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Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by Michigan State University
Read full article: Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by Michigan State UniversityMichigan's attorney general says records finally given up by Michigan State University don't reveal anything new about convicted sports doctor Larry Nassar.
Jordan Chiles medal inquiry: USA Gymnastics says arbitration panel won't reconsider decision
Read full article: Jordan Chiles medal inquiry: USA Gymnastics says arbitration panel won't reconsider decisionUSA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics.
Shannon Miller speaks from Paris after Simone Biles eclipses her American gymnastics Olympic medal record
Read full article: Shannon Miller speaks from Paris after Simone Biles eclipses her American gymnastics Olympic medal recordOlympic great Shannon Miller, who lives in Jacksonville, reflected during a chat with Bruce on The Morning Show about Simone Biles overtaking her as the most decorated American gymnast.
Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says
Read full article: Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source saysThe U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar.
USA Gymnastics wants to build a centralized training center for all disciplines by the 2028 Olympics
Read full article: USA Gymnastics wants to build a centralized training center for all disciplines by the 2028 OlympicsUSA Gymnastics is looking to centralize its national training programs before the 2028 Olympics.
USA Gymnastics to expand its partnership with Nike, a sign it's gaining trust in the post-Nassar era
Read full article: USA Gymnastics to expand its partnership with Nike, a sign it's gaining trust in the post-Nassar eraUSA Gymnastics and Nike have reached an agreement on a sponsorship deal that will carry through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Whatever happened to The Karolyi Ranch, former training site for female Olympic gymnasts?
Read full article: Whatever happened to The Karolyi Ranch, former training site for female Olympic gymnasts?The Karolyi Ranch, a sprawling 1,687-acre property north of Houston that was once the summer training site for female Olympic gymnasts, has a new owner with potentially different interests than gold medals.
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed by another inmate at federal prison
Read full article: Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed by another inmate at federal prisonDisgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.
USOPC leader: 'Thrilled' Biles felt safe to make decision
Read full article: USOPC leader: 'Thrilled' Biles felt safe to make decisionIn a way, the massive upheaval that has upended the U.S. Olympic world over the past five years reached its crescendo in the moment Simone Biles shockingly called it a night during the gymnastics team finals.
Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse case
Read full article: Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse caseThe FBI made significant errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn’t treat the case with the “utmost seriousness."
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies
Read full article: Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, diesDurham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. Her victory in the all-around at the 1983 national championships as a teenager was the first by a Black woman in the organization's history. “People said, you’re the first Black — I’m using Black because African American wasn’t a term in my era — national champion. Her husband said he hopes USA Gymnastics will honor her by inducting her into the organization's Hall of Fame.
Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
Read full article: Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the YearBiles is the 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life. The greatest gymnast of all time and 2019 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year only makes it seem that way. She is the first gymnast to be named AP Female Athlete of the Year twice and the first to do it in a non-Olympic year. Biles edged U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe in a vote by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers.
Simone Biles Has Won More World Championship Medals Than Any Other Gymnast, Male or Female
Read full article: Simone Biles Has Won More World Championship Medals Than Any Other Gymnast, Male or FemaleSimone Biles is out of this world. The powerhouse gymnast just became the most-decorated gymnast in the history of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship. She has won more medals at the competition than any other gymnast male or female. She already became the most-decorated female gymnast when she won her 21st World medal. USA Gymnastics said it would name the two moves after her, giving her four signature moves, according to CBS News.
Biles to USA Gymnastics: 'You had one job and you couldn't protect us'
Read full article: Biles to USA Gymnastics: 'You had one job and you couldn't protect us'- Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles spoke to reporters Wednesday about her struggle to continue practicing her sport for an organization that did not protect her -- and many others -- from Larry Nassar's abuse. You literally had one job and you couldn't protect us," she said of USA Gymnastics. Biles spoke to reporters after a training session in Kansas City, Missouri, ahead of the United States Gymnastics Championships. In January, Biles announced on Twitter that she was one of the many athletes sexually abused by the disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor. "We at USA Gymnastics have made a lot of progress in strengthening our athlete safety measures and putting our athletes first, but we know we have more to do," Li Li Leung, the president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics, told CNN.