The U.S. women's gymnastics team has among the highest difficulty scores on one of the most difficult gymnastic events: the balance beam. Olympic gymnasts have a ...
Want to follow the women’s gymnastics competition in Paris, but don’t understand the skills or how they’re scored? Here’s a guide. By Maggie Astor Maggie Astor, normally a political reporter, is a ...
Simone Biles, a mainstay on the Olympic stage for nearly a decade, made what could be her final trip to the podium. From a dominant debut in Rio, to overcoming struggles in Tokyo, to getting ...
Simone Biles continued to dominate at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before stunning with crowd with her vault routine, which earned a 15.975 — the highest score of the ...
Wayzata’s coaches made sure to put their gymnasts through “pressure sets” on the balance beam over the last couple weeks of practice. Coaches would scream as the athletes get on the beam, or dive ...
Never in Carly Woodard's NCAA gymnastics career had she scored a perfect 10. She was close, with a few 9.95s on beam — but the University of Oklahoma fifth-year senior finally earned that elusive ...
Jonathan Owens knows his wife, Simone Biles, is the greatest of all time when it comes to gymnastics. “I try to remember her routines. It’ll be like random times, she’ll be on the floor [and] does ...
If John Purdue's arms were a little sore last Wednesday, he didn't mind. If fact, he was thrilled to do 40 push-ups alongside gymnastics coach Lalisha Olson. John, the father of senior gymnast Jacque ...
Gymnastics scoring can seem like an impenetrable mystery. Fans new to the sport, finding college gymnastics after being an elite fan, and longtime college fans can all benefit from a refresher on the ...