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USA Gymnastics CEO Li Li Leung to Depart at Year’s End

Leung’s departure triggers a CAA Executive Search to secure a new CEO before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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Overview

  • Li Li Leung will leave her role as president and CEO of USA Gymnastics at the end of 2025, concluding nearly six years of leadership.
  • She established an Athlete Bill of Rights in 2020 and introduced comprehensive mental health services, making therapy dogs standard at competitions and covering counseling for national team members.
  • Under Leung’s tenure, the federation settled lawsuits stemming from the Nassar scandal, halted USOPC decertification efforts and regained major sponsors, signaling restored confidence.
  • The U.S. gymnastics teams won 11 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reflecting the sport’s resurgence under her guidance.
  • USA Gymnastics has hired CAA Executive Search to find Leung’s successor and aims to install new leadership before year’s end to steer preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.