Bent Over Backward
You write about using laxatives to lose weight. Have things gotten better? The body type of gymnasts has changed—it’s a lot more muscular—so I feel like [that] aspect is maybe not as rampant. But girls today compete at a higher level. That creates a new set of pressures. Are the pressures endemic to all elite young athletes, or is gymnastics a special case? I think it’s that narrow window of opportunity that makes it especially hard....