July 11, 2024, 6:00 AM EDTBy Kaetlyn LiddyThe Paris Olympics is expected to belong to Simone Biles.But if there’s one person who could spoil the party for the American gymnast, it’s Brazilian phenom Rebeca Andrade.Andrade, 25, became a household name in Brazil after she won two medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games.At the coming Paris Olympics, Andrade and Biles are expected to face off for gold in the all-around, vault and floor finals. While they have competed against each other before, Paris is set to be the first Olympic showdown with both of them at peak form.Andrade has been teasing…
WGYM7/11/2024 1:26 PM | By: Cal Athletics Bears Add Experienced Elite Coach BERKELEY – California women’s gymnastics co-head coaches Elisabeth Crandall-Howell and Justin Howell announced the addition of assistant coach Seth Helland to the Golden Bears’ staff on Thursday. “We are incredibly excited for Seth to join the Cal Gymnastics family,” Crandall-Howell said. “His experience coaching at the highest levels of the sport will be a great asset in helping the team continue climbing toward a national championship. Seth’s positivity, passion for the sport, and the enthusiasm that he brings to each day will be a wonderful addition to…
The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series here. CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine (AP) — When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics is the ultimate goal. Then a Russian missile crushed her summer house in the southern Odesa region, burying her beneath the debris and severing her left leg.Oleksandra’s coach, Inga Kovalchuk, prides herself on her ability to spot the future.…
Gymnast Olivia Dunne is returning to compete for a fifth year at LSU.Dunne, 21, announced her decision on social media on Monday with the caption “not Dunne yet” and a video in which she read a letter to LSU fans that narrated clips from her previous four years of competition.”These past four years have changed my life.”There’s something about putting on a purple and gold leotard. There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans. There’s something about being pushed by your coaches to do your very best. And there’s something about being part of a team that…
Ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024, young athletes at Leap Gymnastics, an initiative by the JSW Group dedicated to advancing the development of sports in India, were delighted by the visit of Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Friday. Karmakar, a prominent figure in Indian gymnastics, who achieved a remarkable 4th place finish in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, visited the facility and inspired youngsters to follow in her footsteps. Dipa Karmakar with future gymnasts(JSW) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Tanvi Jindal, Founder, Leap Gymnastics, said, “Dipa Karmakar’s journey and achievements highlight India’s potential in gymnastics. Her success…
This Garden State gal is going for the gold. Hezly Rivera, a teen from Oradell, New Jersey, unexpectedly secured a spot on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team last month after finishing fifth all-around at the Olympic Trials in Minnesota. Rivera just turned 16, making her the youngest member of a team full of Olympic veterans in their 20s — including four-time gold medalist Simone Biles, 27, and 2021 All Around gold medalist Sunisa Lee, 21. Hezly was hardly a favorite but she seized the moment when fellow young hopefuls Skye Blakely, 19, and Kayla DiCello, 20, suffered injuries. Her impressive performance…
(Reuters) – Gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky headline a 592- member U.S. Olympic team that will again be targeting the top of the medals table at the Paris Games starting this month.Ledecky, winner of 10 Olympic medals and Biles, rated the top woman gymnast of all-time, are only two of 66 Olympic champions and 250 returning Olympians in a powerhouse U.S. squad named on Wednesday.At the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. won 39 gold, one more than China, and returned home with a Games best 113 medals in total.”These remarkable 592 athletes of Team USA have demonstrated unparalleled dedication…
With just over two weeks to go before the Olympics, one question pops up about the absence of the Gymnastics squad from the list of Indian contingent going to the Paris Olympics.Why are there no Indian gymnasts in Paris?For the first time in 12 years, there will not be an Indian representative in gymnastics, with both the Tokyo and Rio Olympics seeing an Indian participating in the event.Into the history books Dipa Karmakar scripted history back in 2016 when the then 24-year-old became the first ever Indian female gymnast to compete at the Olympics and the first Indi to qualify for…
CORVALLIS — Jade Carey will be seeking something rather unexpected when she travels to Paris later this month for the 2024 Summer Olympics.Redemption.While everyone remembers that the most decorated gymnast in Oregon State history won a gold medal at the last Summer Games, Carey recalls that she also flopped in the vault.While most remember that she participated on a United States team that earned a silver medal, she recalls that she did so as an individual competitor rather than as a part of the team competition.And while many remember the cornucopia of medals she has earned from various elite and…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a gold medal.The second one: getting a picture with Simone Biles.Among Biles’ biggest fans — literally — going into the Paris Games is a group of fellow Olympians, some of them more than 2 feet taller than she is, most of whom have never been to any sort of gymnastics meet in their lives. But make no mistake: The U.S. men’s basketball team loves her.“She’s the best,” three-time Olympic medalist LeBron James said. “It’s that simple. She’s the best.”It…