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Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US Championships
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It’s not the skills, otherworldly though they may be, that Simone Biles has displayed so regularly for so long that stand out so much anymore, at least not to the ones who know her best. The question with the gymnastics superstar — the...
A year after a 'catastrophic' leg injury, gymnast Brody Malone is back and maybe better than ever
FORT WORTH, Texas -- FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brody Malone stuck his high bar dismount, his legs practically magnetized to the mat. He saluted the judges, turned toward the crowd and then did something very unBrody Malone-like. He roared. He couldn't help it. The sound that echoed through...
Skye Blakely ‘shut down’ after the 2021 Olympic trials. A mental coach helped bring her back
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Skye Blakely didn’t want to hear it. Just like most teenagers whenever their parents offer to help. Stephanie and Steven Blakely approached their youngest daughter twice in the aftermath of the 2021 Olympic trials — a meet that ended with the 16-year-old’s left elbow requiring surgery, ending any shot she had at making the five-woman U.S. team — and both times Skye respectfully blew them off.
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