Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died. He was 82. A spokesperson for USA Gymnastics confirmed to CBS News by email that Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic … Read more
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team has been calling this year’s Olympic Games its “redemption tour.” With the exception of a single newcomer, the sixteen-year-old Hezly Rivera, every gymnast who qualified for Paris was a member of the team that competed, three years ago, in Tokyo: Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, and, of course, Simone … Read more
International sports officials will not reconsider a ruling to strip American gymnast Jordan Chiles of the Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medal she won in floor exercise. USA Gymnastics on Monday said the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) would not change the decision to push Chiles out of the third-place spot and redistribute the bronze to … Read more
As the drama surrounding Jordan Chiles continues to tumble onward, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has denied “outrageous” reports of bias in its decision to strip the American gymnast of her Paris Olympics bronze medal. During the Aug. 5 Olympic gymnastics competition, Chiles was awarded third place in floor exercise after USA Gymnastics … Read more
PARIS — The Court of Arbitration for Sport, global sport’s supreme court, seemingly opened the door for American gymnast Jordan Chiles to be stripped of an Olympic bronze medal controversially awarded to her in the floor exercise. CAS in a ruling Saturday said Chiles’ original score in the floor exercise competition should be reinstated and … Read more
A former gymnast has made an emotional and desperate plea to US legend Simone Biles after finding herself in the middle of an online storm and receiving death threats. MyKayla Skinner, 27, was a teammate of Biles in Tokyo and won a silver medal in the vault after Biles shock departure from those Olympic Games. … Read more
From Gabriel Medina’s mid-surf levitation to Pan Zhanle’s swimming world record and Novak Djokovic’s first gold medal, the 2024 Paris Olympics have not been short of memorable moments. Gymnastics, however, has outshone all other sports. A beautiful moment between champions took over the Paris 2024 conversation on Monday after silver-medalist Simone Biles and bronze-medalist Jordan … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Artistic gymnastics at the 2024 Olympics comes to a close today, August 5, with a the final few event finals, including women’s balance beam, women’s floor exercise, men’s parallel bars, and men’s high bar. It’s been an eventful … Read more
Yulo had warned he was “shooting for the stars” in Paris after missing out on the podium in Tokyo. And his acrobatic and technically difficult routine proved a hit, scoring higher than the 14.766 he had garnered in qualifying. “I’m so overwhelmed. I’m feeling grateful for having this medal and for God. He protected me, … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. One of the main characters of the 2024 Olympics is back for one more shot at gold. Of course, we’re talking about Mr. Pommel Horse himself, Team USA gymnast and “pommel horse guy” Stephen Nedoroscik. Nedoroscik, already a … Read more
