If the incredible performances from Team USA in the past few days haven’t induced enough tears, here’s yet another tearjerker for you, courtesy of Nike. Related Stories: Pint-Sized Powerhouse Simone Biles Is Pegged to Bring Home the Gold In a powerfully narrated video documenting Simone’s childhood until now, Simone’s mother, Nellie, describes what it was…
At 41 years old, Oksana Chusovitina is the oldest female gymnast in Rio – and she’s teaching athletes less than half her age a thing or two.
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Image Source: Getty / Alex Livesey / Staff Mary Lou Retton is pretty familiar with what a perfect 10 looks and feels like – after all, she did it twice in a row on the vault at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win gold in gymnastics. Since then, the…
Nadia Comaneci was just 14 years old when she stepped onto the floor at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal. The tiny dynamo, her brown hair tied back in ribbons, wowed the audience as she sailed through a complex uneven-bars routine – one that would earn her the very first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics…
Many of us tuned into the Olympics this past weekend and thought, “Wow, Gabby Douglas grew up!” The star gymnast first entered the spotlight at the age of 16, and honestly, that’s the image we have of Gabby in our heads: a sweet, adorable teenager. She returned to the global stage at this year’s Olympic…
Twenty-two-year-old Aly Raisman is a gymnastics icon. Adored by millions of aspiring young gymnasts and fans the world over, the gold medalist has an Instagram following that’d rival a pop star’s. Aly also has her own line of socks and leotards, has been featured on many a magazine spread, and is the star of a…
At just 20 years old, Gabby Douglas has cemented herself as an Olympic icon – and with only two decades of life under her belt, she’s now at the second Olympic Games of her career. Related Stories: A Look at the Incredibly Intense Training Schedule of Gymnast Gabby Douglas Gabby started gymnastics when she was…
To say we are excited about watching Team USA compete in gymnastics at the Rio Olympics would be the understatement of the century. From Laurie Hernandez’s stellar beam routine to the glory that is Simone Biles, we’re eagerly awaiting the competitions to begin. Of course, we also can’t wait to watch Aly Raisman and Gabby…
Can you imagine going to the Olympics . . . at just 16 years old? For Laurie Hernandez, this daydream is now a reality. Self-described as “sassy” in multiple interviews (including with the Associated Press), the petite Puerto Rican powerhouse gymnast is bringing the heat to Rio this weekend and pegged to win big in…
Heading into this Olympic weekend, we’re taking a closer look at Team USA and the superstars leading our country to gold. First on our list? Small but mighty Simone Biles, who has been stunning us with ridiculously insane floor routines, aerial maneuvers, and being upside down midair more often than she’s on the ground. Related…
