logo
welcome
PBS

PBS

U.S. Biathlon leaders ignored reports of sexual harassment and abuse for decades, female athletes say

PBS
Summary
Nutrition label

69% Informative

Two -time Olympian Joan Wilder , 58 , said her coach got away with trying to sexually assault her in 1990 despite her complaints to then- U.S. Biathlon official Max Cobb .

Wilder said she reported it to Cobb but he “didn’t consider it discipline-worthy” Cobb denied allegations of failing to act.

The women came forward after AP reported that Olympian Joanne Reid was sexually abused.

The Maine Winter Sports Center settled for $ 75,000 in a 2011 complaint to the Maine Human Rights Commission .

SafeSport has ordered a new investigation into whether Reid Reid was retaliated against for exposing the abuse she endured to the watchdog group.

Boutot said she also faced abuse by then- U.S. Biathlon junior team coach Vladimir Cervenka of the Czech Republic , starting in 2007 .

“I absolutely did not kiss her or grope her body,” he told AP via email.

VR Score

78

Informative language

81

Neutral language

65

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links