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Should we have known better about Azarian gymnastics?

Everyone should have known better.” Much of the alleged abuse initially went undetected because of an Azarian policy that prohibits parents from being in the gym except for the first and last 15 minutes of practice, gymnasts and parents said.

Are Azarian gymnasts being abused by coaches?

Bullying, body shaming, verbal and emotional abuse by some Azarian coaches have led to eating disorders, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that have often required therapy, gymnasts and parents allege in formal complaints and interviews.

Did former Azarian girls coach Perry Davies Tickle gymnasts?

Former Azarian girls head coach Perry Davies on a regular basis tickled young female gymnasts after pinning them down and sitting on them or having their teammates help pin them down, according to formal complaints with USA Gymnastics and interviews.

Why did gymnastics coach make a parent take test for her?

Gonzalez had a parent take a mandatory USA Gymnastics Safe Sport course for her, according to formal complaint to USA Gymnastics by an Azarian coach and interviews. “She made a parent take the test FOR her because she was ‘too busy with other important things,’” Shikuma wrote in her complaint to USA Gymnastics

Where did Azarian take over the gymnastics center?

After working as a coach with the Soviet national boys and girls teams, Azarian and his wife Marina immigrated, eventually taking over the gymnastics center in Aliso Viejo. Azarian would produce a string of U.S. junior national champions and national team members on the boys side.

What are the issues that Azarian coaches have faced?

Bullying, body shaming, verbal and emotional abuse by some Azarian coaches have led to eating disorders, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that have often required therapy, gymnasts and parents allege in formal complaints and interviews.

When did Vanessa Gonzalez start coaching?

Gonzalez began coaching in 2002, according to her Azarian bio.

How many rope climbs do gymnasts have to do?

Gymnasts were required to do 20 or even 30 rope climbs up a 15-foot rope, gymnasts and parents said. Some gymnasts were forced to continue the rope climbs even after the inside of their legs were rubbed raw or bleeding, parents and gymnasts said.

When did Eduard Azarian come to the US?

Eduard Azarian arrived in the U.S. in 1992, bringing with him one of the most revered names in international gymnastics. Azarian was born in Armenia, then part of the Soviet Union, the son of three-time Olympic champion Albert Azarian.

Did Azarian coaches slap gymnasts?

Among the SCNG findings: Certain Azarian coaches allegedly slapped gymnasts, hit them with objects leaving marks, threw shoes at them during training, and pulled them by their hair, according to formal complaints with USA Gymnastics and interviews.

Who is Vanessa Gonzalez?

“I couldn’t sleep at night I was so scared of Vanessa,” said gymnast Ashton Woodbury, referring to Vanessa Gonzalez, her former coach at Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, a world renown Orange County club. It was the balance beam that Woodbury dreaded most.