2025 Annual Report

Advancing the safety and well-being of athletes is our driving force. In an effort to listen, learn, and improve with intention, the Center increased its engagement with stakeholders across the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement and beyond. We expanded our connection points with survivor-centered groups and sought opportunities to connect with athletes and key stakeholders to better understand how we can place athletes and their experiences at the center of our safeguarding efforts.

There is no doubt the Center’s work is challenging. This work requires diligence, perseverance, and resilience. The nearly 9,700 reports of abuse and misconduct received in 2025 alone—almost a 20% increase from 2024—are evidence of this. But if there’s one thing our staff know, it’s the importance of showing up, striving for excellence, and believing in the benefit of sport as something everyone deserves. It is because of attributes like these that the Center succeeded in reducing case resolution timeframes even as the number of cases per year increased. 

Now it’s time to look forward. The Center is turning the page. We’re listening to our stakeholders and acknowledging where we can evolve and improve. You want more transparency, more fairness and consistency, and cases to be resolved more efficiently. We hear you and we agree. 

We are committed to striving for excellence and setting the bar high. With our new strategic plan in place, we are charting a path forward to set the gold standard for safeguarding and culture change in sport as we look ahead to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.