Biles withdrew from the team and individual competitions at the Tokyo Olympics. Simone Biles is considered one of the greatest female gymnasts of all-time, an athlete who competes on a different level ...
British gymnasts were subject to widespread physical and mental abuse in a system where such behaviour was condoned in the pursuit of national and international success, an independent report ...
Its roots can be traced to ancient Greece. But the rise of modern gymnastics has been fueled by nationalism—from the ...
Seventeen former British gymnasts, including three Olympians, have notified British Gymnastics of their intention to take legal action, alleging coaches subjected them to “systemic physical and ...
'This isn't tough coaching and slight mistreatment' - reaction to the Whyte Review Warning: This article contains some description of graphic injuries and abuse. Issues of physical and emotional abuse ...
HUNTERSVILLE, NC — A North Carolina gymnastics coach was accused of emotionally and physically abusing athletes, according to an investigation by The New York Times. To be clear, there were no ...
You can learn a lot about a subculture by the slang it develops. Gymnastics has a lot of slang around fear: the twisties, headcasing, mental block, bailing, balking. Gymnastics is obviously physically ...
An independent review has concluded that British Gymnastics failed to provide a safe environment for gymnasts and allowed for a culture of physical and emotional abuse. Following accusations of ...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- An independent review into gymnastics in Australia has received evidence of a toxic culture that contributed to physical, emotional and sexual abuse of young athletes.