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Women's gymnastics
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

Today in Sports: Usain Bolt wins three gold medals.

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2022 10:01 AM EDT
Aug. 18 1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6...

Today in Sports-Lou Gehrig plays his 1,308th straight game.

By The Associated Press Aug. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. 1938 — Henry...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the...

Sportlight-Jackie Joyner sets heptathlon world record

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 29-Aug.4

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

Sportlight-Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game.

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 28 1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two. 1928 — The Summer Olympics...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28, Take two

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 — Gene Tunney...

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

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

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

Canadian athletes, parents call for culture change in sports

May. 20, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
Scales should be banned from children’s gyms. Parents should be permitted to watch. Rules of acceptable behavior should be posted on gym walls with a toll-free line...

FILE - A silhouette of a snowboarder in action in a heat during the FIS World Cup snowboarding big air competition at the Battersea Power Station in London, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team sought to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime coach, they received conflicting information that left them unsure of where to turn — or whether they wanted to pursue the cases at all. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
Sex abuse case in snowboarding exposes flaws in reporting

By Eddie Pells Apr. 14, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

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

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

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee waits to perform 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)
Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee banking more NCAA success

By John Zenor Apr. 05, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his speech at the concert marking the eighth anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally

Mar. 23, 2022 07:26 AM EDT

FILE - Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were not the first elite athletes to struggle with their own mental health, but their public admissions this year spotlighted a crisis not often addressed in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 22, 2021 09:56 AM EST

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Medal Count

Last Updated: Feb. 20 1:30 a.m. EST

  • Team
    G
    S
    B
    Total
  • Norway
    16 8 13 37
  • Germany
    12 10 5 27
  • China
    9 4 2 15
  • United States
    8 10 7 25
  • Sweden
    8 5 5 18
  • Netherlands
    8 5 4 17
  • Austria
    7 7 4 18
  • Switzerland
    7 2 5 14
  • ROC
    6 12 14 32
  • France
    5 7 2 14
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