The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate whose case dates to at least 2016 has received a lifetime ban from the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

DENVER, Colorado — The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate received a lifetime ban Thursday from the U.S.

- Coach Qi Han, left, celebrates with gymnast Haleigh Bryant after after her floor exercise routine during the Nastia Liukin ...

Qi Han, whose case dates to at least 2016 and who had been under a temporary sanction for the past two years, was listed as permanently ineligible, subject to appeal, on the center's disciplinary ...