Kara Eaker, a two-time world champion goal medalist, retired from gymnastics on Friday citing 'verbal and emotional' abuse from her coach at the University of Utah.
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK . A member of the University of Utah women's gymnastics team announced her retirement from the sport and withdrawal from the school on Friday, citing 'verbal and emotional abuse' from head coach Tom Farden and being 'completely dismissed' by the athletic department when she tried to report it.
For two years, while training with the Utah Gymnastics team, I was a victim of verbal and emotional abuse. As a result, my physical, mental and emotional health has rapidly declined. . . . 'During my recruiting process, I was promised a ‘family’ within this program and a ‘sisterhood’ with my teammates, who would accept me, care for me, and support me.
The words are so intense and hurtful that it feels like a knife that's stabbed so deep in my body that there's no way to pull it out.' Eaker added that even texts from the coach 'caused a panic attack.' She said she is speaking out 'for all 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.
Eaker called the investigation report 'incomplete at best,' saying it has no credibility, because it 'omits crucial evidence and information.' The University of Utah did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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