American star Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals
TOKYO — Simone Biles is returning to competition in Tokyo.
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EXPLAINER: How gymnastics evolved from ‘exercising naked’
TOKYO — The word gymnastics is derived from the ancient Greek “gymnazein," meaning “to exercise naked.”
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After Biles exit, MyKayla Skinner earns Olympic silver medal
TOKYO — She launched herself off the vault, stuck the landing and saluted, then MyKayla Skinner heard the roar from her teammates watching in...
Olympic champion Sunisa Lee adds bronze on uneven bars
TOKYO — Sunisa Lee will have her carry-on stuffed with medals when she heads back to the United States.
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Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, August 1
TOKYO — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, August 1, at the Tokyo Games:
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Milestone medals in pool, 100-meter dash on tap at Olympics
TOKYO — Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon earned milestone medals at the Olympic pool before the race to determine the fastest man in...
Simone Biles opts out of floor exercise final at Olympics
TOKYO — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic gold medal on floor exercise.
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GLIMPSES: Up, up and away on Olympic trampolines
TOKYO — You know those epic cutaways in movies and on TV that show long shots of Superman flying to the rescue, or taking...
‘Driving your own rollercoaster’: Olympic trampolinists fly
TOKYO — Every time Nicole Ahsinger’s toes leave the trampoline and she begins her ascent, she gets a twinge of terror at the realization...