Mashable (of all places) managed to obtain a copy of the email from SafeSport; except of relevance here:
https://mashable.com/article/figure-skating-abuse-statement/#5Z1fLnn4VaqZ
I don't know why you're reading this as a warning letter to USFS in particular. I read this more as an indictment of US sports federations in general, particularly this part of the section you quoted:@overedge I completely agree. To me this excerpt (maybe someone will release the entire statement) reads as a warning to USFS about having larger consequences.
So, yeah, I think they're sending USFS a message since they're the ones under media pressure right now, but I think this is a wider statement saying that while USFS is bad, they're awfulness about this type of thing permeates the whole of youth sports.it is evident that there was/is a culture in figure skating that allowed grooming and abuse to go unchecked for too long. The issues in this sport are similar to those the Center has seen in many others and cut across a wide population.
And I think that might be the point SafeSport may be trying to make: you can't just change the culture around sexual misconduct in one sport. You can't just "fix" the governing body in one sport. You can't just expect things to change. All of sports - youth, adult, and professional - needs to change. The culture of what's acceptable in youth sports and for youth sports coaches needs to change. Maybe the pairs issue is unique to skating due to that dynamic, but it's part of a broader discussion of sports and governing bodies in general. Today they call out US Figure Skating, but there are plenty more organizations to come.
Based on this quote I wonder how many of the "athletes and members" that have "expressed concern" to USFSA are skaters/coaches right in HQ's own backyard who happen to be friends of Dalilah.From Phil Hersh's article:
“Many U.S. Figure Skating athletes and members have expressed concern to U.S. Figure Skating leadership over the Center’s actions and shared that they have lost trust and confidence in how the Center processes allegations of abuse,” the USFS letter said.
US Figure Skating said they lost faith in Safe Sport. Well, I have lost faith in US Figure Skating because everything they've done has been about protecting themselves and making it clear that victims are not safe coming forward.
As much as skaters mourned Coughlin on twitter, none I saw outside of Dalilah's group were openly criticizing or questioning the investigation. If anything, many at least implied that they supported the SafeSport investigation in question and even more were willing to speak out and say that all accusers deserve to have their claims heard. But really, who does USFSA care about most but themselves? And if two members and two athletes (which, for all we know, could mean basically USFS's leadership council if you include former athletes) complain about SafeSport you bet they'll mention that instead of the literal thousands of skaters, coaches, and parents that support SafeSport.