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Gymnastics Hasn't Changed Since Nassar, Survivor Rachael Denhollander Says

The former gymnast was instrumental in bringing serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar to justice. She says the gymnastics industry still has abusers and a system rife with problems.
Rachael Denhollander accepts the "Inspiration of the Year Award" at Sports Illustrated 2018 Sportsperson of the Year Awards Show on December 11, 2018.

In 2018, former Olympic and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was convicted of sexually abusing girls and women under the guise of treatment, and was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. The sentencing came after reflecting on the abuse. Rachael Denhollander read one of those statements, and the judge called her "the bravest woman I've ever had in my courtroom."

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