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Former Olympics Coach Suspended For 8 Years For Verbal, Emotional Abuse Of Athletes

Ashe Schow
Former Olympics Coach Suspended For 8 Years For Verbal, Emotional Abuse Of Athletes
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USA Gymnastics has suspended former U.S. Olympic coach Maggie Haney following an investigation into her alleged verbal and emotional abuse of the athletes she coached, including Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez and world champion Riley McCusker.

The Associated Press reported Thursday that the penalty was confirmed on Wednesday following two months of hearings in an investigation that was opened in August 2019. Hernandez testified against her former coach in February 2020.

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