Don Peters, coach of groundbreaking 1984 Olympic team, faces sexual abuse lawsuit
(WorldNews Sport)

Before Simone. Before McKayla and Gabby and Jordyn. Before Atlanta. Before golden triumphs in London and Rio de Janeiro secured Team USA`s dynasty status in the Summer Olympic women`s marquee sport, Don Peters coached the groundbreaking U.S. women`s team to a record eight medals at the 1984 Olympic Games and a performance that signaled the beginning of the end of Eastern Bloc countries` decades long dominance of women`s gymnastics and the rise of a new global power. Peters for the past decade, however, has become best known not for Team USA’s Olympic history but for his role in a darker chapter in American gymnastics history. Peters was banned from the sport by USA Gymnastics for...