6 of Gabby Douglas's Most Superhuman Gymnastics Moves
They don’t call her “the Flying Squirrel” for nothing!
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They don’t call her “the Flying Squirrel” for nothing!
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At only 27 years old, Christen Press has quite the athletic career under her belt. Playing for the US Women’s National Team as well as the Chicago Red Stars, she’s already attended the 2012 Olympics and scored major points playing in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She’s on a year-round schedule with very little…
Last week the top five women from Team USA women’s gymnastics made the cut for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and they’ve been touted as “the most decorated and competitive women’s gymnastics teams ever.” What does that mean? Expect to see some on-fire performances in a couple weeks. Let’s get to know this go(ld)-getting…
20 years ago, 5’2″ dynamo Dominique Dawes became the first black gymnast to compete for individual gold at the Olympic Games.
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Jillion Potter broke her neck. Then she was diagnosed with cancer. But somehow, the rugby player bounced back – and landed a spot on the US Olympic team.
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At the 2012 London Games, watching Aly Raisman’s floor routine was a thing of beauty – and the judges agreed: Aly left London with a gold medal for floor. The opening tumbling pass, once deemed “impossible,” strung together four explosive moves that took all of seven seconds to complete. Now back to compete in this…
The crowd went wild in the San Jose, CA, arena as the women’s gymnastics team was announced last night under falling confetti made up of our national colors. And for good reason – two Olympic veterans will headed to Rio as the team defends its gold medal won in London back in 2012. Plus, according…
throwing out the first pitch for the Houston Astro’s ⚾️✨ @astrosbaseball Thank you so much for having my family and I! A photo posted by Simone Biles (@simonebiles) on Jul 4, 2016 at 1:42pm PDT If you thought Simone Biles’s gymnastic skills couldn’t get any better, think again! The 19-year-old athlete threw the first pitch…
After Army vet Melissa Stockwell recovered from losing her leg in Iraq, she turned her sights to a new challenge: the Rio Games.
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Gymnast Simone Biles wowed the crowd with her floor routine at the P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships in St. Louis, MO, on Friday. A clip of Simone’s incredible routine quickly went viral on Facebook, adding to her long list of impressive performances. A few months ago, the 19-year-old athlete sat down with Ellen DeGeneres and opened…