Tokyo Olympic hopeful Riley McCusker has filed a lawsuit against her former coach Maggie Haney. Haney, who previously coached Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez, was suspended for 8 years by USA Gymnastics in April of 2020 after a panel found she had emotionally and verbally abused gymnasts. In the lawsuit filed in late October, McCusker alleges Haney forced her to train on a fractured hip; multiple foot fractures; a torn shoulder ligament; and to continue “strenuous training” while suffering from exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life threatening condition effecting the kidneys. Additionally, McCusker accuses Haney and assistant coach Victoria Levine, of body of shaming; promotion of unhealthy eating habits; promotion of unhealthy weight loss habits; promotion of amenorrhea; bullying; shaming of gymnasts, including plaintiff, in front of other gymnasts; and repeated belittling of gymnasts.
To read the official complaint click the link below (addresses and birth dates have been redacted).
Riley McCusker vs. Maggie Haney NJ Complaint Oct 2020_Redacted
[…] association for abusing the gymnasts and after having herself started the legal process of suing the disgraced coach, McCusker changed gyms in hopes of achieving her Olympic Dreams. Her ending was a bit different […]
I am not a paid member yet so I don’t know if anyone can answer this but did Riley McCusker win her lawsuit against her coach and did she receive any money? I know the coach was banned from 2020 until April 2025 but did Riley receive any money because reading about the treatment she said she suffered is painful. Even just reading about it is painful. I can consider a fee for an answer to this question if that helps.