Articles for Gymnastics

The relentless struggle of Christmas with an eating disorder: ‘It’s constant mental gymnastics’
1 week, 2 days ago

The relentless struggle of Christmas with an eating disorder: ‘It’s constant mental gymnastics’

The Independent  

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Music copyright claims are affecting figure skating, gymnastics, and other Olympic-level athletes
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Music copyright claims are affecting figure skating, gymnastics, and other Olympic-level athletes

Slate  

When U.S. champion pairs skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier walked into the arena at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, ready to compete, they had no idea anything was wrong. Broadcasts and social media clips of the performance included their song choice, the band Heavy Young Heathens’ cover of “House of the Rising Sun,” and the music tracking software TuneSat …

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Jordan Chiles Says She’d Absolutely ‘Love’ To Pursue This Career After Gymnastics
4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles Says She’d Absolutely ‘Love’ To Pursue This Career After Gymnastics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Jordan Chiles, who is fresh off her gold medal-winning summer at the Paris Olympics, wants to build off her success in gymnastics and get into real estate after she hangs up her leotard. Chiles, who spoke at the Teen Vogue Summit 2024 in Los Angeles on Saturday, revealed that “a lot of people ask” about her post-gymnastics …

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Béla Károlyi, demanding gymnastics coach who guided Nadia Comăneci to perfect 10s and Olympic golds
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Béla Károlyi, demanding gymnastics coach who guided Nadia Comăneci to perfect 10s and Olympic golds

The Telegraph  

Béla Károlyi, who has died aged 82, was a Romanian gymnastics coach who came to prominence as a trainer of Nadia Comăneci in the 1970s and went on to steer dozens of female athletes to world and Olympic glory, including in the US, the country to which he defected in 1981. Yet for every detractor there seemed to be a …

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Bela Karolyi, former coach of Comaneci and US team, dies aged 82
1 month ago

Bela Karolyi, former coach of Comaneci and US team, dies aged 82

The Hindu  

Former Romania and United States coach Bela Karolyi, who trained Nadia Comaneci to become the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, has died, aged 82, USA Gymnastics said late on Saturday. Karolyi coached 14-year-old Romanian Comaneci to three gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and her score of 10.0 in the asymmetric bars was the …

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Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82
1 month ago

Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82

NPR  

Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82 toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP Bela Karolyi, a renowned coach who rose to international fame for coaching several prolific gymnasts and later faced criticism over his training techniques, died Friday. They opened a private gymnastics club in Houston and would help catapult several American gymnasts to the national and international stage, …

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Bela Karolyi, controversial gymnastics coach who mentored Olympic champions, dies at 82
1 month, 1 week ago

Bela Karolyi, controversial gymnastics coach who mentored Olympic champions, dies at 82

LA Times  

Martha Karolyi, left, and Bela Karolyi watch the U.S. women’s gymnastics team celebrate after winning the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Bela Karolyi carries Kerri Strug after she helped the U.S. win team gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics despite sustaining a severely sprained ankle during the vault competition. Karolyi briefly became the national team …

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Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82

CNN  

CNN — Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. “We have an action-packed sport, and from time to time people get injured.” In the years leading up to his death, Karolyi’s triumphant career also was marred by allegations …

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Figuring out the future
1 month, 1 week ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily  

Pairs skaters Yang Yixi and Deng Shunyang execute a routine during a media day training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing earlier this month. XINHUA Both starting at a youth gymnastics program in their native Guangxi province, the 17-year-old Yang and her 20-year-old partner Deng, made a bold decision in 2018 to switch to a winter sport that …

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Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games in stripped-back event
2 months ago

Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games in stripped-back event

New York Times  

Glasgow will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of its planned staging of the event. On Tuesday, the Commonwealth Games Federation formally confirmed the Scottish city as replacement hosts and the games will consist of a stripped-back programme of 10 sports — down from the 17 disciplines featured in 2014. The CGF said …

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Simone Biles' Post-Olympic Tour: A Show for the Men's Gymnastics World
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles' Post-Olympic Tour: A Show for the Men's Gymnastics World

Associated Press  

The Simone Biles post-Olympic Tour has brought top American men's gymnasts onto the stage, showcasing a different side of the sport. The co-ed nature of the show has given the show a different energy than the first, which was entirely female-centric. The 20-year-old Richard's long-term goal has always been to make men's gymnastics matter, a daunting proposition in an era …

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Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost

The Independent  

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American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court
3 months ago

American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday, a little over …

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Simone Biles 'living out her dreams' on the road with Jordan Chiles as tour starts TONIGHT
3 months ago

Simone Biles 'living out her dreams' on the road with Jordan Chiles as tour starts TONIGHT

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles is loving life on the road with USA gymnastics teammate Jordan Chiles as they take on the Gold Over America Tour, which begins on Monday. On Sunday, Biles posted pictures with her fellow gymnasts as they take on a different type of stage for the American audience. Simone Biles is living out her dream on the road ahead …

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Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss Supreme Court in bid to have her bronze medal restored
3 months, 1 week ago

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss Supreme Court in bid to have her bronze medal restored

LA Times  

Jordan Chiles holds up her medals after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual apparatus finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics. American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. Chiles, with the support …

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Jordan Chiles: US gymnast says ‘the person I am’ was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy
3 months, 1 week ago

Jordan Chiles: US gymnast says ‘the person I am’ was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy

CNN  

CNN — An emotional Jordan Chiles opened up Wednesday about how the controversy surrounding her bronze medal in the women’s artistic floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Games affected her, saying the process took away “the person I am.” US gymnast Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the Romanian gymnastics team challenged the decision to revise …

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Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’
3 months, 1 week ago

Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’

New York Times  

For 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what Chiles felt she lost when the International Olympic Committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics floor exercise — forced her to stop mid-answer. “It’s about the fact there were things that have led up to …

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Rutgers orders investigation of gymnastics program following allegations of abuse by coach
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rutgers orders investigation of gymnastics program following allegations of abuse by coach

Associated Press  

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers has hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into athlete allegations of bullying, favoritism and revenge by the coach of the gymnastics program. President Jonathan Holloway announced earlier this week the university hired Lowenstein Sandler partner Matthew Boxer to lead the investigation into allegations against coach Umme Salim-Beasley. A former New Jersey state comptroller and …

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Simone Biles Bids Farewell To 1 Of Her Greatest Moves In The Most Iconic Way
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles Bids Farewell To 1 Of Her Greatest Moves In The Most Iconic Way

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles appears to have held a funeral for one of her most dangerous gymnastics moves. Biles said at the Paris Olympics last month that she would sunset the extremely difficult maneuver after she performed it in the all-around and vault finals, securing gold in both events. So you just never know.” Only a handful of gymnasts …

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Opinion: L.A. could train the next Simone Biles. But only if we invest in creating opportunities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: L.A. could train the next Simone Biles. But only if we invest in creating opportunities

LA Times  

As Los Angeles is preparing to host the 2028 Olympics, it could also be the next success story in how to prepare a new generation of gymnastics superstars. Think of the scenes from Paris this summer — moments when Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles shared the spotlight in triumph — and consider how they inspired young people across the United …

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Brittany Mahomes shares adorable photos of daughter Sterling's first day of gymnastics
4 months ago

Brittany Mahomes shares adorable photos of daughter Sterling's first day of gymnastics

Daily Mail  

Brittany Mahomes was a proud mom on Wednesday morning as she took to Instagram to share photos of daughter Sterling's first day of gymnastics. The 28-year-old former athlete — who is married to Kansas Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes — uploaded a trio of images of their three-year-old daughter. Brittany Mahomes was a proud mom on Wednesday morning as she took …

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Stephen Nedoroscik, pommel-horse hero of the Paris Olympics, gets a new stage: ‘DWTS’
4 months ago

Stephen Nedoroscik, pommel-horse hero of the Paris Olympics, gets a new stage: ‘DWTS’

LA Times  

Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik will become the first male gymnast to compete on “Dancing With the Stars.” Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, fresh off multiple medals and internet fame as the “pommel horse guy” at the Paris Olympics, is now in pursuit of a new prize: the Mirrorball Trophy. Nedoroscik will be among the celebrities set to strut their stuff on “Dancing With …

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Simone Biles pokes fun at her viral Olympic stare in new video
4 months ago

Simone Biles pokes fun at her viral Olympic stare in new video

The Independent  

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Olympics gymnastics star comes crashing back to reality after winning silver in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Olympics gymnastics star comes crashing back to reality after winning silver in Paris

Daily Mail  

Olympic gymnast Zhou Yaqin was spotted helping out at her family's business back in China just a week after winning silver in Paris. Viral footage shows silver medalist Zhou Yaqin serving dishes at her family's restaurant in her Olympic gear on Thursday Yaqin went viral at the Olympics after she imitated fellow podium finishers in biting her medal Your browser …

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