Jordyn Wieber, a 2012 Olympic gold-medalist, has asserted that Karolyi “had control over anything and everything that went on at the ranch.” Mattie Larson, who is suing Karolyi for turning a “blind-eye” to the abuse, said that Karolyi “definitely had a relationship” with Nassar. Karolyi has distanced herself from Nassar, saying that he did not work under her, that she did not know day-to-day activities at the ranch, and that Nassar seldom gave her reports about the gymnasts. Martha Karolyi was also the national team coordinator from 2001 to 2016.
Legendary gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha. Couple says they saw no signs gymnasts were molested by team doctor Larry Nassar. 1 The Karolyis and their ranch are central figures in 2020 film, Athlete A - a documentary about the scandal.
After finding success with Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton and Kerri Strug, the couple’s Karolyi Ranch became the National Team Training Center in 2001 and the Olympic Training Site in 2011-the same years that Nassar was the national team doctor. Karolyis say gymnastics abuse scandal was like bomb exploding. They have said they had no clue that Larry Nassar, the national gymnastics team doctor who was convicted of sexual assault of minors, was assaulting young female gymnasts in their care at their Karolyi Ranch training facility in Texas. Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, perpetrated by Olympic doctor Larry Nassar. Bela and Martha Karolyi, the most prominent gymnastics coaches in Olympic competition for decades, said they had no knowledge of the abuse done at the hands of Larry Nassar on their Texas property, according to depositions obtained by CNN. The documentary Athlete A hit Netflix on June 24 and tells the story of the U.S.
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