NORMAN — Maggie Nichols was just 15 years old when she was sent to USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar for a back injury.
What followed was a horrific sequence of sexual abuse, cover-up, retaliation and ultimately — finally — punishment for Nassar and a stop to the pain he inflicted on countless gymnasts over decades.
“Athlete A,” a Netflix documentary by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk premiering Wednesday, details the Indianapolis Star’s investigation into Nassar’s abuses. It dives into the cover-up by USA Gymnastics after Nichols told officials of the abuse and the revelation of just how widespread Nassar’s abuse was.