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chicagotribune.com > 02/23/2026 > reese-lackey-geneva-state-gymnastics

Reese Lackey floors the competition to win second state title by a Geneva gymnast. ‘Something good to end on.’

11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (644+ words) For Geneva senior Reese Lackey, the last routine of her gymnastics career was also her best. Lackey, who first began tumbling when she was 2, went out a winner Saturday afternoon. "It's incredible," Lackey said. "It's something I've definitely been working…...

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chicagotribune.com > 02/23/2026 > high-school-gymnastics-state-meet-vernon-hills-mya-brusso

Vernon Hills’ Mya Brusso confidently hits all 8 routines to win 2 state medals: ‘Mya is so calm about it’

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (959+ words) Vernon Hills junior Mya Brusso was in a sea of tranquility as many other gymnasts swam in a proverbial ocean of nerves during the state meet in Palatine. That was nothing new for Brusso. "I think every gymnast is different,…...

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chicagotribune.com > 02/17/2026 > orland-district-230-ihsa-coop-sports

District 230 gymnasts and board disagree with IHSA rule on co-op sports

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1156+ words) Addison Hartman, a sophomore on a cooperative gymnastics team made up of athletes from three Orland Park area high schools, said the team enabled her to continue the sport when the commute for club practices got to far, at least…...

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chicagotribune.com > 02/03/2026 > coventry-advierte-sobre-cambios-incmodos-en-los-programas-olmpicos

Coventry advierte sobre cambios “incómodos” en los programas olímpicos

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (594+ words) En un discurso antes de sus primeros Juegos Ol'mpicos como la primera l'der femenina en sus 130 a'os de historia, Coventry detall" un tema definitorio de su presidencia. Coventry puso en marcha en junio pasado una revisi"n de m's de…...

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chicagotribune.com > 02/03/2026 > olympics-minions-music-figure-skating

Spanish figure skater can’t use ‘Minions’ music at Olympics due to ‘copyright clearance issues’

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (798+ words) Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympics. Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc…...

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chicagotribune.com > 02/01/2026 > portage-high-school-gym-named-for-former-coach-renee-turpa

Portage High School gym named for former coach Renee Turpa

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (549+ words) The Portage High School East boys gym has been renamed to honor former girls basketball coach Renee Turpa. "Coach (Renee) Turpa was a pioneer back in the early days of women's sports in the Title IX era," Portage Township School…...

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chicagotribune.com > 01/29/2026 > dispute-over-the-olympic-medal-stripped-from-us-gymnast-jordan-chiles-goes-back-to-swiss-court

US gymnast Jordan Chiles may regain her 2024 Olympic medal after appeal granted to rehear case

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (488+ words) GENEVA " American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024 Paris Olympics that was stripped from her following an appeal by Romania after all. Switzerland's supreme court on Thursday said its judges sent the "highly…...

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chicagotribune.com > 01/24/2026 > chloe-kim-olympics-third-gold

Chloe Kim rediscovers love for Olympics. But will an injury derail quest for a 3rd straight gold medal?

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (1207+ words) COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. " Chloe Kim's third run to the Olympics started with the usual questions: How will she handle the pressure? Can she enjoy the journey? How does being famous elevate or diminish the experience? And, of course, will she…...

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chicagotribune.com > 01/23/2026 > norway-ski-jumping-scandal-new-rules-olympics

How Norway’s ski jumping scandal led to new rules in place for the Olympics

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (875+ words) The difference between winning an Olympic medal in ski jumping or being disqualified could come down to a bit of fabric. A larger suit can extend a ski jumper's flight by several meters but it could violate rules that have…...

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chicagotribune.com > 01/13/2026 > jim-hartung-dies-us-gymnastics-olympics

Jim Hartung, who helped lead US men’s gymnastics team to 1984 Olympic gold, dies at 65

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (296+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. " Jim Hartung, a two-time Olympian who helped lead the 1984 U.S. team to its first and only gold medal in men's gymnastics, has died. He was 65. The University of Nebraska announced Hartung died Saturday night. He had been a Cornhuskers…...