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Iowa State cancels remainder of gymnastics season
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (124+ words) Home / Sports / Iowa State Cyclones The Cyclones were 2-8 on the season with 5 remaining meets and the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship Feb. 8, 2026 3:01 pm Editors note: Provied by Iowa State Athletics AMES, Iowa " The Iowa State University Athletics Department has canceled the remainder…...
'The rope' has helped Independence's Christopher Meyer become a good athlete
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (562+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS - The rope. Christopher Meyer has a lot of physical gifts that have allowed him to excel in four sports for Independence High School. That includes being the starting quarterback and an all-state safety for the Class 3A fifth-ranked Mustangs…...
Girls, parents, gym owner reported concerns about gymnastics coach years before sex abuse case
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1298+ words) Several coaches " including Liang "Chow" Qiao " were privately sanctioned for failing to report sexual misconduct allegations against Shawn Gardner after learning about them Aug. 29, 2025 11:48 am IOWA CITY " Long before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls…...
Gymnast who sparked abuse inquiry into Iowa coach says she 'needed to speak out"
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1141+ words) Aug. 21, 2025 8:49 am The 18-year-old is heading into her freshman year at Iowa State University, where she'll be a member of the Cyclones gymnastics team. She spoke with the AP on Wednesday, less than a week after Gardner was arrested on…...
Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned Iowa gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1783+ words) Aug. 19, 2025 8:39 am Liang "Chow" Qiao, the owner of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought highly enough of his new hire, Sean Gardner, to put him in charge of the club's premier junior event and to coach…...
Opinion | Simone Biles should hear it for the girls
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) Home / Opinion / Staff Columnists Regardless of why she may have felt it necessary, I'll offer props to Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in world history, for her apology Tuesday to Riley Gaines. Gaines is a former NCAA Division I…...
Iowa gymnastics finally has new facility to match new coach’s big ambitions
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1082+ words) Home / Sports / Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jen Llewellyn sees Iowa as place capable of eventually claiming NCAA title Feb. 10, 2025 6:00 am IOWA CITY " Ilka Juk took advantage of her team's new touch screen video board and film room on a Friday morning…...