war crimes. they have seen their comrades killed. whether they will be in a state to re enter the fight, and what capacity they will have, we don t know, but you can imagine they will not be at full battle readiness. will not be at full battle readiness. ., , sophiejamieson was a child star who dreamt of reaching the top of world gymnastics, but that dream turned sour after she was, she claims, expected to train in excruciating pain after injuries, such as a dislocated knee. another child gymnast, just 12, suffered a horrific injury when she fell doing the splits, but it was wrongly dismissed as a period. just some of the allegations against a former top coach of the british gymnastics team liz kincaid. she categorically denies all the allegations against her. here s our sports correspondent natalie pirks and you may find some of the details of this story distressing.
but missing from her side as she celebrated bronze last summer was her personal coach, liz kincaid. a wonderful team. kincaid, a hugely successful coach, was all set to be in tokyo, but just a few weeks out from the opening ceremony, a very serious allegation was made surrounding the mental health of one of her former gymnasts. a british gymnastics investigation was launched and she was pulled from the coaching squad. the official reason given was her retirement, but that complaint was not the only one the governing body had received about liz kincaid. sophiejamieson on the beam for the academy. three time british champion sophiejamieson was one of liz kincaid s child stars. she remembers training on a broken ankle, taken out of its cast too early at kincaid s request. 0ther mismanaged injuries followed. i dislocated my knee on beam. i looked down, and i rememberjust screaming in the gym. it was quite a horrific experience. i was in a big knee brace.