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'We were called fat pigs and humiliated in front of our teammates': the story of the abuse of young women in USA Gymnastics

A new Netflix documentary – Athlete A – explores the physical, mental and sexual abuse of young women within the United States of America Gymnastics; including at the hands of former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar. Former artistic gymnast and writer Jennifer Sey talks to Jane Garvey about the culture within gymnastics that allowed this to happen.

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