by admin | May 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Top British gymnast Ondine Achampong is expected to miss this summer’s Paris Olympics after announcing Monday that she tore her ACL. The 20-year-old says she’s “devastated” about the knee injury, which typically takes a year to recover from after surgery. Read...
by admin | Apr 26, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
a $138.7 million settlement deal with victims of the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to resolve their claims of wrongdoing against the FBI in its failures to investigate allegations of sexual abuse. “For decades, Lawrence Nassar abused his...
by admin | Apr 25, 2024 | Representation, SEW
For a brief spell Thursday night, the LSU women’s gymnastics team wasn’t performing like a title contender. Coach Jay Clark had tried to avoid overhyping the NCAA semifinal, but as a result, his team came out emotionally flat, he said, with the first few gymnasts...
by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The 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...
by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Wieber knew her name would generate buzz at Arkansas, but that alone doesn’t sustain interest year after year. Leaning on her experience at UCLA, Wieber worked on perfecting all aspects of home meets that turn the event into a show, including athlete introductions,...
by admin | Apr 23, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was even possible. “My motivation started to fall,” Lee said this week at the Team USA media summit....
by admin | Apr 19, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The Olympic flame has officially been lit, the 2024 Paris Games are now exactly 100 days away − and, for Team USA, it’s already time for final preparations. “You can feel the energy and the excitement building − certainly inside the walls of our...
by admin | Apr 17, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Jayla Hang and Simone Rose don’t have to look too far to find someone who understands exactly what they’re going through as they pursue their gymnastics dreams. That’s because the two U.S. gymnasts train side-by-side at the Seattle-area gym Pacific Reign with head...
by admin | Apr 2, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Iowa has hired an independent investigator to look into the environment in the women’s gymnastics program after members of the team and staff brought forward concerns regarding head coach Larissa Libby, the athletic department announced Thursday night. Libby has...
by admin | Mar 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The No. 3 California Golden Bears had the chance to get one step closer to their goal of the Pac-12 regular-season title on Saturday — but they knew it wasn’t going to be easy. At home, in a showdown against No. 4 Utah, the Golden Bears would need to have...
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