GAGE coaches Al Fong and Armine Barutyan suspended by SafeSport (Pending appeal)

[OnlyBeansOnToast]

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[rlayt]

“when they drained the life out of you”.

 

[MaryClare]

It is being reported on Reddit that Kittia Carpenter and another coach have been fired from Buckeye amid a safe sport investigation

 

[AuburnTgr80]

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Pretty sure about 98.9999% of you reading this are well aware of the observation I'm about to make.
But, .... 1- Maybe there are a few who aren't aware & 2- It's pretty funny that the statement is presented as: "on behalf of the gym, we don't buy the accusations against Coach Fong..." when, of course, Al Fong owns the gym. So, when you read Gage's statement, you should replace every "we" with "I, the accused, Al Fong..."

 

[RedBirdie]

It is being reported on Reddit that Kittia Carpenter and another coach have been fired from Buckeye amid a safe sport investigation

She's chair of the USAG International Elite Committee, so if she's even temporarily suspended, that's big. The committee already has a problem because Armine is on it as well.

 

[MaryClare]

She's chair of the USAG International Elite Committee, so if she's even temporarily suspended, that's big. The committee already has a problem because Armine is on it as well.

No mention of her being suspended by USAG, perhaps the club are reacting in anticipation.

 

[AmiK]

No mention of her being suspended by USAG, perhaps the club are reacting in anticipation.

Yes, the owner sent an email to the parents of optional gymnasts basically stating he fired them to save the reputation of the gym.

 

[MaryClare]

 

[RedBirdie]

There's a thread for the Kittia stuff, let's keep this one to GAGE. Thank you!