Legendary figure skating coach Richard Callaghan — who led Tara Lipinski to gold at the 1998 Olympics — has been banned from the sport for life over allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.

The US Center for SafeSport, an independent nonprofit that examines accusations of abuse and mistreatment among athletes, declared Callaghan “permanently ineligible” on Wednesday following a nearly one-and-a-half year investigation, USA TODAY reports.

Its ruling came just 12 days after one of the 73-year-old coach’s former skating students filed a lawsuit against him in San Diego, alleging “numerous sexual assaults.”

Adam Schmidt, 34, claimed Callaghan began abusing him in 1999 — when he was just 14-years-old.

The misconduct allegedly went on until 2001. US Figure Skating, the sport’s national governing body, and the Onyx Ice Arena in Detroit, where Callaghan taught Schmidt, were both named in his suit.

Another former student, Craig Maurizi, claims to have engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with Callaghan when he was 13, back in 1976. The 56-year-old told USA TODAY that they eventually started having sex once he was 18 and continued doing so until he was 22.

Maurizi came forward in Jan. 2018 and detailed his allegations in a complaint filed with SafeSport, which launched an investigation that March. But US Figure Skating officials only chose to give Callaghan a slap on the wrist in the form of a suspension — after initially dismissing Maurizi’s claims altogether back in 1999, USA TODAY reports.

The governing body sent the paper a statement Wednesday, saying it “made Richard Callaghan permanently ineligible, in compliance with the policies and procedures of the US Center for SafeSport.”

“This action follows Callaghan’s March 6, 2018, suspension of membership.” officials said.

The longtime coach has repeatedly claimed that he’s innocent. His alleged victims have questioned why US skating officials waited so long to ban him.

“This should have been done in the 90s when USFS first knew,” Manly said in a text message to USA TODAY Sports. “It’s good news but small comfort to those Callaghan hurt. Clearly this move is in response to the horrible press USFS received in response to Adam Schmidt’s filing. You shouldn’t have to file a lawsuit to protect kids from child molesters in Olympic sports.”