USA Gymnastics suspends former Olympic coach Maggie Haney eight years

USA Gymnastics has suspended former Olympic coach Maggie Haney for eight years for verbal and emotional abuse of athletes.

USA Gymnastics has suspended former Olympic coach Maggie Haney for eight years for verbal and emotional abuse of athletes. An independent panel made of up three individuals including: a former athletes, an attorney and a club owner had come to the conclusion that Haney had failed to provide a safe environment for athletes. Haney allegedly had been seen taunting, bullying, fat-shaming kids as young as 10-years-old. SI’s legal analyst Michael McCann tells Robin Lundberg Haney’s lengthy suspension is a sign of the times and shows that style of coaching will not be tolerated.