Artistic gymnastics

2020 Olympic champ Sunisa Lee to make a run at Paris 2024

Nov. 15, 2022 02:31 PM EST

Jordan Chiles of the U.S. competes in the vault finals during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Jade Carey adds to medal haul at worlds with vault gold

Nov. 05, 2022 03:52 PM EDT

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes on the parallel bars at the Men's All-Around Final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Hashimoto adds world championship to go with Olympic gold

Nov. 04, 2022 05:48 PM EDT

Gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, centre, Silver medalist Shilese Jones of the U.S., left, and Bronze medalist Great Britain's Jessica Gadirova celebrate during a medal ceremony for the Women's All-Around Final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Brazil's Andrade makes history, wins world gymnastics title

Nov. 03, 2022 05:27 PM EDT

China tops Japan at sloppy men's gymnastics championships

Nov. 02, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — China won its 12th world men's gymnastics championship on Wednesday, putting together six solid if not always spectacular rotations to...

U.S. women earn record sixth straight world gymnastics title

Nov. 01, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A pair of falls on the balance beam in qualifying cost Jordan Chiles a shot at the world all-around gymnastics title. She's...

Shilese Jones reacts after competing in the uneven bars during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Konnor McClain rallies to claim US gymnastics national title

By Will Graves Aug. 21, 2022 09:11 PM EDT

Donnell Whittenburg competes on the rings during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Malone cruises to second straight US gymnastics title

By Will Graves Aug. 20, 2022 10:04 PM EDT

Shilese Jones sprints to lead at US gymnastics championships

Aug. 19, 2022 08:53 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilese Jones grabbed the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships on Friday, riding a dynamic bars routine to post an all-around total of 57.200...

Stephan Nedoroscik, of Penn State, performs on the pommel horse during the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Malone out to early lead at US Gymnastics Championships

Aug. 18, 2022 09:45 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

Today in Sports: Usain Bolt wins three gold medals.

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2022 10:01 AM EDT
Aug. 18 1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6...

Today in Sports-Lou Gehrig plays his 1,308th straight game.

By The Associated Press Aug. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. 1938 — Henry...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the...

Sportlight-Jackie Joyner sets heptathlon world record

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 29-Aug.4

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

FILE - USA gymnast Tasha Schwikert sticks her landing on the uneven bars during the women's gymnastic team finals at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in Sydney. Schwikert, a member of the 2000 Olympic team and one of hundreds of athletes sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, has been appointed to USA Gymnastics board of directors, a position created as part of the settlement between the organization and survivors of Nassar's abuse. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Olympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym board

By Will Graves Jun. 02, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - Oregon State's Jade Carey competes on the floor during an NCAA gymnastics meet against UCLA and UC Davis on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Corvallis, Ore. Carey is among the leading contenders for the NCAA women’s all-around title, which will be decided on Thursday, April 14, in Fort Worth, Texas.(AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)

Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs

By Will Graves Apr. 13, 2022 07:48 PM EDT

FILE - Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. The 19-year-old Auburn freshman has helped lead Auburn to the NCAA gymnastics championships April 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee has also parlayed her all-around gold into a run on Dancing with the Stars since the new name, image and likeness rules made college an easy decision. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

EXPLAINER: The differences between Olympic & NCAA gymnastics

By Will Graves Apr. 13, 2022 05:50 PM EDT