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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's really sickening to me that Nassar was involved with both the Karolyis' and John Geddert.  Both men seem to me to be feared by the gymnasts they coach and Nassar was there to "save" them. I've only read a little about Geddert, but I've read many stories over the years about Bella Karolyi belittling gymnasts for their weight and forcing them to adhere to extremely strict diets, outbursts of rage and anger, incidents of physical violence and then physiological torment by doing things like completely ignoring a gymnast if he felt she wasn't performing correctly.

At 6 years old, I remember watching Mary Lou Retton compete in the Olympics and I also grew up idolizing Nadia.  Bella Karolyi was the coach for both of these gymnasts, but I've never heard either one say anything negative about him.  Is this some kind of sick loyalty thing or did he have favorites that he treated "decently"?  Did he only prey on certain ones because from everything I've read it seemed like everything he did was done very much in the open and in front of other gymnasts as a way of creating fear, shame and intimidation. More and more, this just seems like such a bizarre and sick world.

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My knowledge of gymnastics is rather limited, but even I know that Karolyi is a violent nutjob. I would never leave my child in his care. Chasing Olympic gold isn't a legit reason to abdicate parental responsibility of your child. It just makes you look greedy and irresponsible. And now we have proof that it was a reckless decision with heartbreaking consequences. [/quote]
Why do you believe USA Gymnastics supported such a reckless and abusive environment for these children?[/quote]
All those gold medals.[/quote]
My enthusiasm for the next Olympics has diminished. Now I'll have to question if the kids were abused or assaulted in any way during their years of excruciating work.

No way should we believe Nassar is the only one. Just look how much it took to finally take him down. The US Olympic Committee authorities and coaches are obviously NOT protecting the kids from sexual predators. Where are the child protection advocates?

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