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This week’s decision by the International Skating Union to raise the minimum age in competitions from 15 to 17 seems to have divided opinion.

A clip from 1992, five years before Simone Biles was born, explains exactly how American gymnastics became a cesspool of corruption hell-bent on protecting a serial predator like Larry Nassar. The clip from that year's Sudafed Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular illustrates how the horrifying congressional testimony of Biles and other Nassar survivors connects directly to the evils of communist Romania.

What If Everything We Know About Gymnastics Is Wrong? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/magazine/gymnastics-abuse.html Chellsie Memmel, 32, was a member of the 2008 Olympics gymnastics team and hopes to make a comeback for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo this year.Credit...Cait Oppermann for The New York Times Sections What If Everything We Know About Gymnastics Is Wrong? In the wake of a seismic scandal, Chellsie Memmel and other gymnasts are done with inhumane coaching — and the idea that they have to peak in their teens. Chellsie Memmel, 32, was a member of the 2008 Olympics gymnastics tea...

Opinion – The Conversation By Georgia Cervin Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Within days of serious allegations of physical and psychological abuse in New Zealand gymnastics emerging in late 2020, the sports governing body Gymnastics New Zealand commissioned … By Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Within days of serious allegations of physical and psychological abuse in New Zealand gymnastics emerging in late 2020, the sport’s governing body Gymnastics New Zealand commissioned an independent review. A series of media investigations had ...

The Conversation: Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change 15 Feb, 2021 02:00 AM 6 minutes to read A series of media investigations - led by the Herald - had earlier painted a picture of widespread harm, including over-training and fat-shaming, predominantly affecting girls. Photo / Getty Images A series of media investigations - led by the Herald - had earlier painted a picture of widespread harm, including over-training and fat-shaming, predominantly affecting girls. Photo / Getty Images Other OPINION by Georgia Cervin for The Conversation...