![]() ![]() The federation said Thursday it has canceled its lease to use the gym and housing complex, owned by famed coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi in the Sam Houston National Forest, as the site of monthly training camps for the nation's elite gymnasts who have won the last two Olympic team gold medals and the last four Olympic all-around championships. Once viewed as a beacon of "dreams, desire and dedication" for a generation of young women, now symbolic of years of abuse and betrayal, the Karolyi Ranch north of Houston will no longer serve as the national training center for the USA Gymnastics women's team. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Scott Olson/Staff Show More Show Less Nassar is currently serving a 60-year sentence in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Nassar has pleaded guilty in Ingham County, Michigan, to sexually assaulting seven girls, but the judge is allowing all his accusers to speak. Phillip/STF Show More Show Less 3 of3 LANSING, MI - JANUARY 16: Larry Nassar appears in court to listen to victim impact statements prior to being sentenced after being accused of molesting about 100 girls while he was a physician for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, where he had his sports-medicine practice on Januin Lansing, Michigan. ( Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle ) Mark Mulligan/Staff Show More Show Less 2 of3 The Karolyi Ranch, roughly 11 miles northeast of New Waverly, began hosting monthly training camps for elite gymnasts in 1990. 1 of3 Marta Karolyi at the Karolyi Ranch near New Waverly where she and her husband, Bela Karolyi, train gymnasts, including members of the Women's National Team, Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Houston.
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