In her controversial video, 27-year-old MyKayla suggested that the US Center for SafeSport, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending abuse in sports, was one of the reasons for this perceived lack of effort.
“Coaches can't get on the nerves of athletes and have to be very careful about what they say,” she said. “That's really good in some ways, but at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics, I think you have to be a little aggressive and intense.”
After strong reactions online, MyKayla later apologized and clarified that her comments had been “misinterpreted or misunderstood.”
