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One person familiar with the abuse gymnasts like Vivian have described is Gerrit Beltman — because he used to coach that way.

In 2013, Beltman was the subject of a book that accused him of tyrannical behavior while coaching the Dutch national team.

But in late June, as part of an investigation by the Dutch newspaper Noordhollands Dagblad, Beltman apologized for his actions and said he was “ashamed.”

Now Beltman says a shift in the sport is “a matter of bitter urgency,” and his daughter Reina agrees.

“It was never my conscious intention to beat them, to yell at them, to hurt their feelings, to belittle them, to gag them or make constant derogatory remarks about their weight,” Beltman said in Dutch.