Simone Biles blasts US Olympic Committee's response to Larry Nassar

Simone Biles on Wednesday talked about being sexually abused by disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar and blasted the U.S. Olympic Committee for not reaching out to her after she came forward with allegations against him.

The Olympic gymnast got choked up while talking about Judge Rosemarie Aquilina during an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” Aquilina sentenced Nassar to up to 175 years in prison last week after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting young athletes under the guise of medical treatment.

“I think it’s very hard for someone to go through what I’ve gone through recently,” Biles, 20, said. “And it’s very hard to talk about, but other than that I think the judge is my hero just because she gave it to him straight and didn’t let him get any power over any of the girls, and letting the girls go and speak was very powerful.”

More than 150 women, including Team USA gymnasts and former Michigan State University athletes, read powerful victim impact statements during Nassar’s seven-day sentencing hearing in which they described their experiences with him.

Biles did not attend the hearing, but she supported her fellow survivors and said Wednesday that she was “very happy” with Nassar’s prison sentence.

“I wish [Aquilina] would have just given him a crazy number, like 3,000 years or something,” Biles said. “But other than that, she was a boss and she was absolutely amazing.”

Biles said Kerry Perry, the newly appointed president of USA Gymnastics, visited her recently but did not discuss the Nassar abuse. She said she’s still waiting to hear from the U.S. Olympic Committee.

“I was one of their top athletes advocating for not only gymnastics but for the Olympics and all of that,” Biles said. “I think it’s kind of crazy, but hopefully they’ll reach out.”

Aly Raisman, who competed alongside Biles in the 2016 Olympics and was widely praised for her impact statement during Nassar’s hearing, has also criticized USA Gymnastics for failing to reach out to her since her appearance in the courtroom.

• This article originally appeared on HuffPost.