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Flávia Saraiva Remains A Star
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Rachelle Hampton
September 29, 2024
Olympics
A Documentary About Simone Biles Might Save Jordan Chiles’s Bronze Medal
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Diana Moskovitz
September 20, 2024
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Olympics
The Jordan Chiles Bronze Medal Fiasco Is Even Dumber Than You Imagined
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Diana Moskovitz
August 16, 2024
Olympics
Gymnastics And IOC Leadership Found A Way To Screw Over Everyone
123
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Diana Moskovitz
August 13, 2024
Olympics
Simone Biles’s Greatness Is About More Than Medals
100
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Diana Moskovitz
August 6, 2024
Olympics
Simone Biles Gets Another Olympic Gold With Her Historic Vault
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Diana Moskovitz
August 4, 2024
Olympics
Stephen Nedoroscik Pommeled That Horse
49
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Diana Moskovitz
August 4, 2024
Olympics
In Paris, Simone Biles Made Everyone Stand Up And Take Notice
108
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Diana Moskovitz
August 2, 2024
Olympics
Team USA Had To Find Its Steel In Order To Reclaim Its Gold
83
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Diana Moskovitz
July 30, 2024
Olympics
Stephen Nedoroscik Is The Bespectacled King Of The Pommel Horse
93
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Patrick Redford
July 29, 2024
Gymnastics
Simone Biles Somehow Looks Even Better
40
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Diana Moskovitz
May 20, 2024
Gymnastics
Mary Lou Retton’s Third Act Is Her Most All-American
323
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Diana Moskovitz
January 12, 2024
Gymnastics
The Reign Of Simone Biles Continues
37
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Diana Moskovitz
October 9, 2023
Olympics
Ex-Union Chief Donald Fehr Says Olympic And Paralympic Athletes Need Their Own Type Of Union
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Diana Moskovitz
September 7, 2023
Gymnastics
Al Fong, Valeri Liukin, And The Stubborn Culture Of The Tyrant Coach
39
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Diana Moskovitz
August 28, 2023
Gymnastics
The Simone Biles Comeback Continues At Full Speed
48
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Diana Moskovitz
August 28, 2023
Gymnastics
Simone Biles Is Using A Spotter For Her Vault, And That’s A Good Thing
43
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Diana Moskovitz
August 11, 2023
Gymnastics
Simone Biles Is Having Fun Again
22
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Diana Moskovitz
August 8, 2023
Gymnastics
A Brief Investigation Into Whether Brady Quinn Broke The Simone Biles News
61
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Diana Moskovitz
June 29, 2023
College Gymnastics
Trinity Thomas Did It
35
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Diana Moskovitz
April 18, 2023
Gymnastics
Trinity Thomas Is Inching Closer To History
44
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Diana Moskovitz
February 3, 2023
Gymnastics
How Gymnastics Breaks A Gymnast
104
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Diana Moskovitz
May 5, 2022
Gymnastics
What The Hell Is USAG Even Doing?
82
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Diana Moskovitz
March 16, 2022
Olympics
The Banality Of Abuse In Women’s Sports
112
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Diana Moskovitz
February 23, 2022
Gymnastics
Every Promise Made By USA Gymnastics In The Larry Nassar Settlement
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Diana Moskovitz
December 15, 2021
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