Jim Trotter: Kara Eaker’s decorated gymnastics career could be even more impactful after retiring
The former Olympic alternate announced she was leaving Utah and the sport, alleging she had been a victim of non-physical abuse while a member of the Red Rocks.
“I was training in an unhealthy, unsafe and toxic environment,” she continued. “I have now reached a turning point and I’m speaking out for all of the women who can’t because they are mentally debilitated and paralyzed by fear. I, too, find myself frozen in moments when fear takes over, but I can no longer stand by while perpetrators are still allowed in sports and are causing young girls and women to suffer.
Although the university and Tom Farden, the Red Rocks’ lone head coach since 2020, have yet to respond to requests for comment, it is notable that Farden was investigated twice in the last four years for alleged abusive behavior. In August, the university hired an outside law firm to review the claims of a handful of former gymnasts, their parents and program staffers who accused him of verbally and emotionally abusing team members, as well as physically intimidating them.
Farden is 60 and grew up in an era when coaches at the highest levels tended to go unchallenged and profane or degrading language was tolerated, if not accepted. Today’s focus on mental health and professional accountability has shifted the paradigm in a way that redefines what it means to coach someone hard. Coaches are being forced to change with the times. Those who don’t, however pure their intentions, are likely to find themselves at the center of an investigation or unemployed. Harsh, yes.
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