Reid, Scott M.,
Survey of U.S. Female Gymnastics Reveals Culture of Pain, Suffering. Scott M. Reid. - Orange County Register, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Survey of U.S. Female Gymnastics Reveals Culture of Pain, Suffering, Dec. 30, 2004; pp. n.p..
"The Orange County Register interviewed nearly half of the roughly 300 women who competed on the U.S. junior or senior national teams from 1982 to 2004 and found that the obsession with Olympic gold has created a system in which injuries are so prevalent that athletes are as likely to require surgery during their careers as National Football League players." (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER) This article reveals how a winning-at-all-costs attitude prevalent in women's gymnastics has left many gymnasts suffering from health problems as a result of repeated injuries as well as eating disorders.
1522-3256;
Athletes--Attitudes
Athletes--Nutrition
Eating disorders
Gymnastics for girls
Sports injuries in adolescence
Women gymnasts
AC1.S5
050
Survey of U.S. Female Gymnastics Reveals Culture of Pain, Suffering. Scott M. Reid. - Orange County Register, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Survey of U.S. Female Gymnastics Reveals Culture of Pain, Suffering, Dec. 30, 2004; pp. n.p..
"The Orange County Register interviewed nearly half of the roughly 300 women who competed on the U.S. junior or senior national teams from 1982 to 2004 and found that the obsession with Olympic gold has created a system in which injuries are so prevalent that athletes are as likely to require surgery during their careers as National Football League players." (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER) This article reveals how a winning-at-all-costs attitude prevalent in women's gymnastics has left many gymnasts suffering from health problems as a result of repeated injuries as well as eating disorders.
1522-3256;
Athletes--Attitudes
Athletes--Nutrition
Eating disorders
Gymnastics for girls
Sports injuries in adolescence
Women gymnasts
AC1.S5
050