A judge who sentenced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar warns that the sport continues to fail gymnasts despite reforms introduced after his abuse was exposed a decade ago. Speaking around the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina says progress has been limited and that survivors’ concerns about safety and human rights remain unmet.
Outlet coverage focuses on her criticism that the system still prioritises medals and money over athlete welfare. Aquilina’s comments align across reports that reforms have not produced meaningful change in how athletes are protected and supported, and that further efforts are needed as survivors gather and campaign for stronger safeguards. While the outlets differ slightly in emphasis—some foreground the lack of progress, others the broader culture and incentives—each reports her message that safeguarding standards have not advanced enough to protect athletes “almost every way.”
