Valeri Liukin, a gymnastics coach who is in the running to be named the high-performance director for USA Gymnastics and considered the favorite to earn the gig, is reportedly "under investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for multiple allegations of verbal and psychological abuse of young gymnasts," per Scott M. Reid of The Orange County Register.
According to that report, USA Gymnastics and its CEO Li Li Leung, chief programs officer Stefanie Korepin and women's program vice president Annie Heffernan have known about the allegations and investigation since Feb. 9.
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