Gymnastics

Beth Tweddle announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics on this day in 2013.Tweddle revealed her decision a year to the day after winning Olympic bronze in the uneven bars and nine years after making her Games debut as a 19-year-old at Athens 2004.She is regarded as one of Britain’s most successful gymnasts, with three world gold medals and six European titles to her name.Speculation over Tweddle’s retirement came when she dismissed the possibility of competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and she finally announced her decision one year before the 2014 Commonwealth Games which took place in Glasgow.The then...

At the women’s team gymnastics competition of this year’s Pan American Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro in mid-July, the home squad showed out, beating the once-unbeatable United States by almost 2 points. It was the first time Brazil accomplished this feat since 1997, and it shocked the gymnastics world.

Fresh from her second gold medal in as many days, Georgia Godwin hopes her achievements at the Commonwealth Games can show the public gymnastics is a safe sport for young people. Godwin won the individual vault on Tuesday morning (AEST) along with a second silver on the uneven bars, in...

Jake Jarman reigned supreme in the men’s gymnastics competition in the Commonwealth Games as he finished with four gold medals, but Cyrille Tchatchet’s weightlifting fairytale reached a painful end. Here, the PA news agency reflects on Tuesday’s early action and looks forward to the highlights on day six:...

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As U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team members from Tokyo deliberate returns to elite competition, this Saturday is an opportunity for the next generation to springboard toward August's national championships and this fall's world championships. GO TO LIVE NOW. GO TO LIVE NOW. Leanne Wong, an Olympic alternate who won last...

Just over a year ago, Grace McCallum became an Olympic silver medalist, and in a few short days, it will have been a year since MyKayla Skinner became a silver medalist herself. University of Utah gymnasts of the past and present, McCallum and Skinner will be reunited Saturday at the...

Over the past few weeks, a new meme format showing literary characters has been making the rounds on social media. On Thursday afternoon, United States star gymnast Simone Biles got in on the action - in a unique way. Instead of praising herself for something good, she focused on her struggles at the last Olympics.

Watch Jersey's Daniel Lee star in the first gymnastics rotation with a leading score of 78.05 thanks to top scores on the floor, rings and parallel bars at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. FOLLOW LIVE: Live text commentary and streams. Live coverage across the BBC. Available to UK users only.

The governing body of competitive gymnastics has announced it will move its annual congress out of Norway to allow officials from Russia and Belarus to attend. It comes after the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation withdrew as hosts for the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) 84th Congress to avoid welcoming representatives from either country.

Olivia Dunne, one of the most-popular collegiate athletes in the country, has been enjoying her summer from the looks of thing on social media. The LSU Tigers gymnast has taken full advantage of the new Name, Image and Likeness rules over the past year. She's landed significant endorsement deals, including a commercial with the clothing brand, Vuori.

The International Gymnastics Federation's annual congress will be moved out of Norway so that officials from Russia and its ally Belarus can attend

Shawn Johnson East is enjoying a true full-circle moment. On Monday, the retired Olympic gymnast shared a YouTube video detailing a very sentimental trip she took with her family. Johnson East traveled to Des Moines, Iowa with husband Andrew East and their two kids, Jett James, 11 months, and Drew Hazel, 2, where she took her kids to meet her lifelong gymnastics coach, Liang Chow, at his gym.