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Russian Gymnastics Legend Accuses Simone Biles Of Doping, Compares WADA To Nazis
Svetlana Khorkina, one of the greatest Russian gymnasts of all time, was frequently called a diva—a title she fully embraced—throughout most of her career. She earned this appellation for the drama she brought to her performances, especially on the floor exercise, and her outspokenness in the media...
Can <i>American Ninja Warrior</i> Save Men's Gymnastics?
If you want to get boys into gymnastics, call them ninjas....
Gymnast Crotches Himself Hard On Parallel Bar<em></em>
Oleg Verniaiev is one of the best male gymnasts in the world. In Rio, the Ukrainian nearly defeated Kohei Uchimura, the greatest male gymnast of all-time, for the Olympic all-around gold. And he’s looking to be an early favorite for the world title at the upcoming world championships in Montreal....
Abused Gymnasts' Voices Are Finally Being Heard
Last month, when I was at the 2017 National Championships in Anaheim, I overheard two former national team members talking about how things feel different this year. They were referring to how gymnasts seemed less fearful of speaking publicly about what they had endured during their careers than the...
Yulia Lipnitskaya, The Skating Darling of Sochi, Retires After Completing Treatment For Anorexia
Back in 2014, Yulia Lipnitskaya burst onto the international skating scene by helping the Russians win team gold at the Olympics. In Sochi, Lipnitskaya memorably performed to the score from Schindler’s List, dressed like the little girl in red in the Steven Spielberg film about the Holocaust. (Thre...
Memo Shows Young Gymnasts At 2000 Training Camp Told To Ask For Larry Nassar If They Had A Problem
A USA Gymnastics memo from 2000 that circulated on social media last week specifically advised young gymnasts to seek out Larry Nassar at night when they had problems at a training camp. Nassar, the former national team physician, has pleaded guilty to federal pornography charges and is awaiting tri...
At Nationals, The Juniors Stole The Show And Previewed U.S. Women's Gymnastics' Golden Future
ANAHEIM, Calif.—This national championships was supposed to be the one with at least a little suspense. After all, Simone Biles, the gymnastics juggernaut, was on hiatus from the sport—though she did just announce that she has started working out again—and there were several gymnasts who, at least o...
Gymnast Botches Turn On Beam, Kind Of Invents New Skill
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Jordan Chiles is a 16-year-old gymnast from Washington that you’ve probably never heard of. She was too young to vie for a spot on last year’s Olympic team so this year is her first time competing at the national championships in the senior ranks. And when she was competing on balanc...
Oklahoma Proved Once Again How Important NCAA Gymnastics Is To The U.S. Gymnastics Team
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shortly after the men’s gymnastics competition at the 2017 national championships concluded last night, Oklahoma head coach Mark Williams noted that his Sooners had swept, and can you really blame him? Oklahoma cleaned up....
Aly Raisman Calls Out USA Gymnastics For Its Handling Of Sexual Abuse Allegations
Aly Raisman, 2012 and 2016 Olympic team captain and 6x Olympic medal winner, has finally broken her silence about the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the national governing body of her sport, USA Gymnastics, in the year since the 2016 Games....
The Gymnasts Who Say Larry Nassar Abused Them Are Speaking Out At The National Championships
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Every year during the national gymnastics championships, there’s a trade show for the members of the sport’s community—many of them gym owners and coaches—who have converged on the competition and the congress. It’s at the trade show that you get to see the range of businesses that s...
Without Simone Biles, USA Gymnastics Is Wide Open
This weekend, someone not named Simone Biles will win the national championship in women’s gymnastics for the first time since 2012. Biles, the winner of five Olympic medals in Rio (four of them gold), has taken 2017 off from training and competition to write a New York Times bestseller, win an ESPY...
Former Gymnast Alleges That USA Gymnastics Has Secretly <em></em>Settled With Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Victims
Back in June when Paul Parilla, the board chair of USA Gymnastics, was being deposed for one of the many lawsuits filed against the sports federation by victims of Larry Nassar, the former national team doctor who has been accused of sexually abusing gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment, he...
World-Class Athlete Demoted To "Just A Pretty Face," According To World-Class Moron
Genie Bouchard, who was once ranked as high as No. 5 in the world, has been having a rough time on the court. She lost to 102nd-ranked Andrea Petkovic last week and 51st-ranked Donna Vekic yesterday, and her global ranking has plummeted to No. 70. This is certainly not the trajectory that either Bo...
The 1984 Olympics Were Bad For Poor Black People In Los Angeles
Now that Los Angeles has won the bid to host the 2028 Olympics, it seems as good a time as any to look back at what happened to the city when it last hosted the events. The 1984 Games were successful in L.A., in that they were profitable for the host city and didn’t leave behind a bunch of decaying ...
Check Out This Dancer Who Is A Kindergarten Teacher By Day and B-Girl At Night
Ayumi Fukushima is one of the best b-girls in the world. The 33-year-old from Kyoto, Japan, recently won the 2v2 (with B-boy Thesis) at Outbreak Europe, a major breaking event. She is also the first woman to be invited to competed in the 1v1 battle at Battle of the Year. And she is one of the coache...
The U.S. Classic Is All About Who's Next<em></em>
The best female gymnasts in the United States faced off at the U.S. Classic, the final opportunity for gymnasts to qualify to the upcoming national championships. For those gymnasts hoping to secure their berths at nationals, Saturday’s Classic mattered a great deal. But for the rest—the best of th...
USA Gymnastics' Larry Nassar Scandal Is About Doctors Abusing Patients, Not Just Sports
Back in September, the Indianapolis Star was the first publication to report on sexual-abuse allegations made against Larry Nassar, then a physician and faculty at Michigan State University. In their initial story, two women claimed that Nassar had sexually assaulted them when they were young teenag...
Popular Twin Vloggers Are The Sons Of Former Romanian World Champion Gymnast
This week, former Vine star and current Disney Channel actor Jake Paul was revealed to be a horrendous nightmare of a neighbor. In some of his videos are a a set of twins named Marcus and Lucas Dobre. Though they regularly collaborate with Paul, the Dobres have a much more notable name helping them:...
I Had An Earring Back Stuck In My Earlobe For Two Years
Heard about that lady who went in for cataract surgery and was found to have 27 contact lenses in her eyes? That was pretty gross. Who hasn’t had things stuck in their body for years on end without noticing it, though?...