U.S.A. Gymnastics president Kerry Perry was forced to resign over the weekend by the United States Olympic Committee, ending her brief, tumultuous tenure at the top of one of the country’s most successful Olympic sports.
Perry held the job for less than a year and was criticized for the way she handled the sexual abuse scandal that has left the sport reeling.
Last week, the organization hired the longtime coach Mary Lee Tracy to an elite position, but then asked Tracy to step down only a few days later after she was heavily criticized for initially defending Lawrence G.