“You can train champions to the highest level without demeaning them, disrespecting them and taking away their joy. You absolutely can,” Coach Valorie Kondos Field said. Alongside writer Liz Clarke I told the story of the UCLA Gymnastics team and the supportive, joyful atmosphere that Coach Val has fostered in a sport that is still reeling from the sexual abuse crimes by USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Editor: Thomas Simonetti