Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics’ Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams

A behind-the-scenes account of the personal toll of Olympics competitiveness and the nation's exploitation of underage and underweight girls, told from the perspective of a 1988 world champion, reveals how her stage parents, abusive coaches, and manipulative sponsors pushed her to the limits of her physical and mental health. 40,000 first printing.