Three World Champion Coaches Get Candid

Marta Karolyi's last competition as head coach of the U.S. gymnastics team was the 2016 Olympic Games. Since then, everything at USA Gymnastics (USAG) has changed. The biggest sexual abuse scandal in sports history was uncovered and leadership at USAG turned over multiple times. What do the coaches of U.S. World Champions think about the cultural reshaping within USA Gymnastics?

The special guests this episode are Cleo Washington, co-coach of 2017 all-around World Champion Morgan Hurd; Sarah Korngold, current coach of team World Champion Shilese Jones; and Owen Field, coach of team World Champion Leanne Wong and also associate head coach at Florida University.

Club Gym Nerd members have a mini bonus episode from this interview to enjoy.

They discuss:

Why Sarah and Owen decided to answer questions on social media
Their first experiences with USAG camps from dev to national team
The positive experiences they've had at national team camps
The changes they've seen over the years and the struggles to gain consensus amongst so many voices
How Owen and Leanne Wong navigated the last minute substitution and begin in a confusing vault final reserve situation at Antwerp Worlds in 2023
What surprised them during their first international assignments
Injury management and prevention in club, college and under USAG