Nation Jul 27 U.S. star Simone Biles exits; ROC wins women’s gymnastics The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee surged past the U.S. to gold on Tuesday, capturing the country's first Olympic title since Barcelona in 1992.
Nation Jul 23 ‘This can be me.’ Black participation is rising in gymnastics amid Olympic representation Half of the U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo is women of color, and Black gymnasts account for nearly 10% of NCAA Division I women's gymnastics scholarships. Organizations like Brown Girls Do Gymnastics are attempting to make it easier for gymnasts…
Nation Feb 19 USA Gymnastics hires NBA executive Li Li Leung as new CEO Li Li Leung spent two years watching USA Gymnastics struggle through the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. A former college gymnast at the University of Michigan who still considered herself "embedded" in the sport while serving as…
Nation Dec 05 USA Gymnastics, facing dozens of lawsuits, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The embattled organization filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Wednesday as it attempts to reach settlements in the dozens of sex-abuse lawsuits it faces and to forestall its potential demise at the hands of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Nation Sep 04 Kerry Perry resigns as president of USA Gymnastics amid fallout from Nassar scandal Perry repeatedly came under scrutiny by athletes who felt she was mishandling the fallout from the tumult surrounding disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar.