In recent years, media coverage of women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) has increased immensely. On the one hand, a reason for this is its rising popularity in many countries; tickets for international championships sell out quickly, and TV ratings also indicate that WAG enjoys a large, stable fan base. On the other hand, WAG has stirred enormous controversy. The conviction of Larry Nassar, the US gymnastics team doctor, for sexually abusing female gymnasts, and the suicide of the team's former coach, John Geddert, generated both increased public awareness of the sometimes problematic coach–athlete relationship in this sport and a new, stronger self-confidence among athletes to come forward and resist sexism and violence.
Against that backdrop, scholarly research on the historical and sociocultural dimensions of WAG has also intensified. This anthology, edited by Rosly Kerr, Natalie Barker-Ruchti, Carly Stewart, and Gretchen Kerr, not only summarizes the results of this research but also...
