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Stoughton's Frederick Richard wins second straight all-around crown at NCAA men's gymnastics championship
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (641+ words) Stoughton's Frederick Richard won his second straight all-around individual crown for Michigan Saturday night in Champaign, Ill. , and Cooper Kim and Jun Iwai each won individual titles to lead Stanford to its sixth NCAA men's gymnastics championship since 2019. Richard, the US…...
Asher Hong rolls to US all-around gymnastics title ahead of Stoughton's Frederick Richard
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Asher Hong cruised to his second national title in men's gymnastics on Saturday, pulling away from the field for an easy victory at the US Championships. The 21-year-old Hong, part of the five-man team that earned bronze at…...
Olympian Hezly Rivera edges Leanne Wong for victory at the US gymnastics championships
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Hezly Rivera met the moment. The 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist pulled away for a victory at the US gymnastics championships on Sunday, looking more than ready to be the standard-bearer for the women's program in the early stages…...
The Mass. gymnast taking on his sport's outdated traditions
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (652+ words) Last week at the US gymnastics championships, Stoughton native Frederick Richard nearly lost his silver medal finish. It wasn't because of his performance. It was because of the shorts he decided to wear above his compression leggings, which ran afoul…...
Gymnast Frederick Richard's latest challenge is attempting to change his sport's strict dress code
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (591+ words) The first time Frederick Richard pulled off a gymnastics move, he was probably wearing kiddie pajamas, prone, as his parents delight in telling, to flipping his way out of the crib in their Stoughton home. But across the years in…...
Olympian Jordan Chiles says goodbye to her UCLA gym era, welcomes future possibilities
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (356+ words) Chiles, who earned her first perfect 10 on vault in January, started gymnastics at the age of six. She says she recognized her talent immediately, but it wasn't until she was 13 that she started envisioning a career in the sport and…...
As Olympic athletes prepare to compete, politics will also be at play - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (733+ words) PROVIDENCE " With the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics set for Friday, attention will focus not just on individual competition and medal contention, but also on political tensions and international relations. Erin Redihan, a lecturer in the history department at…...
Ice dance champ Gabriella Papadakis says she lost Olympic commentary role for NBC over dispute with ex-partner - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (542+ words) PARIS " Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis says she lost her commentary role with NBC at the upcoming Winter Olympics because of her former skating partner's response to revelations in her new book. In an interview with sports daily L'quipe…...
Movie-style situation." 21-year-old Mansfield plumber wins prestigious parkour tournament in dramatic fashion - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (924+ words) Brandon Hooper, a 21-year-old plumber from Mansfield, stood perched on a wall in the center of an arena in Vancouver, Canada, a bead of sweat running down his brow. It was the final day of the Sport Parkour League's tournament,…...
Man with same name as Babe Ruth charged with using old baseball players" names for settlement fraud - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (191+ words) The indictment says Ruth obtained or attempted to obtain more than $550, 000 through the scheme. He sought payouts in lawsuit settlements ranging from contact lens pricing allegations to claims of racial discrimination against a staffing agency, the indictment adds. Ruth opened…...