Overview
- EM-silver medalists Silja Stöhr and Janoah Müller have publicly called for their coaches’ reinstatement, insisting they received respectful treatment throughout their training.
- The Deutsche Turner-Bund placed Schunk and Korrmann on leave pending investigation but has kept them employed and not sought permanent replacements at the Mannheim center.
- Stuttgart prosecutors are investigating multiple counts of coercion and dangerous bodily harm at the national training hub while a DTB-hired law firm reviews allegations at both Stuttgart and Mannheim.
- Current athletes and their parents accuse authorities of improperly merging separate accusations from Stuttgart and Mannheim and of failing to consult gymnasts in the inquiry.
- The dispute underscores growing demands for transparent oversight and structural reforms in athlete welfare governance within the German Gymnastics Federation.