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U.S. Classic gymnastic championship set to return to Hartford in 2026
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (129+ words) The USA Gymnastics' U.S. Classic is heading back to Hartford this year. It will take place July 17-18 at PeoplesBank Arena, USAG announced Tuesday. The major gymnastics competition will see the nation's best women's gymnasts compete for a chance to attend the…...
Ben Ogden made 15-year-old self proud with podium backflip
3+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) Ben Ogden made 15-year-old self proud with podium backflip'NBC Connecticut...
Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chanon making U.S. Olympic team
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (12+ words) Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chanon making U.S. Olympic team'NBC Connecticut...
Simsbury's Maxim Naumov named to U.S. Olympic team a year after tragic loss
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) Later this month will mark one year since that Washington, D.C. plane crash killed 67 people, including former Simsbury residents and Olympic figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. That's the headline, but their son is telling the story. Maxim Naumov had…...
Olympic freestyle skier Kaila Kuhn paints with pasta sauce
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (10+ words) Olympic freestyle skier Kaila Kuhn paints with pasta sauce'NBC Connecticut...
11 Olympians on the comeback trail ahead of 2026 Milan Cortina Games
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1119+ words) Milan Cortina is shaping up to feature a number of athletes who are on the comeback trail, returning from injury, retirement, maternity leave and more. These are the 11 Olympic heroes we're most excited to see take the ice, the slopes…...
How to watch U.S. Figure Skating events on NBC ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) The world's greatest figure skaters are about to spin, jump and flip on the road to Milan. With the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics quickly approaching, the world figure skating season is about to kick into high gear. From Grand Prix events…...
Sara Hughes will team up with Ally Batenhorst on their quest for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (712+ words) Reigning beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes searched far and wide for her new partner. So far and wide that she didn't even pick a professional beach volleyball player." Hughes will team up with Ally Batenhorst, a professional indoor volleyball…...
Simone Biles calls Riley Gaines ‘sick' over criticism of transgender athletes
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (369+ words) Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is going head-to-head with one of the most vocal opponents of transgender girls and women competing in female sports, former college swimmer Riley Gaines. Biles " the most decorated Olympic gymnast is history " called the former…...
Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton charged with DUI in West Virginia
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) Former gymnast Mary Lou Retton was charged with driving under the influence in West Virginia earlier this month, according to records filed in the Magistrate Court of Marion County. According to court records, the legendary Olympic gymnast was arrested on…...