Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The organization that oversees gymnastics in the U.S. has been trying to right itself after the sexual abuse scandal involving former national team doctor Larry Nassar. Today USA Gymnastics announced that its president and CEO, Kerry Perry, is resigning. She's only been on the job a little more than nine months. And NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins us now. Hi, Tom. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Ari. SHAPIRO: What happened? Why is Kerry Perry out after less than a year? GOLDMAN: You know, there are a number of reasons, but most immediately it's because of what happened last week. Perry and USA Gymnastics hired a veteran coach, Mary Lee Tracy, and then asked her to resign just three days later after she reportedly contacted Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, who's currently suing USA Gymnastics for the way it handled the Larry Nassar scandal. Tracy wasn't supposed to contact Raisman. But Tracy's hiring in the first place was
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