Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her gymnast friends, Finley Weldon said she feels a sense of pride. Free from the grip that Sean Gardner had during her years of training at an Iowa academy known for producing Olympians,

SafeSport, the organization launched to oversee sexual assault prevention in US Gymnastics in the wake of the Larry Nassar case, suspended Gardner from coaching gymnastics in 2022. This suspension came three months after an athlete alleged he sexually assaulted her while he was her coach.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Earlier this week, the FBI announced the arrest of a former coach at Chow’s Gymnastics & Dance Institute for the alleged sexual abuse of several young gymnasts. Sean Gardner, 38, was charged with child pornography in federal court ...