Omg!! Just watching Olympic Dreams of Russian gold - pushed to the limits.

[shesellsseashells99]

Anyone watched this?

Undercover with the Russian gymnastics.

I'm.utterly appalled at the way those girls are talked to and bullied. Just wow!!

What channel is it on?

Came up on BBC iplayer

Found it! Will report back!

Was that the one with the billionaires wife as head coach

The abuse given was awful and the poor gymnasts dad was dying

We that was amazing/horrific. I loved Rita, she was so beautiful and so so talented.

What an awfully abusive system, the older coach was just insane and the younger woman very odd indeed with the combination of abuse and inappropriate touching.

Have you seen Athlete A on Netflix, equally harrowing/fascinating.

@chrislilleyswig

Was that the one with the billionaires wife as head coach

The abuse given was awful and the poor gymnasts dad was dying

Yes, that's right

@TokyoSushi

We that was amazing/horrific. I loved Rita, she was so beautiful and so so talented.

What an awfully abusive system, the older coach was just insane and the younger woman very odd indeed with the combination of abuse and inappropriate touching.

Have you seen Athlete A on Netflix, equally harrowing/fascinating.

I also found the deputy coach behaviour wierd...the way she was kissing her neck and just her behaviour was strange. The other women was just awful. ...making her imagine her dying dad during that routine. I know she won gold but the girl looked ill, deflated, in a right state...I see now Rita has retired, married the boyfriend in the programme and they have a little boy.

I just saw on Wikipedia that her Dad died 6 days after she won Olympic gold. He was only 52, how awful.

@TokyoSushi

I just saw on Wikipedia that her Dad died 6 days after she won Olympic gold. He was only 52, how awful.

Very sad. He must have been so proud to watch her. I wonder if he knew how she was treated though?

I'm just watching this now. I'm about half way through and I don't think I've seen Rita smile once.

@thenightsky

I'm just watching this now. I'm about half way through and I don't think I've seen Rita smile once.

She looks completely deflated doesnt she, like she has nothing left to give

I thought she looked like a trauma victim and completely closed down. I wonder if she has PTSD from it.