Trigger warning: The following story discusses Athlete A, a documentary containing descriptions of sexual abuse.If you googled gymnast Maggie Nichols a month ago, the results were filled with news stories about her dominant NCAA career as the “.” Despite the fact that her at the University of Oklahoma was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, Nichols squeezed in five perfect 10s and was the number one ranked vaulter.
But today Maggie’s search results (and DMs) are filled with mentions about another aspect of her life—her role as “Athlete A” that brought down convicted pedophile Larry Nassar in 2018.Nichols was certainly not the first to be abused by Nassar, but in 2015 she became the to USA Gymnastics.