WILL GRAVES
FILE - Olympic-medalist and former Moët Hennessy executive Herb Douglas attends the unveiling of artist Kadir Nelson's inspired art sculpture titled, "The Major," at the World Trade Center, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in New York. Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a young teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on both the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died Saturday, April 22, 2023. (Andrew Kelly/AP Images for Hennessy, File)
1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101

By Will Graves Apr. 24, 2023 10:41 AM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a

Konnor McClain competes on the beam during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Konnor McClain rallies to claim US gymnastics national title

By Will Graves Aug. 21, 2022 09:11 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Konnor McClain arrived in Texas last spring adrift, her confidence

Brody Malone competes on the high bar during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Malone cruises to second straight US gymnastics title

By Will Graves Aug. 20, 2022 10:04 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brody Malone cruised to his second national gymnastics title on

FILE - At left, Chellsie Memmel is shown during the final round of the U.S. gymnastics championships, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. At right, Alicia Sacramone waves to the crowd during the women's senior division at the U.S. gymnastics championships, Sunday, June 10, 2012, in St. Louis. Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel won Olympic and world championship medals together. Now the two longtime friends and USA Gymnastics teammates are tasked with leading the organization back to the top of the podium. (AP Photo/File)
Sacramone Quinn, Memmel embrace new roles at USA Gymnastics

By Will Graves Jun. 13, 2022 03:29 PM EDT
Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel walked through the fire together for much

FILE - Former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert leaves a conference room after speaking to reporters Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Los Angeles. Schwikert, a member of the 2000 Olympic team and one of hundreds of athletes sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, has been appointed to USA Gymnastics board of directors, a position created as part of the settlement between the organization and survivors of Nassar's abuse. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Olympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym board

By Will Graves Jun. 02, 2022 02:03 PM EDT
Tasha Schwikert Moser knew she had a choice. The former Olympian could

FILE - At left, Chellsie Memmel is shown during the final round of the U.S. gymnastics championships, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. At right, Alicia Sacramone waves to the crowd during the women's senior division at the U.S. gymnastics championships, Sunday, June 10, 2012, in St. Louis. USA Gymnastics is turning to two of its most-decorated athletes to help guide its women's elite program. Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel, teammates on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team that earned silver in Beijing, are part of the new leadership paradigm within the organization. (AP Photo/File)
USA Gymnastics tabs Sacramone Quinn, Memmel for top posts

By Will Graves May. 26, 2022 02:01 PM EDT
USA Gymnastics is turning to two of its most-decorated athletes to help guide its

FILE -Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Lee is one of the leading contenders for the NCAA women’s all-around championship, which will be decided on Thursday in Fort Worth Texas. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs

By Will Graves Apr. 13, 2022 07:48 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sunisa Lee arrived in Tokyo last summer relatively unknown.

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
EXPLAINER: The differences between Olympic & NCAA gymnastics

By Will Graves Apr. 13, 2022 05:50 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — For decades, college gymnastics lived in the shadow of elite

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee gathers with teammates before performing at a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
'Beacon of goodness': NCAA women's gymnastics is booming

By Will Graves Mar. 29, 2022 06:07 PM EDT
Sunisa Lee and the rest of the Auburn women's gymnastics team filed out of Stegeman

FILE - Women's halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim, of the United States, poses during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb. 13, 2018. Kim is eyeing a second gold medal on the halfpipe on her terms at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Kim stormed to victory as a teenager in Korea four years ago before taking an extended break. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Chloe's change: Olympic champ Kim eyes 2nd gold on her terms

By Will Graves Feb. 02, 2022 04:04 AM EST
Chloe Kim, prodigy, is no more. The same goes for Chloe Kim, political symbol. And

FILE - Shaun White, of the United States, is shown after his third run in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. Shaun White is likely heading to the Olympics for a fifth time. For the first time, the snowboarding star and three-time gold medalist on the halfpipe won't be the favorite. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
White eyes curtain call as Kim preps for another Olympic run

By Will Graves Jan. 13, 2022 06:34 PM EST
The nicknames are retired. The mop of red hair that once served as Shaun White's

FILE - David Wise, of the United States, competes during the qualifications for men's halfpipe skiing world championship Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Park City, Utah. Wise is back at the Olympics looking for a third gold medal in men's freestyle halfpipe. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Wise eyes a three-peat, Gu eyes history in freestyle skiing

By Will Graves Jan. 11, 2022 03:48 PM EST
David Wise is playing with house money. And he knows it. So, ask the

Shaun White, of the United States, after his third run in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)
Snowboard star Shaun White's Olympic status still uncertain

By Will Graves Jan. 09, 2022 02:53 AM EST
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. (AP) — Shaun White arrived at Mammoth Mountain hoping to

FILE - Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander speaks about Larry Nassar in Lansing, Mich., Nov. 22, 2017. The legal wrangling between USA Gymnastics and the victims of sexual abuse by Nassar, among others, is over. A federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, confirmed a $380 million settlement between USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the hundreds of victims, ending one aspect of the fallout of the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the U.S. Olympic movement. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims

By Will Graves Dec. 13, 2021 03:57 PM EST
The legal wrangling between USA Gymnastics and the hundreds of victims of sexual

Forster, leader of U.S. women's gymnastics team, resigning

By Will Graves Dec. 08, 2021 10:05 PM EST
U.S. women's gymnastics high-performance director Tom Forster is stepping down at the

United States gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Simone Biles believes the post-Olympic tour she headlined proved cathartic. It also served as a touchstone for a movement within her sport and within herself. The 24-year-old gymnastics star thinks the tour -- which will be made available to stream in December -- expanded her horizons about what's next. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Regroup, reset: Biles to rest after trailblazing tour

By Will Graves Nov. 08, 2021 07:01 AM EST
There's a video interlude during the “Gold Over America Tour” that Simone Biles

FILE - Olympic gymnast Simone Biles takes photos with her phone as she watches the Houston Texans practice at NFL football training camp in Houston, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Biles is at peace with her decision to opt out of several competitions at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. The seven-time Olympic medalist is happy to spread the importance of putting the person ahead of the athlete, one of the themes of her fall exhibition tour that will feature four other members of the 2021 Olympic gymnastics team(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour

By Will Graves Aug. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Simone Biles didn't plan for her second Olympics to become a flashpoint in the

Mariya Lasitskene, of Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after winning the women's high jump final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Russian jumper Lasitskene earns ROC's first gold at track

By Will Graves Aug. 07, 2021 10:11 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Mariya Lasitskene should have been here five years ago. Politics

Aditi Ashok, of India, hits a tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
India's Aditi Ashok eyeing Olympic breakout

By Will Graves Aug. 06, 2021 04:22 AM EDT
KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Aditi Ashok isn't one to pound balls at the driving range

Simone Biles, of the United States, and teammates Sunisa Lee wave after performing on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
No team gold, but U.S. women show depth during Tokyo stay

By Will Graves Aug. 04, 2021 08:26 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles is taking a break. Maybe a permanent one. Sunisa Lee,