Kevin Mazeika, a longtime fixture in American gymnastics who coached the United States men’s team at three Olympics, said his reputation has been irreparably damaged by U.S.A. Gymnastics because of the carelessness with which it has handled a current misconduct claim against him.
He said U.S.A. Gymnastics’ overzealousness to publicly shame anyone accused of any wrongdoing and its presumption of guilt are emblematic of the federation’s desperation to win back public trust after the Lawrence G. Nassar sexual abuse scandal.
Mazeika, the men’s national team program coordinator from 2009-16, said he is being investigated by the U.