The Olympics shouldn’t be happening during a pandemic that continues to wreak havoc across the globe, but we’re well past the point of no return on that, so on we go — just knowing that COVID-19 is going to be as prominent at the Tokyo Games as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. Read more…
Tag: Gymnastics
This Tokyo Olympics is fine [Update]
The Olympics shouldn’t be happening during a pandemic that continues to wreak havoc across the globe, but we’re well past the point of no return on that, so on we go — just knowing that COVID-19 is going to be as prominent at the Tokyo Games as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. Read more…
Simone Biles Becomes First Woman To Win All-Around US Gymnastics Title SEVEN Times — Twitter Reacts!
Make way for the queen! We already knew Simone Biles was the best of the best in the gymnastics world, but she keeps raising the bar higher and higher. On Sunday, the Olympic champion took home her seventh-straight all around title at the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. The monumental win broke her tie with Clara […]
Look at the rim, Bam — you’ve done it plenty of times before
We’ve had two opposite responses this month to the phrase, “If you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it.” Read more…
The rhinestone goat is worthy of Simone Biles
Before yesterday, I had no idea what a Yurchenko double pike was. But Simone Biles taught me, and probably some of you, last night. Read more…
Blazers-Nuggets briefly bumped to ESPN2, still a far cry from tape-delayed 1981 Finals
The start of Trail Blazers-Nuggets was bumped to ESPN2 as Jose Ramírez and Josh Taylor fought for the undisputed junior welterweight title on ESPN, which is barely fathomable in 2021. Taylor won by unanimous decision, and ESPN switched over to the action in Denver with 6:40 left in the first quarter. Read more…
The Women’s Tournament has fitness gear now, and the NCAA would like you to forget all about this
The NCAA finally got some fitness equipment to its tournament bubble in San Antonio, which doesn’t excuse the organization’s failure to provide it in the first place or explain the difference in COVID testing protocols between women’s basketball and men’s basketball, or any of the other differences in the way that… Read more…
Former USA Gymnastics Coach Dies By Suicide After Being Charged With ‘Human Trafficking’ & ‘Sexual’ Offenses
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] John Geddert, a former USA Gymnastics coach, died by suicide suicide soon after being charged with 24 criminal offenses Thursday. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed the news, writing: “My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life. This […]
UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis Goes Viral Again With FIRE Routine Set To Hip Hop Classics!
This is the kind of energy we need during a grim pandemic winter. UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis brightened our timelines this weekend with a fantastic floor routine set to a mashup of amazing Black artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Tupac Shakur, Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion, and Soulja Boy. The exuberant display quickly went viral […]