Gymnasts 4 Change

Giving a voice to gymnasts.

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

I will be sharing girls stories. If you would like me to anonymously share yours, see the link in my bio. Please be patient because I can only share a few stories a day, but I will share them all. #gymnasts4change

[Danusia Francis-Reid OLY @danusiafrancis]

@Gymnasts4Change

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Thanks for speaking up and sharing your story Audrey! A coach should never make a game out of hurting gymnasts #gymnastalliance https://t.co/pKAUNV0Ect

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

“I had no voice from the age of 7-12 and the only way I could express my frustration was to cry but you’d be punished for that.” #gymnastalliance https://t.co/KxUw8m591R

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

#gymnastalliance https://t.co/ekFYnAVj0O

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Anonymous comments #gymnastalliance

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

This is not okay to treat kids like this for LEVEL 8! #gymnastalliance #level8 https://t.co/P3Z5GMGuvZ

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Have you filed a complaint with USAG Safe Sport in the past couple of years but never heard back? Might be time to call and follow-up. 833-844-7233 #gymnastalliance

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

If girls leave the sport with PTSD and nightmares, the culture is wrong. Thank you for sharing your story @janahilditch #gymnastalliance https://t.co/k5xsdCcrTj

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

You are brave for sharing your story. Thank you for speaking up! #gymnastalliance https://t.co/0h3KFmiahJ

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Emotional abuse is still abuse. #gymnastalliance https://t.co/tt0aX7JfkM

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

You are brave for sharing your story! By sharing our stories we can shed light on training practices that used to be allowed by coaches and hopefully inspire everyone to grow and become better coaches. https://t.co/wxuuulqxiP

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Thank you for saying this!

[Greg Marsden @UtahMarz]

We have ignored, tolerated, excused, emulated, celebrated and even rewarded abusive coaches, who win, in all sports for decades. Parents have done it, other coaches have done it, administrators have done it, the media has done it and fans have done it. 1/2

[Francesca Fox OLY @francescafox13]

Very upsetting when gymnasts who have spoken out get tagged as disruptive, troubled or bad behaved gymnasts. Then get remarks to say we are lying or just doing this for attention and our moments of fame. We have all said this doesn’t happen in every coach or club #gymnastalliance

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

@laracowden It was a personal preference for respect to herself and her religion. At the time USAG only allowed tights if they were permantly attached to the leotard. If she just wore tights not sewn in it was a deduction

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

Please read Naimah’s story about breaking down barriers to allow tights to be worn in USAG competition. #EqualityForAll full story on Instagram. https://t.co/9d8ZitpmSy

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

We have a voice if we stand together. Share your story and be the change. #bethechange

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

@GymCastic @CMemmel Thank you for sharing her story!

[ITV News @itvnews]

'I wasn't worth anything. I wasn't a human. I was a commodity rather than a child.'

Former elite gymnast Catherine Lyons speaks to two of the women featured in Athlete A as they compare experiences of abuse within the sport

https://t.co/bdOoIBIwIp

[Nancy Hogshead, JD, Oly @Hogshead3Au]

@JustinTinsley The same dynamic as @USAGym - always questioning whether you’re good enough to belong ... “be tough.” Denying pain. Pretending humans aren’t ... human. #SportsReform #AthletesRights

@athleteafilm @AbigailPesta #TheGirls @OtotheBeirne #AtTheHeartOfGold @jillyesko #BrokenTrust

[Gymnasts 4 Change @GymnastsC]

@routinepodcast check this out! Naimah has a great story to tell, and she is a freshman committ for Bridgeport.