Can Anyone Save the Scandal-Plagued USA Gymnastics? Li Li Leung Is Determined to Try

Jun 15, 2019, 09:49 PM


There are thankless jobs, and then there is Li Li Leung's job. As the new president and CEO of USA Gymnastics (USAG), Leung oversees an organization that is struggling to justify its existence. After major sponsors walked away following USAG's involvement in one of the worst sex-abuse scandals in sports history, the group declared bankruptcy last December, and is now in danger of losing its status as the national governing body for the sport in the U.S.

There are thankless jobs, and then there is Li Li Leung's job. As the new president and CEO of USA Gymnastics (USAG), Leung oversees an organization that is struggling to justify its existence. After major sponsors walked away following USAG's involvement in one of the worst sex-abuse scandals in sports history, the group declared bankruptcy last December, and is now in danger of losing its status as the national governing body for the sport in the U.S.