Kansas city is regarded as the USA gymnastics national team training center site. But with the change of governing body in leadership and its own future still unresolved in the Wake of the mass sexual abuse scandal, USAG said it had no timeline for its decision.

The sport’s national Championships will be held August 8-11 at the Sprint Center, and tickets are “selling incredibly well,” according to Katherine Fox, Director of marketing and sales at the Kansas city athletic Commission. This may Bode ill for Kansas city’s future as discussions continue.

“Demonstrating through ticket sales for this event that it’s a hotbed for Olympic contenders,” Fox said, adding that Kansas city’s other attributes are its Central location and its ability to get things done with the U.S. Soccer training center in Kansas city, Kansas.

But long-term hopes for the national team’s training facility have been put on hold by USA gymnastics ‘ attempt to put its ducks in a row starting with the lead at the top. Lee Lee Leung took over as President and CEO of USAG earlier this year, its third Executive leader in a year. 

The sport is also dealing with fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal; a former team doctor during four Olympics is serving essentially a life sentence for child pornography and sexual assault after more than 350 women said Nassar abused them.

Last fall, the U.S. Olympic Committee rescinded its recognition of USA gymnastics as a governing body, but the decertification process stalled after USAG filed for bankruptcy in December, so it continues to operate.

When pressed, USAG said no other cities have been identified as possible locations for the training center. 

USA gymnastics is also at the center of controversy in the Kansas city area this summer, as earlier this month two-time Olympic silver medalist Terin Humphrey was fired from his role as a representative athlete. 

Humphrey, who is originally from Bates city, Missouri, and lives in the Kansas city area, posted a meme on her Facebook page that she said was taken out of context. The post in question was taken down as of June 19, although her statement after her dismissal remained.

Humphrey said that before she was fired, she pushed Kansas city as the site for the national team’s practice facility.

“Kansas city is the heart of America (with) its Central location,” she told KCUR. “There’s no better place in the United States, and that was my idea.”

Three gymnasts from the Great American gymnastics Express (GAGE) center in blue springs-Lynn Wong, Kara Iker and Alea Finnegan – attended the national team’s training camp last week in Florida. All three are under final consideration to make a team for the pan American games in Lima, Peru, which run from July 26 to August 11. 

Greg Echlin is an independent sports reporter For KCUR 89.3.