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Gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton facing DUI chargeGymnastics great Mary Lou Retton was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanor DUI charge in West Virginia.,Court records confirm that the 1984 Olympic all-around gold medalist was charged on May 17 in Fairmont, W.Va.,Officers observed a container of wine in the vehicle and said Retton slurred he...

Jordan Chiles turns to Swiss supreme court in bronze medal caseJordan Chiles is appealing to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland in her quest to overturn the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that stripped her of a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.,Chiles' appeal is backed by both USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Commit...

USA Gymnastics taking Jordan Chiles appeal to Swiss supreme courtUSA Gymnastics will appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected their request Monday to reconsider the case of Jordan Chiles' Olympic bronze medal.,Chiles won the bronze in women's floor exercise at the Paris Olympics when her coach submitted ...

Gold-medal gymnast Jordan Chiles returning to UCLA

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA national champion gymnast Jordan Chiles is returning to UCLA.,Chiles made the announcement Thursday in an appearance on NBC's "Today" show.,"You all have been waiting for it -- I am returning back to UCLA to represent the Bruins for my two remaining years of c...

Simone Biles on Olympics: 'I'm pretty proud of myself'

Simone Biles is the world's most decorated gymnast, but that did not stop her from producing uncharacteristic errors during her final two performances at the Paris Olympics on Monday, reminding her vast fan base that she, too, is human.,On a self-described "redemption tour," Biles strived to return ...

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade beats Simone Biles for gold in floor exercise

PARIS -- Simone Biles finished .033 behind Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who claimed the gold medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on Monday.,Biles won gold medals in the vault and all-around with Team USA in her rebound from the Tokyo 2020 Games and ran her career total to 11 medals with a ...

China's Zou Jingyuan defends gold in parallel bars

PARIS -- China's Zou Jingyouan handily beat his rivals to retain the Olympic parallel bars title on Monday, picking up his third medal of the Paris Games and giving his country a second gold in gymnastics.,The 26-year-old, nicknamed 'king of parallel bars' for his dominance on the apparatus, earned ...

Algeria's Kaylia Nemour wins gold on bars; Suni Lee takes bronze

PARIS -- Algeria's Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to win an Olympic medal when she secured the gold with a breathtaking routine on the uneven bars at the Paris Games on Sunday that wowed the crowd in Bercy Arena.,The 17-year-old's fast-paced routine featuring a number of complex rele...