VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-24
“I was floored, understanding: ‘OK, I wasn’t a bad kid, I wasn’t a bad gymnast, this is why I was treated that way, it’s endemic.’”
Kim Shore · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Shore describes the impact of the Nassar case on her understanding of her own abuse as endemic rather than personal failing.
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