NANCY ARMOUR
2021 Olympic Games
Opinion: USA Gymnastics fails its athletes in different ways 5 years after Larry Nassar scandal
Nancy Armour
USA TODAY
TOKYO β When the Tokyo Olympics end, the powers that be at USA Gymnastics will be forced to do some self-evaluation.
Even before rising anxiety caused "the twisties" and forced Simone Biles to withdraw from the team, all-around and individual competitions, she said she would take a break after Tokyo. Now that the Russian women are on the rise, the Americans will have to reevaluate where they are as a program.
On the men's side, the Americans finished fifth for a third consecutive Olympics, and there was widespread acknowledgment that they are not in the same class as Russia, Japan or China.
These are not the only considerations for USA Gymnastics.