Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, “I’m That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams.”
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How older athletes powered up and transformed women’s gymnastics
In 1997, the minimum age for women gymnasts was raised to 16. Some thought it would usher in a less competitive era. Instead, athletes of incredible skill and longevity emerged.
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What to know about Stephen Nedoroscik, America’s pommel horse hero
The 25-year-old Massachusetts native came to Paris to do one thing only: the pommel horse. On Monday, he helped USA men’s gymnastics win its first medal in 16 years — and he’s not finished yet.
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Tracing USA Gymnastics’ journey from rock bottom back to Olympic dominance
Six years ago, USA Gymnastics was on the brink of collapse amid a sex abuse scandal that had cost it sponsorships and piled up lawsuits. Now, the organization hopes it has turned the page.
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Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case
The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.
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Olympian Simone Biles Has Her Priorities Straight
The champion gymnast showed a lot of guts in withdrawing from her events in Tokyo.
