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Figure Skating

Figure Skater Who Reported Sexual Assault Comes Forward

A black and white photo of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and partner Guillaume Cizeron of Team France competing in the Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance on day zero of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

France’s Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory

A screenshot of gymnastics coach Al Fong from his YouTube podcast It shows Fong sitting at a desk, with a laptop screen nearby and a water bottle. He is talking into a microphone.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Coach Al Fong Suspended Five Years For Physical And Emotional Misconduct

Then-head coach Rory Dames of Chicago Red Stars looks on against Washington Spirit during the NWSL Championship held at Lynn Family Stadium on November 20, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. (

Soccer

Rory Dames Disappeared From The SafeSport Database And SafeSport Isn’t Saying Why

The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening day of a executive board meeting in Lausanne on March 19, 2024.

Olympics

What Will It Take To Fix SafeSport?

General view during the balance beam exercise at the women's artistic gymnastics individual competition on August 19, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Sports Complex Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece.

SafeSport

Figure Skater Who Reported Sexual Assault Comes Forward

France’s Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory

Gymnastics Coach Al Fong Suspended Five Years For Physical And Emotional Misconduct

Rory Dames Disappeared From The SafeSport Database And SafeSport Isn’t Saying Why

What Will It Take To Fix SafeSport?

Al Fong, Valeri Liukin, And The Stubborn Culture Of The Tyrant Coach