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Stuttgart Gymnastics Base Extends Boorman, Harris-Williams Through 2028

Officials cast the move as a step toward stability for athletes at the federal training center.

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Overview

  • The Deutscher Turner-Bund and Schwäbischer Turnerbund said the coaches’ contracts now run to December 2028, covering the full Olympic cycle.
  • The decision comes after late-2024 allegations by former selection gymnasts of systemic physical and mental abuse at the Stuttgart base.
  • Following those claims, two coaches were relieved of their duties, and the Stuttgart public prosecutor opened an investigation.
  • DTB sport director Thomas Gutekunst said it is important that gymnasts now have clarity after weeks of changes and uncertainty.
  • Boorman, 52, previously coached Simone Biles and is employed by DTB as a federal training center coach, while Harris-Williams is employed by STB as a state coach.