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The sample criterion was women\u2019s gymnasts, who had spoken out about IV through social and\/or traditional media since the release of the documentary\n                      <jats:italic>Athlete A<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Recruitment occurred purposively through social media; data were generated through online life-history interviews. The interview transcripts were analysed via a hybrid inductive\/deductive thematic analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study sample included 18 former elite-level women\u2019s artistic gymnasts and one former elite-level rhythmic gymnast, aged 20\u201353, from 12 countries across four continents. The former gymnasts recounted extensive polyvictimisation by their coaches during formative years, which they associated with 54 potential negative and 7 potential not categorically negative outcomes. Their descriptions of the experiences indicate extensive and complexly interconnected potential psychological, behavioural, physical and material\/performance outcomes. The younger, recently retired former gymnasts described their experiences in acute terms, the older former gymnasts recounted recurring and new outcomes. The public discourse on IV in women\u2019s gymnastics was acknowledged to have facilitated the development of not categorically negative outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study provides an overview of potential negative and not categorically negative outcomes of IV for women\u2019s artistic gymnasts. 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