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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:00 AM

"Why do these men want to coach little girls?"

Former national champ Jennifer Sey exposes the anorexia and sexual and mental abuse that are rampant in elite women's gymnastics.
By Julia Wallace

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  • Tuesday, April 22, 2008 08:18 PM

    At a Pac Ten School

    My friend arrived for training for the varsity women's gymnastic team and was in superb shape. She was super-tiny. Maybe 5'1" and 90 pounds? She had trained 8 hours a day in high school (meaning she couldn't attend some regular classes). And the coach told ALL of the new freshman athletes to lose 8 pounds. Every one of them. No matter what their shape or size. Everyone must lose 8 pounds. I guess it was supposed to be to see who was the most disciplined or insanely dedicated, but it was also physically unhealthy and psychologically abusive.

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