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She was closely followed by Elisabeth Seitz and Kim Bui, who wore similar suits during the women s all-round final.
In a message shared on her Instagram account, Ms Voss wrote that the decision to wear the full length version of the leotards, called a unitard, was close to the hearts of her team and that she was immensely proud to wear it. Feeling good and still looking elegant. Why not? she wrote.
Gymnasts do have the choice to wear unitards at the European Championships, but there are traditionally worn for religious reasons, and seeing the style worn at a high profile competition is rare.
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Seventeen former gymnasts are bringing legal action against British Gymnastics. Credit: PA
A group of 17 former gymnasts, including three Olympians, have begun legal action against the sport’s governing body British Gymnastics, claiming abuse by coaches immersed in a winning at all costs culture that has left many of them with lasting psychological and physical damage.
The gymnasts are all women and at the time of the alleged abuse were aged between six and 23.
As first reported by ITV News in September the allegations range from physical abuse and pressure to train on injuries to body-shaming leading to eating disorders, bullying and unnecessary punishments.
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One of the claimants, Jennifer Pinches, who represented Team GB at London 2012, said: For too long we have seen British Gymnastics prioritise podiums over people which has led to untold damage to the lives of young people. It is a heart-breaking truth to face, knowing the level of abuse that we and so many others were subjected to. This is just the beginning of the sweeping changes that we are demanding, and the justice that we will fight for.
The gymnasts allegations include widespread inappropriate use of physical force , widespread bullying and intimidating behaviour , gaslighting and inappropriate weight management techniques which is alleged to have caused eating disorders .
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Seventeen former gymnasts in the UK have launched a group-claim lawsuit against the national governing .