WASHINGTON – In testimony she will give before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, USA Gymnastics CEO Kerry Perry confirmed the organization is in mediation talks with women and girls who have sued the national governing body.
Perry wrote that USA Gymnastics is “participating in mediation in order to resolve the athletes’ claims fairly and expeditiously.” She wrote that USA Gymnastics will participate further in mediation in August and hopes that the U.S. Olympic Committee will join those talks. She did not specify how many athletes were involved in mediation talks.
Perry will testify on Wednesday in a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “Examining the Olympic Community’s Ability to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse.