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Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died. He was 82. Polarizing figure guided Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to gold medalsThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 16, 2024 8:41 PM EST |Continue Reading

ROUNDUP American gymnastics star Simone Biles slipped and fell off the apparatus at the end of her acrobatic series during the Paris Games’ beam finals Monday, denying her an opportunity to add to the bronzes she won on the event at the 2016 and 2020 Games. China’s Zou Jingyuan repeatsContinue Reading

Italian gymnast and silver medallist Giorgia Villa is sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano. Her cheesy photos have taken the internet by storm. Giorgia Villa is sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano. Her cheesy photos have taken the internet by storm Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 10:20 AM EDTContinue Reading

Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics’ Code of Points. The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. If successfully completed on Sunday, skill will become 6th to bear her nameThe AssociatedContinue Reading

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever. 27-year-old in top form just weeks out from ParisThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 02, 2024 9:16 PMContinue Reading

Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let’s start there. A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, uncertain days in Tokyo when she put her mental health and personal safety ahead of her pursuit of moreContinue Reading

Gabby Douglas, who became the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around title when she triumphed in London in 2012, competed for the first time in eight years on Saturday in Katy, Texas, at the American Classic. 28-year-old posts score of 50.65 in all-around competitionThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7-million US settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016. Latest settlement brings total victim compensation to nearly $1 billion Ed White · The Associated Press ·Continue Reading