Artistic Gymnastics

Every four years, Olympic artistic gymnastics competition captivates a global audience.
Can’t wait until the Tokyo 2020 Games begins in 2021? No worries – here’s who to watch for, an overview of the schedule and format, the Tokyo venue and a brief history of the sport at the Olympic Games.

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Top five things to know about Olympic artistic gymnastics at Tokyo 2020 

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The future of U.S. gymnastics will be on display this weekend at the 2022 Winter Cup Challenge in Frisco, Texas.
Competition begins on Friday (25 February) evening with the first of two days of senior men's competition, with the senior women taking centre stage Saturday at noon Central time.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 27:  Konnor McClain competes on the balance beam during the Senior Women's 2021 Winter Cup at the Indiana Convention Center on February 27, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Gymnastics: Winter Cup, preview, schedule and stars to watch 

The gang’s all here.
Four members of the U.S. women’s artistic gymnastics team from Tokyo 2020 have now made their NCAA collegiate competition debuts with Olympic floor champion Jade Carey and team silver medallist Jordan Chiles getting their chances to compete after COVID concerns canceled their first week’s competitions.
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Gymnastics News Weekly: Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles join Suni Lee, Grace McCallum in NCAA competition

Simone Biles is back in the gym, having recovered from the "twisties" mental block she suffered in Japan which led her to withdraw from five finals.
After returning to the United States, she has overcome the issue. "I have been to the gym and did a little bit of working

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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts during the Women's Balance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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Simone Biles back training in gym after overcoming "twisties"

Rebeca Andrade never gave up hope. Not when she tore her ACL, a third time, at the 2019 Brazilian Nationals. Not when the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were pushed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not ever.
Each setback pushed her, hardened her resolve.
"I've overcome a lot of

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil competes in the Women's Vault Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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Rebeca Andrade soars to women's vault gold

Team USA Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner will not be back competing at the NCAA collegiate level for the University of Utah after the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021.
Skinner, an alternate at Rio 2016, was selected by USA Gymnastics to take up the team's additional individual spot – secured

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 27: MyKayla Skinner competes on the vault during the Women's competition of the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials at America’s Center on June 27, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

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MyKayla Skinner to turn pro after Tokyo 2020, ends college career

MyKayla Skinner was an alternate to the USA artistic gymnastics team at Rio 2016. Being so near, but so far from Olympic competition was "devastating," she tells us. And the 24-year old has been sharing on her YouTube channel the changes to her training which have helped the Rio 2016 alternate continue in a sport that can be physically tough "I think people really need to see what we go through." Hear more about her journey and why she's aiming for a Tokyo 2020 gold medal in 2021.

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MyKayla Skinner shares her longevity secrets in quest for Olympic medal

With Simone Biles around, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team – and by extension national team high performance director Tom Forster – doesn’t have much to worry about on the competition floor.
That’s because Biles, the sport’s third-most decorated athlete in history, gives Team USA a huge advantage every time she

STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 08: Simone Biles and Team USA enter the Arena ahead of the Women's Team Final on Day 5 of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 08, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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U.S. women’s gymnastics prepares for life after Simone Biles

The last time U.S. gymnast Laurie Hernandez put on a leotard, raised her hand to the judges and performed a routine, she won balance beam silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Nearly five years later, the 20-year-old is set to return to competition Saturday (27 February) at USA

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Laurie Hernandez will compete for the first time since Rio 2016

Russia’s Aliya Mustafina, winner of uneven bars Olympic gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, has returned to Round Lake, the famous Russian gymnastics national training centre, according to an interview with the Russian Olympic Committee and translated into English by Gymnovosti.
“Helping, giving advice. You can say I do

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Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina returns to national camp in new role

Team USA gymnast MyKayla Skinner landed in the hospital this week after developing pneumonia, part of what she described as lingering problems related to COVID-19. Skinner, who served as the United States’ alternate at both the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany,

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