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Utah gymnastics hoping to build on vault and bars momentum during out-of-state meet this weekend
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (835+ words) It was a fast start to the season for the Utah gymnastics team with three meets in 11 days to kick off 2026. Then, the script flipped leaving the Red Rocks with an even bigger time lapse between their next meet. The…...
High school competitive cheer: Olympus girls, Maple Mountain co-ed capture first 5A state titles (+photo gallery)
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (281+ words) There are some fresh faces at the top of the 5A cheerleading pyramid after Wednesday night's state championship. Olympus was crowned state champs in the 5A all-girl division, while Maple Mountain captured the 5A co-ed state championship. It was the first state championship…...
Skier Lindsey Vonn talks about her comeback, her age and the 2026 Winter Games
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (448+ words) NEW YORK " Lindsey Vonn says it's the location for alpine ski events at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, that motivated her to attempt a return to ski racing last season following knee replacement surgery. "I don't think that I…...
Here's what the IOC says about Israeli athletes being barred from Indonesia for gymnastics world championships
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (595+ words) International Olympic Committee leaders were unable "to help facilitate a solution" to Israeli athletes being barred by the Indonesian government from attending a gymnastics world championships, but continue to be concerned. "The IOC very much regrets the situation," the Switzerland-based…...
Where Israeli athletes are being barred from international competition
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (731+ words) A move by the Indonesian government to stop Israeli athletes from participating in a gymnastics world championship in Jakarta is raising questions about what could happen at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Indonesia's senior minister of law, Yusril Ihza…...
Deseret News archives: Vidmar, U.S. gymnasts make another Olympic miracle
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (470+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on July 31, 2024. When Olympic golden moments are told, what happened on July 31, 1984, is part of U.S. lore. On this day in 1984, the American men's team scored an emotional upset win over the world champion…...
Deseret News archives: With a perfect 10, Nadia stole the show at 1976 Olympics
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (285+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on July 18, 2023. On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10 from Olympic judges for her performance on the uneven…...
Prayer, pain and a podium finish: Latter-day Saint teen gymnast overcomes traumatic injury
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (150+ words) Whether leading his quorum or competing on the national stage, 13-year-old Bentley Watson found courage through prayer and Christlike love Prayer, pain and a podium finish: Latter-day Saint teen gymnast overcomes traumatic injury Whether leading his quorum or competing on…...
Deseret News archives: Tonya Harding stripped of figure skating title, banned for life
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (423+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 30, 2024. On June 30, 1994, the U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of her national championship and banned her for life for her role in the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. Harding and Kerrigan…...
MyKayla Skinner is speaking out and doesn't care if people are mad. Why now?
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (784+ words) MyKayla Skinner wasn't ready for that Fox News interview with Will Cain, despite her communications and journalism degree from the University of Utah and years of being in the world spotlight as an Olympic gymnast. "I was so nervous," she…...