On Thursday, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) set out six demands USA Gymnastics must meet to retain its status as the sport's American government body, the first step being the resignation of the remaining USA Gymnastics board members by Jan. 31 and the seating of an interim board by the end of February. USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun explained in a letter that the "shocking and tragic" testimony of gymnasts at the sentencing hearing of disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar "served to drive home the impact on individual victims in a way we will never forget," and the implementation of recommended changes "must start with an entirely new board."
Blackmun said USA Gymnastics will also have to cooperate with an independent investigation into whether anyone there knew and failed to report Nassar's sexual abuses. "We do not base these requirements on any knowledge that any individual USAG staff or board members had a role in fostering or obscuring Nassar's actions," he added. "Our position comes from a clear sense that USAG culture needs fundamental rebuilding."
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