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Figure skater makes U.S. Winter Olympic team after losing both parents in DC plane crash
7+ hour ago (592+ words) Maxim Naumov's selection was announced Sunday, a year after his parents' deaths. Figure skater Maxim Naumov has found monumental success one year after a devastating tragedy. The 24-year-old secured a spot on the 2026 Winter Olympic team this week, nearly a…...
2-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim injures shoulder in training, optimistic for Winter Games
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (167+ words) Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim says she she dislocated her shoulder in training and doesn't know whether she'll be able to compete at the Winter Games in Italy next month 2-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim injures shoulder in training,…...
Video Jordan Chiles sweeps ‘Best of the West Quad’ college event
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (346+ words) Video Jordan Chiles sweeps "Best of the West Quad" college event'ABC News Jordan Chiles sweeps "Best of the West Quad" college event The gymnast led her UCLA Gymnastics team into a new season, debuting a new floor routine, and starting…...
Jordan Chiles stuns with 1st-place floor exercise routine for UCLA gymnastics
1+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) The 24-year-old is a senior for the Bruins. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles helped secure the first major win of the season for UCLA over the weekend and stunned fans in all four gymnastics events, including an impressive,near-perfect floor routine....
IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ words) The International Olympic Committee says it recommends no international sporting events be held in Indonesia after the country barred Israeli athletes from the gymnastics world championships in Jakarta The governing body also said it was ceasing any discussions with Indonesia…...
Gymnast projected to make 2028 Los Angeles Olympics dies after training accident in Russia
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) "The athlete was not prepared to perform such a complex element." LONDON -- Indonesian men's gymnast Naufal Takdir Al Bari died on Thursday after suffering a neck injury in training, according to the Indonesian Gymnastics Federation. Al Bari, 19, was at a…...
Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (275+ words) WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- American-born Chinese skier and Olympic freestyle gold medalist Eileen Gu has suffered an injury while training in New Zealand, the latest in several setbacks for the 2022 Beijing Games champion. The 21-year-old Gu was training at the Cardrona…...
Florida gymnastics coach gets 12 years for sexually assaulting underage girls
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (174+ words) MIAMI -- A South Florida gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting at least three underage girls who were his students was sentenced to 12 years in prison as part of a plea deal on Thursday. Oscar Olea, 40, reached the deal with prosecutors…...
Gymnast who sparked abuse inquiry into coach at elite US academy says she 'needed to speak out"
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1198+ words) A gymnast whose report of sexual abuse against her former coach led to his arrest and an FBI investigation into potential misconduct at gyms in three states says she's proud she made a difference IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Recalling the damage…...
Li Li Leung guided USA Gymnastics out of the darkness. The outgoing president is eager for a break
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (1450+ words) Outgoing USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung is looking forward to a break NEW ORLEANS -- Li Li Leung repeats the question out loud, leans back, and then does something that's been all too rare during her transformative tenure…...