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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

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.

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

A photo of a pair of hands atop the uneven bars. They are griping the bars, as gymnasts do,

How Gymnastics Breaks A Gymnast

An image of Valeri Liukin. He is standing with his hands on his hips.

What The Hell Is USAG Even Doing?

The offices of USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee are seen on November 6, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Every Promise Made By USA Gymnastics In The Larry Nassar Settlement

U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman are sworn in to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of U.S. gymnasts, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Congress Has Little More Than Apologies For Larry Nassar’s Victims

Kalyn Kahler

Olympics

USAG Wouldn’t Pay For An Olympic Gymnast’s Expenses, So His Community Fundraised For Him

Chellsie Memmel Won By Competing

A photo of former national gymnastics team coach John Geddert.

Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dies By Suicide Hours After He Is Criminally Charged

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina watches as Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court on January 24, 2018 in Lansing, Michigan.

USA Gymnastics