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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 08:11 PM

    Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

    For a similar take on the sports of gymnastics and figure skating, read Joan Ryan's "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes." Everything that Sey said in her interview corroborates what Ryan found out when she investigated these sports back in the '90s.

    However, neither of these books talks about elite gymnastics as it stands in 2008. Are these kinds of abuses still happening? Judging from the bodies of gymnasts, it looks like eating disorders are still pretty common.

    —Nancy Ott Read Nancy Ott's other letters

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