Reddit mentions of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Piggybacking on this comment to provide more information on abuse in gymnastics. I've been following this a lot.

Former USAG team physician, Larry Nassar

Sex Charges for Olympics Doctor Larry Nassar Are 'Tip of Iceberg'

16 more women accuse former USA Gymnastics doctor of sexual abuse

You can read the full complaint from one of the first gymnasts to sue him here. IMPORTANT: It's fairly easy to deduce her identity from this document, but please respect her desire to remain anonymous in association with this incident and refer to her as Jane Doe. You will probably find page 16 most... disgusting. A choice quote:
>"Under these circumstances, the Perpetrator (DOE 1) introduced his bare hand to Plaintiff's vagina and anus, on multiple occasions, in Plaintiff's assigned sleeping quarters, as she lay on the edge of her bed, alone and without any supervision or a chaperone."

At MSU: Assault, harassment and secrecy - Nassar was also team physician for MSU's gymnastics team after "leaving" his position with USAG.

Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar charged with sexual assault - Nassar has also been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl in his home.

Another gymnast is also suing the Karyolis, with Marta Karyoli having been the national team coordinator for USAG from 2001 to the Rio Olympics (she has now retired), on the basis that the Karolyis turned a blind eye to what Nassar was doing, and also accusing them of non-sexual abuse. Former Romanian gymnasts have also accused them of physical abuse.

Misc

Transcript of an interview with McKayla Maroney, 2012 Olympic gold medalist. It's a little rambling but she talks about non-sexual abuse and the unhealthy environment she endured as a gymnast.

The Karolyis’ Tainted Glory

Georgia judge to unseal USA Gymnastics sex abuse records

Jury trial scheduled for Jeena Nilson; accused of failing to update sex offender registry - Sex offender volunteered at daughter's gym

Further Reading

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan

Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu

Just to be clear, this is certainly not only a problem in US women's gymnastics. It's getting a lot of attention due to IndyStar's excellent reporting, USAG's poor handling of incidents, and the fact that there are so many female gymnasts in the US (this is also why you don't hear very much about male gymnasts--there are not nearly as many here but I'm certain there are problems there too) that this in particular has become a massive problem. There is abuse in other countries' gymnastics programs and in other sports--anywhere that adults in a position of authority may have access to children without supervision.

If your kids are in sports, investigate what procedures are in place to protect them!