TORONTO - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan announced her retirement from competition on Friday while still working to make gymnastics and all sports safer in Canada.
Gymnastics Canada has extended the suspension of coach Scott McFarlane pending an internal view of allegations from his time at a gym in Mississauga, Ont. McFarlane was acquitted of all sexual assault-related charges last week.
A leading activist for child protection in gymnastics has told a
Canadian Parliamentary Committee that her sport is "rotting from the
top down and from the bottom up".
The past few months have seen an outpouring of Canadian athletes decrying the maltreatment and abuse experienced in their sports. But how many other athletes have been silenced by non-disclosure agreements?