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I'm back. Sort of.
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Dvora Meyers
Stella Umeh Would've Gone Viral
A Q&A with the Canadian Olympian and Bruin gymnastics star.
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Farewell Sweet Lizzie
2024 has ended with a devastating loss.
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We Need to Address Racism In Gymnastics
When Gabby Douglas won the Olympic all-around gold in 2012, she was pretty much universally feted for being the first African-American woman to win the…
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Rise and Reboot
A recap of women's team qualifications and what's to come in the finals.
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Claire Billman
On Watching Gymnastics at a Bar
Most of my gymnastics viewing experiences have been solitary ones.
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Before Social Media, We Had "A Very Young Gymnast"
An interview with Torrance York about being featured in the classic gymnastics book.
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Stop Selling Sex Sells!
As some of you might’ve noticed, I’ve been getting back to regular newsletter posting and have restarted paid subscriptions.
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Behind Chellsie Memmel's Adult Gymnastics Journey
Stacey Nash on documenting the gymnast's improbable comeback to the sport.
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Meet Sid Oglesby, The First African American NCAA Gymnastics Champion
A Q&A with the 1964 NCAA long horse champion
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For Svetlana Boguinskaia, the best part of winning was the microwave
Thirty years ago, the Soviet squad, one of the greatest women’s gymnastics teams ever assembled, won the team gold medal at the 1989 world championships…
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The Rolling Stones Of Japanese Figure Skating
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Lynn Rutherford
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