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Fairmont's Mountain Magic gymnasts turn heads at national meet
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (186+ words) Times West Virginian Morgantown High senior Allie Howell stands with her gymnastics coach, Gary Rafaloski. Howell recently competed in the national championships where she posted an all-around score of 36. 925, which allowed her to place 31st in the nation in her division....
A resurgent Georgia and a resilient Arkansas are back at the NCAA gymnastics championships
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (269+ words) Cecile Landi has revitalized Georgia's gymnastics program since leaving elite coaching two years ago. Landi, who coached two-time Olympic champion Simone Biles, and the Bulldogs are making their first appearance at the NCAA championships since 2019 after a strong performance at…...
Fairmont's Mountain Magic has two gymnasts qualify for national competition
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (190+ words) Times West Virginian FAIRMONT " The Mountain Magic gymnastics club in Fairmont sent their Level 10 team to the Regional Championship meet this past weekend, and at the event, two local gymnasts used their stellar performances to advance to the National Championship…...
Mountain Magic gymnasts have solid showing at state meet in Beckley
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) Times West Virginian Mountain Magic gymnast Kate Fletcher during states held March 21 in Beckley, W. Va. Farimont's Myla Lowdermilk during the state meet March 21 in Beckley, W. Va. FAIRMONT " The Mountain Magic gymnastics club of Fairmont brought home two team state championships…...
Mountain Magic gymnasts have solid showing at state meet in Beaver, W. Va.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) Times West Virginian Mountain Magic Hyniee Ttoth during states held March 21 in Beaver, W. Va. Farimont's Myla Lowdermilk during the state meet March 21 in Beaver, W. Va. FAIRMONT " The Mountain Magic gymnastics club of Fairmont brought home two team state championships this…...
Aerial Port sends cadre of gymnasts to West Virginia State Gymnastics Championship this weekend
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (226+ words) FAIRMONT " Mountain Magic gymnastics are looking to bring some hardware back to the Friendly City this weekend as they compete in the West Virginia State Gymnastics Championships. Gymnasts from Mountain Magic in Fairmont head to Beckley on Friday to compete…...
Olympic gymnastics medal dispute between US and Romania in Paris goes back to Swiss court
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court. Switzerland's federal court says its judges sent the "highly exceptional circumstances" of the bronze medal…...
Chloe Kim says she's 'good to go' for Olympics despite labrum tear in shoulder
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (240+ words) Times West Virginian United States' Chloe Kim trains before the women's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of USA in action during the Snowboard Halfpipe competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and…...
Jim Hartung, who helped lead U. S. men's gymnastics team to 1984 Olympic gold, dies at 65
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (289+ words) Jim Hartung, a two-time U. S. Olympian who helped lead the Americans to their first and only gold medal in the men's sport in 1984, has died. He was 65. The University of Nebraska announced Hartung died Saturday night. No cause of death was…...
Norwegian biathlon competitor Sivert Guttorm Bakken dies at 27 during Olympic training camp in Italy
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly. He was 27. The International Biathlon Union says it 'is deeply saddened to learn that Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken has passed away at the age of 27 during a training camp…...