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Simone Biles shines in return while Gabby Douglas scratches after a shaky start at the U.S. Classic
Read full article: Simone Biles shines in return while Gabby Douglas scratches after a shaky start at the U.S. ClassicSimone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin.
Gabby Douglas withdraws from the Core Hydration Classic
Read full article: Gabby Douglas withdraws from the Core Hydration ClassicFollowing the first rotation at the 2024 Core Hydration Classic, 2012 Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas has scratched from the remainder of the competition according to USA Gymnastics.
Jade Carey tops American Classic field; Gabby Douglas returns
Read full article: Jade Carey tops American Classic field; Gabby Douglas returnsJust over a week after wrapping up her junior season at Oregon State University, Tokyo Olympic floor champion Jade Carey grabbed the all-around title at the 2024 American Classic in Katy, Texas, edging out 2023 American Classic champion Myli Lew.
Will security concerns alter plans for opening ceremony on Seine River?
Read full article: Will security concerns alter plans for opening ceremony on Seine River?Paris has touted a first-of-its-kind opening ceremony where athletes will be paraded on boats along the Seine River instead of marching into a stadium.
Gymnastics 101: What’s happened since the Tokyo Olympics?
Read full article: Gymnastics 101: What’s happened since the Tokyo Olympics?A summary of the top storylines in the sport of gymnastics that have taken place since the Tokyo Olympics, focusing on the biggest personalities looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
USA Gymnastics to expand its partnership with Nike, a sign it's gaining trust in the post-Nassar era
Read full article: USA Gymnastics to expand its partnership with Nike, a sign it's gaining trust in the post-Nassar eraUSA Gymnastics and Nike have reached an agreement on a sponsorship deal that will carry through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas says she is aiming for the 2024 Paris Games
Read full article: Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas says she is aiming for the 2024 Paris GamesGabby Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title, is taking aim at the 2024 Games in Paris.
Young gymnast among 3 killed in shootings near Orlando
Read full article: Young gymnast among 3 killed in shootings near OrlandoA 9-year-old girl known for excelling in school and gymnastics is among three people killed in what authorities have described as a random series of shootings by a lone gunman outside Orlando.
Viral and vital, college gymnasts finding their voice
Read full article: Viral and vital, college gymnasts finding their voiceThe social justice movement in college athletics has popped up in most unusual place: gymnastics. From UCLA to Pittsburgh, Black gymnasts and the programs they represent are using their platform to empower and uplift. Her experience at Arkansas was simply reflective of the culture at large in the sport at the time. From Pittsburgh to California, female gymnasts are using their platform to empower, educate and bring light to causes they believe in. “Personally I would say (gymnastics) is a predominantly white sport,” Ward said.
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies
Read full article: Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, diesDurham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. Her victory in the all-around at the 1983 national championships as a teenager was the first by a Black woman in the organization's history. “People said, you’re the first Black — I’m using Black because African American wasn’t a term in my era — national champion. Her husband said he hopes USA Gymnastics will honor her by inducting her into the organization's Hall of Fame.