USA gymnastics said in a written response at the time. USA Gymnastics also has none of the numerous complaints settled by Turner, including faces Raisman and teammate Olympic McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber, who have been abused by Nassar, and say that to protect the organization failed to continue serve him for like a national team doctor, even after reports of his abuse. “I was always concerned about how this was handled by the United States Gymnastics, but now I feel that it’s really dangerous,” says Raisman. “USA Gymnastics has not been transparent. There are so many stores were, and no response. Nothing will solve, which makes me more nervous, whatever else they are hiding.” And the dominance of the ‘now clear that the gymnastics team US women in the World Championships and the Olympic competitions in recent decades has had a price. The entire five-Women’s 2012 Olympic team and four of the team of five people in 2016 showed that they were sexually abused by Nassar, an osteopathic physician. Over a period of more than a decade, he has abused more than three hundred athletes under the guise of medical treatment. According to him, the victims of abuse came into his office at Michigan State University, where he was on the faculty, in hotel rooms during competitions and National Training Center at the Karolyi ranch in Texas. Nassar is serving for his crimes in prison for 175 years. The USOC currently recognizes national governing bodies for sports like gymnastics, and this means USA Gymnastics adheres to the Statute by the correct performance of the athletes and coaches of the Olympic Committee was founded, and compliance with their policies, including anti rules -doping. USA Gymnastics also receives funding from the USOC to support elite teams of the competition that the United States during World and Olympic events represented. Perhaps more importantly, many international sports federations who put on contests require such as world championships and oversee the participation in the Olympic Games national associations like the USOC teams from their respective countries to promote. be deprived for USA Gymnastics certification, a complaint to the CEO of the USOC will be presented. Once a complaint is brought on board USOC, a hearing will be held including, in this case, members of USA Gymnastics and the Advisory Council of the athletes. The panel then a recommendation on whether to withdraw recognition like gymnastics body. If another organization to come forward have been recognized by the USOC, it would have a different name and would have to comply with the statutes of the USOC and start earning membership in local gyms. If an organization alternative is not available to take over for the US Gymnastics, then Turner would temporarily compete under the auspices of the USOC. However, if the USOC decertifies USA Gymnastics, it is unclear whether the American International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Turner would have recognized in international competitions. While unusual, it is precedent for decertification. The national governing bodies of taekwondo and handball team was canceled, and new organizations have been created to replace them. Taekwondo in the event that the previous organization failed financial problems at USOC audit and team handball situation USOC felt the existing management its commitment is not satisfied with the sport to grow well and fill. The USOC threatened with loss of US certified gymnastics after Penny had waited five weeks before learned of reports of sexual abuse by Nassar reporting to law enforcement. This led to Penny resignation and the resignation of three members of the Board. But many survivors, including Raisman, they want transparency from USA Gymnastics, including an explanation of why Nassar was allowed to continue gymnasts abuse even after complaints about him were invited to his guide available, as well as explanations for the recent series of resignations. “This is bigger than a seducer,” said Raisman. “And ‘the initiative of the USA Gymnastics, which create this disaster.” He raisman not sure which is the best option of decertification says, but something must be done to change substantially USA Gymnastics. Nassar is in jail for his crimes, Penny intensified and the three members of the USA Gymnastics board also resigned. But, says Raisman, it has not really changed much in the organization. No one has taken responsibility for what has happened to the scandal recognized hundreds of Turner that the governing body would have entrusted their interests in mind and keep them safe. “Some of the same leaders that there were [Nassar during the team doctor was] are still there. The old flu, the bad influence that caused the problem is still there,” he says. “They have not listened to anything we said; Never have and still do not do it” In his statement Bono’s departure announcement, said USA Gymnastics remain “[s] still substantially in our organizing efforts at all levels to transform the safety of athletes and well-being is at the center of everything we do to ensure … Although we have made progress, we have much work to do. This card is determined to take the necessary steps to support a safe, inclusive and competitive where everyone can our athletes and members grow, have fun and achieve their goals. “While the survivors came forward in droves impact victim statements Nassar sentencing hearing in January, Kerry Perry, the first president penny has been appointed to succeed to create , he was called to explain to Congress how Nassar was allowed Turner abuse for years, despite reports to the organization that he is a molest Sexual ator. Instead of offering an explanation, but diverted the attention for its intention to “make sure that we are in our organization athletes objective of safety.” Perry resigned in September after nine months leading USA Gymnastics. The Council then worked for Turner Mary Lee Tracy as a development coordinator to oversee training appointed to make the world elite and Olympic teams. In December 2016 he had defended Tracy Nassar, calls it “incredible”, although he had no sexual abuse of children and indicted on federal child pornography charges days before charging. Tracy defended his description and said Nassar was referring only to their own experience and that their comments had “nothing to do with … the survivors.” If Raisman Twitter Tracy appointment was a “disappointment” Tracy tried to reach Olympian created by USA Gymnastics asked three days in labor to resign. “I wonder how many times someone has to do something harmful, it hurts, really hurts children they do and striking them before the potentially life-threatening way someone does something?” Says Jessica Howard, a gymnast who was abused by Nassar. “It hurts, as a victim; it’s a good punch every time.” Howard says that the continuing bad decisions and resignations, and the arrest of Penny is to perpetuate the pain and frustration for the survivors. The news from the United States Gymnastics, Howard says, is that athletes are not the interests still the top priority for the organization. “I thought it can not be true,” says Howard, as they read about the decision of the council Bono as president and interim CEO to appoint. “Maybe I have a dream – actually I thought maybe I was having a dream. You can not be aware of this. It ‘s like fire screams and nobody comes, and there are people in the building.” Part of the problem, say many survivors it is that the organization has failed to take responsibility for the scandal, and then damaged his reputation. “No one is prepared for any integrity to take the leadership position in USA gymnastics,” says Rachel Denhollander, who was the first to identify themselves as victims Nassar. “For two and a half years [USA Gymnastics] has proven time and again that they have no desire to do the right thing.” For one, they and others show the fact that Ron Galimore remains as Chief Operating Officer of USA Gymnastics in place. With e-mail exchange in summer 2015, which were obtained by the Indianapolis Star, one of Bono’s company lawyer suggested that Galimore say medical team in the USA Gymnastics will be responsible for the Nassar competitions they were absent because it was not good – Nassar who was as likely to inform them below for sexual misconduct investigation. If an apparent above Galimore involvement in the scandal was asked Nassar said employees Golz “Ron Galimore of USA Gymnastics is.. USA Gymnastics does not discuss personnel issues” “What do people understand is that this is not a problem Larry – Larry is a symptom of a problem of the United States of America gymnastics “, says Denhollander. “And they have not got to the root problem; they only treat the symptoms.” USA Gymnastics cites his adoption of safe sport guidelines, created by the USOC the US Center for Safe Sport. There should be an independent body to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct allegations, but many athletes feel that is not enough. Raisman, for example, an entirely independent body supports the creation – not with the USOC and the various sports related organizations – can apply to the athletes for support and safety. Work with darkness to light, non-profit, education for adults offer them the signs of sexual abuse to help recognize and welcome for athletes certainly not only in the gym with other possible solutions, but to keep all sports . “I never thought it would get so bad,” he says. Denhollander hope that Congress, which adopted the amateur Act, which created the USOC, controlled by the national authorities for the various sports to keep the USOC charge more rigorously. “ACT Congress, to make a difference,” he says. “There is a different way in the future with this organization. To all those who participated in the abusive culture that led to the worst scandal in the history of the Olympics registered or went, things are not going to be done differently. This is to make the reason for the current board consistently bad decisions. it is no coincidence. “In the absence of positive US Gymnastics effects, USOC or Congress, to feel an urgency Raisman an advocate for change, which is located mainly at the next Games in just two years Olympic. “I think a lot of them,” says Turner Raisman at the world championships in Doha in the competition who want to make the Olympic team in two years. “When I was training for the Olympics and I realized what had happened [were treated with the way complaints against Nassar] was wrong, it was difficult was very corrupt to work for an organization that I knew. And now it came out with everything, it’s much worse than I ever thought. But it is not the fault of the survivors. and ‘the fault of the organization. the moment they realized something was wrong when he handled the right way, and reports, this does not would be a problem at this time. They are brainstorming ideas to try, “he says. “We owe it to the sport. The sport deserves much better.”
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