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A leading gymnastics coach was pulled from Great Britain's coaching squad just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics after a serious allegation was made against her.
Liz Kincaid's retirement from the sport was the official reason for her withdrawal.
British Gymnastics removed her from the team because of an allegation about the mental health of one of her former gymnasts.
British Gymnastics received more than one complaint about Kincaid a year earlier. Kincaid strongly denies the allegations.
British Gymnastics said the British Olympic Association's rules state no one with unresolved complaints can attend the Games.
A number of current and former gymnasts have alleged that they were mistreated at all levels of the sport in 2020.
The final report of the independent review will be published at the end of May.
Two gymnasts who used to work for Kincaid have made allegations of injury mismanagement and poor treatment by their former coach.
At the age of 12 she tore her perineum after landing in oversplits on the bars. She wasn't being watched by a coach.
Wynn said that Liz took him into the office and gave him sanitary pads to mop up the blood, then sent him back to the gym.
The mother of Wynn was told that she had started her period during training.
Her mother took her to the hospital after she looked at her injury and saw that it looked worse than childbirth.
Wynn said she trained on a broken hand for six weeks, while Jameson remembers training on a broken ankle, which was taken out of its cast too early.
I hurt my knee on beam. I remember screaming in the gym as I looked down. It was a terrible experience, said Jameson, who is now 25.
I was wearing a big knee brace. She wanted me to keep doing upper body training. Your legs have to come up and that is very painful.
Wynn and Jameson claim that Kincaid spoke to them in a way that made them feel less than human, as well as weight-shaming gymnasts.
In August 2020 she spoke to the BBC about her experiences in gymnastics and how she developed an eating disorder as a result.
Amelie Morgan, who helped Britain win their first Olympic gymnastics team medal since 1928 with bronze, is one of three gymnasts who competed at the Olympics.
The health, well-being and safety of the gymnasts under my care and tuition was of paramount importance to me and a matter close to my heart. To suggest that I would mistreat the gymnasts is very upsetting.
After the independent review into abuse in the sport, British Gymnastics is determined to learn from those who have come forward and raised concerns.
The governing body apologized to those who had a poor experience in their sport.
Wynn and Jameson are part of a civil claim. Jameson said that the investigations need to be taken more seriously and that the process needs to be sped up.
I don't think she should be in a gym or a coaching job right now.
She can come back from retirement. What if she goes to America? There are many ways she can still coach.
A series of stories of former and current gymnasts have been revealed by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
37 former athletes have filed a legal claim against British Gymnastics, claiming they were victims of systemic physical and psychological abuse.
More than 120 calls were received in the first five weeks of the helpline.
A number of coaches were suspended and the British Gymnastics head coach stepped aside while an investigation took place.
British Gymnastics chairman Mike Darcey apologized to the gymnastics community for failing to act on allegations of mistreatment within the sport.
Jane Allen retired in December 2020 despite the ongoing investigation. Sarah Powell said she was under no illusions about the scale of change needed to improve the culture at the organisation.
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