"New edition with a foreword by former Olympic gymnast Jamie Dantzscher"--Cover. "Originally published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1995"--Title page verso.
Contents:
If it isn't bleeding, don't worry about it : injuries -- They stole her soul and they still have it : eating disorders -- Be thin and win : image -- Do it for America : pressure -- We all became junkies : parents -- The game within the game : politics and money -- Whatever it takes : coaches -- The aftermath : an update.
Summary:
"Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating--the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Béla Károlyi, this book portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families, Updated with a new introduction and foreword that address the sexual abuse scandal perpetrated by USA Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar."--Provided by publisher.
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