TY - JOUR
T1 - Athlete A
T2 - The Documentary That Launched a Global Crisis in Gymnastics
AU - Cervin, Georgia
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Netflix released Athlete A on June 24, 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic. With COVID-19 restrictions leaving many stuck at home, the documentary was released to an audience eager to consume anything new on their streaming devices. But this is not the only reason for the film’s astounding impact. The film came out after four years of reporting of sexual assault by the American gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, yet many still had unanswered questions about how the gymnastics’ national governing body, United States of America Gymnastics (USAG), handled the case.
AB - Netflix released Athlete A on June 24, 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic. With COVID-19 restrictions leaving many stuck at home, the documentary was released to an audience eager to consume anything new on their streaming devices. But this is not the only reason for the film’s astounding impact. The film came out after four years of reporting of sexual assault by the American gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, yet many still had unanswered questions about how the gymnastics’ national governing body, United States of America Gymnastics (USAG), handled the case.
U2 - 10.5406/jsporthistory.47.3.0282
DO - 10.5406/jsporthistory.47.3.0282
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
SN - 0094-1700
VL - 47
SP - 282
EP - 284
JO - Journal of Sport History
JF - Journal of Sport History
IS - 3
ER -