by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Guan Chenchen, the Tokyo Olympic balance beam champion, has left gymnastics to attend college, according to China’s gymnastics federation. In recent months, there were conflicting Chinese media reports on whether Guan, who enrolled at Zhejiang University, retired from...
by admin | Oct 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Over the previous decade, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team was the hardest roster to make in the sport. It may still be. But those who earn spots at this year’s world championships will have seized an opportunity. Not only are Olympic all-around champions Simone...
by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
U.S. all-around champion Konnor McClain posted that she will miss the world gymnastics championships that start in three weeks due to a back injury, writing that her season is “officially over.” McClain, 17, was due to vie for a spot on the five-woman world team at a...
by admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On July 7, Megan Rapinoe will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden, along with 16 other individuals in a ceremony at the White House. Among those individuals is fellow athlete Simone Biles. Rapinoe received a call from Biden on June...
by admin | Jun 17, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a...
by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
A group representing 90 young women — including U.S. Olympic team gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman — filed federal tort claims against the FBI on Wednesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for the bureau’s mishandling of its investigation...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
Amelia Cline can still remember what she loved about gymnastics; the 32-year-old Canadian says it was the chance to explore the limits of gravity. “I was fearless,” she told CNN from her home in Vancouver. “Every child likes to learn how to flip, all...
by admin | May 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Oksana Chusovitina, a 46-year-old gymnast, said she plans to bid for a ninth Olympics in 2024 in Paris, according to the Uzbekistan Olympic Committee. Chusovitina said before the Tokyo Olympics that those would be her final Games. After her last routine, a vault in...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee, the first Olympic all-around champion to compete in college, will return for her sophomore season at Auburn, a representative for the gymnast said Friday, confirming a report. “Her intention is to come back,” Auburn coach Jeff Graba told reporters after...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
While women’s collegiate gymnastics has always been popular, Saturday’s NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship certainly raised the bar in terms of viewership. The 2022 Championships, aired on ABC, drew the event’s largest viewership since the 2011 National...
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