EXPLAINER: How the Russians caught the U.S. in gymnastics
TOKYO — Tom Forster's words were jarring. Not because they were controversial or insincere, but because they simply hadn't been uttered by someone in...
Gymnastics team, tired of ‘sexualization,’ wears unitards
TOKYO — The team’s outfits looked similar to the others in the room as the arena lights gleamed off crystals crisscrossing their chests and...
Russians top Biles, Americans in gymnastics qualifying
TOKYO — The routines Simone Biles puts together are so difficult that she can afford a misstep or two and still dominate.
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Biles and Ledecky headline Day 2 of Olympic competition
TOKYO — Two of America's star Olympians headline Sunday's events at the Tokyo Games as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky both begin their quests...
Long live the King; Uchimura’s Olympic career ends in grace
TOKYO — Kohei Uchimura spent a decade redefining the standard of excellence in men's gymnastics. The two-time Olympic champion's combination of grace and precision...
China edges Russia to take early lead in men’s gymnastics
TOKYO — China sprinted to the lead in men's gymnastics qualifying, putting on a clinic inside the nearly empty Ariake Gymnastics Centre as it...
‘This can be me’: Black participation rising in gymnastics
TOKYO — There's a phenomenon that happens every time Simone Biles appears on a screen inside Power Moves Gymnastics & Fitness.
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Column: Glittering, empty pool epitomizes Olympic misfortune
TOKYO — The aquatics arena near Tokyo Bay is an impressive structure indeed, the shimmering blue water of its two pools surrounded on three...
Sounds of the Games: NBC doesn’t plan on adding crowd noise
One of Molly Solomon's favorite memories from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics was watching Lindsey Vonn in the start house. Cameras would focus on the...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 26
1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in...