• US Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik joins Dancing with the Stars

    ‘Pommel horse guy’ becomes first confirmed cast member for reality show’s 33rd season premiering 17 SeptemberThe US Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik will appear on the new Dancing with the Stars season, ABC’s Good Morning America hosts announced on Thursday.“I want to bring some of that gymnastics – maybe a backflip or handstand. I want to have fun with it,” Nedoroscik told GMA hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Gio Benitez. Continue readin
  • Max Whitlock: ‘Scott whacked me in the leg and said: “You’re the Olympic champion”’

    Six-time Olympic medallist, who missed a bronze in Paris by 0.1 points in his last event before retirement, reflects on friendships, family, teamwork and achievementMax Whitlock was warming up for his pommel horse final at the Paris Olympics when his South Korean rival Hur Woong approached him and translated a message into his phone. “It said he’s been watching me for over 10 years and he’s learned a lot from me,” says the 31-year-old. “It’s a surreal feeling
  • Jordan Chiles says ‘unjust’ stripping of Olympic bronze has led to racist abuse

    Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over ChilesIOC has said American must return Olympic medalJordan Chiles says she has been left “heartbroken” by the decision to strip her of her Olympic bronze medal and says she has been exposed to racially motivated abuse on social media.The US gymnast was initially given bronze in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics after an appeal over how the judges scored her routine was accepted and she moved from fifth to third place. However, the Roma
  • Why does Jordan Chiles have to return her Olympic gymnastics medal? – video

    The American sports writer Beau Dure explains how an incorrect ruling made in haste has resulted in the US gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return her Olympic bronze medal, despite potential evidence that she is indeed deserving of it. During the Paris Games, Chiles was not awarded points that she should have been for one of her routines. USA Gymnastics put in an inquiry which was accepted, however the court of arbitration for sport (CAS) concluded that they were four seconds too slow in doi
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  • Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

    Dr Hamid G Gharavi previously represented RomaniaRomanian athlete was awarded bronze over ChilesCas says Gharavi had declared work with RomaniaA new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games.Chiles was initially given bronze in the floor exercise after an appeal over how the judges scored her routine was accepted and she moved from fifth to third place. However, the Romania
  • Paris Olympics 2024: Guardian photographers at the Games – picture essay

    Among 1,578 accredited photographers in the French capital were three covering the Games for the Guardian and ObserverAfter the Covid-affected Olympics in Tokyo, Paris 2024 welcomed the return of packed stadiums, venues and also photographer enclosures. Among the 1,578 accredited photographers were three covering the Games for the Guardian and Observer.A multiple exposure shot of Alice D’Amato performing on the vault during the final of the women’s gymnastics team all-around where th
  • Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after USA Gymnastics appeal fails

    American was demoted from third to fifth placeUSA Gymnastics had submitted new evidenceUSA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel will not reconsider a decision asking the gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics.Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) voided an on-floor appeal from Chiles’s coach that was initially upheld and moved her from fifth to third in the floor exercise in Paris. Cas’s decision came after the Romanian O
  • Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Olympic moments

    Léon Marchand and Antoine Dupont led the way as home athletes put on a show, but it was the city itself that proved the ultimate star of a wonderful GamesBest moment Julien Alfred winning the women’s 100m, St Lucia’s first medal in any Olympic Games. Followed instantly by panic at how to write 900 coherent words on this in the next 20 minutes. Continue reading...
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  • Jordan Chiles’s bronze medal saga has inflicted needless suffering on innocent gymnasts

    The American gymnast, and her Romanian counterpart, have been on a rollercoaster. They should be allowed to keep the medals they earnedIn 1972, the US Olympic men’s basketball team took a one-point lead over the Soviet Union in the gold-medal game in Munich with three seconds left. Through a chaotic sequence of events, those three seconds were played three times. The third time was the charm, for the Soviets at least, and they took a one-point win.The US men have, for 52 years, refused to
  • Biles and Ledecky for 2028? Home Olympics will be a lure for Team USA veterans

    Some of the biggest American stars at Paris 2024 may be tempted to extend their careers when they would otherwise be riding off into the sunsetThe run-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics officially began on Sunday night with a closing ceremony at the Stade de France featuring a “death-defying stunt” by Tom Cruise – who repelled off the stadium to collect the Olympic flag before riding off to LA through the streets of Paris – with performances by California emissaries Bill
  • IOC orders US gymnast Jordan Chiles to return bronze medal after appeal saga

    Cas voids inquiry that elevated Chiles to podiumRomania’s Ana Barbosu now awarded bronze in floorThe latest medal table | Live schedule | Full resultsUS Olympic officials say they will appeal a against court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. The news came after sport’s highest court voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’s coach that vaulted the gymnast to third.The Internatio
  • From Biles to Yee and Bol: 10 great moments at the Paris Olympics

    From Biles to Yee and Bol: 10 great moments at the Paris Olympics
    Abiding memories of the Games included Marchand’s dominance, Ngamba’s bronze and 100m and 1500m thrillersThree years after Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from all but one of her Olympic finals due to the twisties, she returned to produce one of the great Games comebacks. Across nine days of excellence that yielded three gold medals and a silver, Biles most notably held off a brilliant challenge from Rebeca Andrade to become the oldest ever all-around champion
  • US gymnast Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze after court ruling

    Cas voids inquiry that elevated Chiles to podiumRomania’s Ana Barbosu now awarded bronze in floorUSA Gymnastics says it is ‘devastated’ by decisionThe court of arbitration for sport has voided the inquiry that led to Olympic bronze on the floor exercise for the American gymnast Jordan Chiles, with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) confirming Romania’s Ana Barbosu will now replace Chiles as bronze medalist.CAS ruled on Saturday that the appeal by US coach Cecil
  • Paris Olympics 2024: hoops and loops on day 14 – in pictures

    The best images from day 14, with rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, climbing, and sprint relay all in focus Continue reading...
  • Suni Lee pokes fun at her Olympics balance beam fall in viral TikTok

    ‘Unfortunately I was selected for the olympics,’ Team USA gymnast wrote in her post with more than 20m viewsThe US Olympic gymnast Suni Lee joined in on a social media trend on Tuesday, poking fun at herself for falling during the balance beam final on Monday.The video, posted to Lee’s TikTok, shows the moment she fell off the balance beam, with the caption “unfortunately I was selected for the olympics” and a remix of the American national anthem playing in the bac
  • Romanian PM to boycott Olympic closing ceremony in gymnastics protest

    Ana Barbosu demoted from bronze while celebratingRomanian great Nadia Comaneci also criticises decisionRomania’s prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu, said he will boycott the Olympic closing ceremony after his country were denied a medal in the women’s gymnastics.Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event on Monday when coaches for Jordan Chiles, of the United States, entered an appeal to judges over Chiles’s score. The inquiry resulted in a 0.1 boost f
  • The unsung hero of the Olympic-champion US women’s gymnastics team is a very good boy

    Beacon, a golden retriever therapy dog,was a crucial part of the Americans’ preparations for the Olympics as he helped soothe athletes’ nervesThe US women’s gymnastics team is back on top of the world. Three years after the Americans settled for a team silver at the Tokyo Olympics, a five-woman squad of Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera regained the title and finished with eight medals overall. Not bad for the oldest US Olympic squad in 72 yea
  • Gracious, petty and brilliant – Biles is arguably bigger than the US Olympic movement

    There is a credible argument that the gymnast has been America’s best athlete for more than a decade. And she now wields incredible influenceThe latest medal table | Live schedule | Full resultsEight years ago at the Rio Olympics, when Simone Biles made the quantum leap from gymnastics-famous to worldwide household name with her epochal four-golds-in-seven-days masterclass, the most common refrain to describe her greatness was that her routines were so preposterously difficult that she cou
  • Keely Hodgkinson surges to 800m glory on golden day for Britain in Paris

    British cycling trio win women’s team sprint goldClarke and Woods collect canoe slalom medalsKeely Hodgkinson punched the air as she confirmed herself as the poster girl of British athletics with a stunning win in the women’s 800m final, as Team GB’s velodrome campaign kicked off with a world-record gold medal run.Hodgkinson, at the age of 22 already the world No 1, took an early lead in the Stade de France but Kenya’s Mary Moraa and Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma stubborn
  • The best of Simone Biles’ sensational Paris Olympics – in pictures

    Biles has won three golds (team all-around, individual all-around and vault), one silver (individual floor) and finished fifth on beam Continue reading...
  • Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports

    Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports
    Big names eye gold in athletics and swimming while Britain hope to improve on their rowing showing from TokyoStar name: Keely Hodgkinson (women’s 800m) Continue reading...
  • 24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games

    24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games
    Six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following27 | Artistic gymnastics | All-around, uneven bars, beam, floor, team Continue reading...
  • ‘I went from cloud nine to bottom of the pack’: gymnast Becky Downie on life as an Olympic survivor

    ‘I went from cloud nine to bottom of the pack’: gymnast Becky Downie on life as an Olympic survivor
    The 32-year-old has shown courage and resilience to reach Paris after suffering tragedy and a cruel backlash for exposing abuse in her sportThe 2019 world championships seemed to mark a transformative moment in Becky Downie’s lengthy gymnastics career. After years of tireless work, heartbreak, and multiple demonstrations of her immense resilience, Downie’s grit yielded a first individual world medal – silver on the uneven bars. Less than a year before the Tokyo Games, she was r
  • Simone Biles ready to vault back into spotlight after Tokyo Twisties ordeal

    Simone Biles ready to vault back into spotlight after Tokyo Twisties ordeal
    American gymnast has every chance of adding to her medal haul in Paris three years after heartbreak in JapanAs Simone Biles sprinted down the vault runway at the beginning of the women’s team final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the eyes of the world followed her every stride. Biles had already compiled an unprecedented, record-breaking career, marking herself as the greatest ever gymnast and pushing the limits of gymnastics far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Her combination of techn
  • Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking

    Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking
    Smoking is illegal for anyone under 20 in JapanMiyata was an outside chance for medal in ParisShoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women’s artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking, the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) said on Friday.JGA officials said Miyata arrived in Japan on Thursday after leaving the team’s training camp in Monaco for investigation, which confirmed the
  • Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight

    Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight
    Through extraordinary access to Biles, this dramatic docuseries takes on the dark side of being an elite athlete. It’s a touching plea for compassion that sets up her Olympics return beautifullyIf you watched Simone Biles: Rising only to marvel at what the most decorated gymnast in history can do, that would be a couple of hours well spent. It is astonishing to see her moving through the air, rapidly contorting her body with such astounding motion that gymnastics is still having to adjust
  • ‘I knew I’d be back’: Simone Biles shines at US gymnastics trials to seal Olympics spot

    ‘I knew I’d be back’: Simone Biles shines at US gymnastics trials to seal Olympics spot
    27-year-old secures automatic place for Paris 2024 GamesGymnast will compete in her third OlympicsSimone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the spotlight that comes with it.The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport’s biggest stage by cruising to victory at the US Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch the lone automatic spot on the five-woman team. Continue reading...
  • Swimming at SoFi, softball in Oklahoma: LA 2028 Olympics reveal venue changes

    Swimming at SoFi, softball in Oklahoma: LA 2028 Olympics reveal venue changes
    LA 2028 announce cost-saving changes to venue planSwimming will be held before 38,000 at SoFi StadiumSoftball and canoe slalom to be held in Oklahoma CityThe 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156m in combined savings and revenue increases.Swimming will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with its 38,000 seats creating the largest swimming venue in Olympic history; basketball will be played at Intuit Dome in Inglewood;
  • Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to ninth US national title

    Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to ninth US national title
    Biles posts two-day all-around total of 119.750 to win titleBlakely, 19, finishes in second nearly six points off leadGymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth US 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.Biles posted a two-day all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear of runner-up Skye Blakely and leaving little doubt that she appears ready to add a second all-around Olympic gold to go with the
  • Simone Biles soars to early lead at US Championships on best night of comeback

    Simone Biles soars to early lead at US Championships on best night of comeback
    Biles (60.450) takes massive lead in pursuit of ninth US titleSeven-time Olympic medalist posts highest AA score of quadSkye Blakely in second (57.050), Kayla DiCello third (56.850)It’s not the skills, otherworldly though they may be, that Simone Biles has displayed so regularly for so long that stand out so much anymore, at least not to the ones who know her best.The question with the gymnastics superstar – the only question really with a third trip to the Olympics in the offing &nd
  • Gabby Douglas ends hopes of competing at Paris 2024, still dreams of LA 2028

    Gabby Douglas ends hopes of competing at Paris 2024, still dreams of LA 2028
    28-year-old had been aiming to win fourth Olympic goldInjury rules 2012 all-around champion out of contentionGabby Douglas’s dreams of winning a fourth Olympic gold medal this summer appear to be over after she withdrew from the US gymnastics championships due to an ankle injury.The 28-year-old, who won the all-around and team gold at London 2012 before following up with team gold at Rio 2016, had hoped to compete in Paris after missing the Tokyo Games. But the injury, which she sustained
  • Simone Biles soars as Gabby Douglas scratches at historically gilded US Classic

    Simone Biles soars as Gabby Douglas scratches at historically gilded US Classic
    Biles looks Paris-ready with all-around win in HartfordComebacking Douglas pulls out after two falls on barsSimone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin.The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominant as ever at the US Classic on Saturday, posting an all-around score of 59.500, nearly two points clear of runner-up Shilese Jones. Continue reading...
  • Three the hard way: Biles, Douglas and Lee headline historic US Classic

    Three the hard way: Biles, Douglas and Lee headline historic US Classic
    For the first time in history, three women’s Olympic all-around champions, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, will compete in the same even on Saturday at the US ClassicThere was once a time, not long ago, when the women’s Olympic all-around champion’s triumphant week was also likely to be the last time they ever appeared in an international competition. If their tireless journey to the summit of their sport had not left deep physical or mental scars, then the percepti
  • Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video – podcast

    Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video – podcast
    Marina Hyde: ‘So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose’; plus Jenny Kleeman meets Raffaella Spone, the woman accused of creating and circulating a damaging ‘deepfake’ video of teenage cheerleaders. The problem? Nothing was fake after all.Continue reading...
  • She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all

    She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all
    The moral panic following Raffaella Spone’s ‘deepfake’ video spread around the world. She talks for the first time about being the centre of a story in which nothing was as it seemed …Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light
  • Heartbreak for Georgia Godwin as injury rules Australia’s top gymnast out of Olympics

    Heartbreak for Georgia Godwin as injury rules Australia’s top gymnast out of Olympics
    National champion suffers serious Achilles injury in training 26-year-old’s hopes of competing at a second Olympics dashedAustralia’s Olympic team has been robbed of its one of its most prominent athletes after top gymnast Georgia Godwin suffered an Achilles injury in training, ruling her out of the Paris Games.The loss of the 2022 Commonwealth Games all around gold medal winner is a disastrous development for the gymnastics team, which was compounded by an injury to Australia’
  • Mental health kits and AI to help Olympians with pressure and abuse

    Mental health kits and AI to help Olympians with pressure and abuse
    IOC will use Paris 2024 to promote wellness among athletes after concerns raised over mental health in sportWhen it comes to sporting success stories anyone would be hard pressed to find elite athletes more impressive than Simone Biles, Bryony Page and Holly Bradshaw. But while the trio are great competitors and multiple medal winners, they are also notable for their openness about the mental health of athletes.In summer 2021 Biles withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final at the Tok
  • Mental health kits and AI to help Olympians with abuse and pressure | Morgan Ofori

    Mental health kits and AI to help Olympians with abuse and pressure | Morgan Ofori
    IOC will use Paris 2024 to promote wellness among athletes after concerns raised over mental health in sportWhen it comes to sporting success stories anyone would be hard pressed to find elite athletes more impressive than Simone Biles, Bryony Page and Holly Bradshaw. But while the trio are great competitors and multiple medal winners, they are also notable for their openness about the mental health of athletes.In summer 2021 Biles withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final at the Tok
  • Mental fit zones and AI to weed out online abuse to support athletes at Paris 2024

    Mental fit zones and AI to weed out online abuse to support athletes at Paris 2024
    IOC will use upcoming Olympics to promote wellness among athletes after concerns raised over mental health in sportWhen it comes to sporting success stories anyone would be hard pressed to find elite athletes more impressive than Simone Biles, Bryony Page and Holly Bradshaw. But while the trio are great competitors and multiple medal winners, they are also notable for their openness about the mental health of athletes.In summer 2021 Biles withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final at
  • ‘Every Dylan song could be improved’: is perfection possible, or even desirable?

    ‘Every Dylan song could be improved’: is perfection possible, or even desirable?
    Much art, from Bob Dylan to Robert Frank, derives its greatness from its flaws. But sporting perfection is a whole different ball gameI’m not one to boast but on a recent Sunday morning I achieved perfection. To be precise – and there is no perfection without precision – I was half of something perfectly achieved. On the second version of the song Love Sick – which only saw the light of day last year as part of the continuing series of official Bootleg releases – Bo
  • Team GB’s women’s gymnastics head coach leaves before Paris Olympics

    Team GB’s women’s gymnastics head coach leaves before Paris Olympics
    David Kenwright oversaw team medal at Tokyo in 2021Hailed ‘lasting positive impact for our sport’David Kenwright has left his role as head coach of Great Britain’s women’s gymnastics team less than 100 days before the start of the Paris Olympics.Kenwright’s departure, after seven years in the post, also comes on the eve of the start of the women’s European artistic gymnastics championships in Rimini, Italy. Continue reading...
  • Gabby Douglas competes for first time since Rio Olympics at American Classic

    Gabby Douglas competes for first time since Rio Olympics at American Classic
    2012 Olympic champion returns to mixed results in Katy, TexasDouglas, 28, out to make five-woman US Olympic team for ParisGabby Douglas is officially back.Whether the gymnastics star’s return to the sport carries all the way to the Paris Olympics remains to be seen. Continue reading...
  • Gabby Douglas competes for first time in eight years at American Classic

    Gabby Douglas competes for first time in eight years at American Classic
    2012 Olympic champion returns to mixed results in Katy, TexasDouglas, 28, out to make five-woman US Olympic team for ParisGabby Douglas is officially back.Whether the gymnastics star’s return to the sport carries all the way to the Paris Olympics remains to be seen. Continue reading...
  • Georgia Godwin is ready to show the world what Australian gymnasts can do | Jack Snape

    Georgia Godwin is ready to show the world what Australian gymnasts can do | Jack Snape
    With an eye on making the team final in Paris, the Commonwealth Games champion wants her sport back in the spotlightGeorgia Godwin may be the queen of Australian gymnastics, but sitting on a throne is not on her to-do list.She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games all-around gold medallist, seven-time national all-around champion, a stalwart on representative teams for a decade, and now priming herself for the Paris Olympics. Continue reading...
  • DoJ to pay $138.7m settlement over FBI’s botching of Nassar assault allegations

    DoJ to pay $138.7m settlement over FBI’s botching of Nassar assault allegations
    FBI’s botching of Nassar allegations prompts $138.7m settlementSettlement runs total compensation for victims to roughly $1bnThe US justice department announced a $138.7m 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, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.When combined with other settlements, roughly $1bn now has been se
  • Larry Nassar abuse survivors to be paid $100m over FBI failure

    Larry Nassar abuse survivors to be paid $100m over FBI failure
    Investigation found FBI mishandled abuse allegationsAgents had knowledge of allegations a year before arrestThe US Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100m to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The deal has not been finalized and no money has been paid, the source said.An internal investigation found that FBI agents mishandled a
  • New Zealand scraps ‘archaic’ rules to allow gymnastics shorts over leotards

    New Zealand scraps ‘archaic’ rules to allow gymnastics shorts over leotards
    Athletes no longer penalised for visible underwear or bra straps‘We’re just making sure no one feels uncomfortable or excluded’Gymnastics New Zealand (GNZ) has revamped its attire rules to allow women and girls to wear shorts or leggings over their leotards, and will stop penalising athletes for visible underwear and bra straps during competitions in New Zealand.The governing body said the changes were made after a survey of competitive gymnasts, which garnered over 200 respons
  • New Zealand scraps ‘archaic’ rules and allow gymnastics shorts over leotards

    New Zealand scraps ‘archaic’ rules and allow gymnastics shorts over leotards
    Athletes no longer penalised for visible underwear or bra straps‘We’re just making sure no one feels uncomfortable or excluded’Gymnastics New Zealand (GNZ) has revamped its attire rules to allow women and girls to wear shorts or leggings over their leotards, and will stop penalising athletes for visible underwear and bra straps during competitions in New Zealand.The governing body said the changes were made after a survey of competitive gymnasts, which garnered over 200 respons
  • Opportunity knocks for Olympic slots at British gymnastics championships

    Opportunity knocks for Olympic slots at British gymnastics championships
    Team GB could be without Gadirova twins in Paris so Becky Downie can stake her claim at the Liverpool ArenaIt was not until the final routines of the last rotation at the Tokyo Olympics women’s team final that the world of gymnastics took full note of Great Britain’s emergence as one of the sport’s leading countries. Even as the competition unfolded and their rivals began to fall, Britain’s performances were initially obscured by the drama surrounding Simone Biles as she
  • Winter Cup: Kayla DiCello takes gold in first major US gymnastics meet of year

    Winter Cup: Kayla DiCello takes gold in first major US gymnastics meet of year
    DiCello tops Blakely and Rivera to take all-around titleOlympic champion Sunisa Lee falls twice on uneven barsKayla DiCello allowed herself to sit and chill after a better-than-expected start to her season. Olympic champion Sunisa Lee was a bit steamed at herself for literally missing the high bar she set – twice, in fact.DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the
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