“Bridget succumbed to her long struggles with addiction after several very difficult years of dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse,” Steve and Maureen Namiotka told USA Today. Sergey Mironov via Getty ImagesFigure skater Bridget Namiotka has died at the age of 32. Her parents told USA Today in an interview published Friday that their daughter, who was a national and international medal-winning skater, died in July. Advertisement“Bridget succumbed to her long struggles with addiction after several very difficult years of dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse,” Steve and Maureen Namiotka told USA Today. Coughlin had told USA Today in an email that the claims against him were “unfounded.”After Namiotka came forward, another figure skater, Olympian Ashley Wagner, also publicly accused Coughlin of sexual abuse.

Source: Huffington Post October 09, 2022 23:02 UTC