Chellsie Memmel
U.S. women earn record sixth straight world gymnastics title

Nov. 01, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A pair of falls on the balance beam in qualifying cost Jordan Chiles a shot at the world all-around gymnastics title. She's...

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

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

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

Elsabeth Black, of Canada, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Perfectly Impossible: Gymnasts wrestle with the imperfect

By Will Graves Jul. 31, 2021 05:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 file photo, USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung speaks during the Winter Cup gymnastics competition in Indianapolis. USA Gymnastics is trying to shift the narrative away from the Larry Nassar scandal. President Li Li Leung wants to talk about the progress it has made over the last three years. The safeguards it is putting in place to prevent sexual abuse. The programs that focus on education and empowerment. The emphasis on changing a culture that produced plenty of medals but at a sometimes astronomical cost both physically and emotionally to the athletes that won them(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
USA Gymnastics trying to move past Nassar as Trials begin

By Will Graves Jun. 23, 2021 06:32 PM EDT

Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Seven for Simone; Biles claims another US Gymnastics title

By Will Graves Jun. 06, 2021 09:10 PM EDT

Simone Biles takes a practice run on the vault before the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Biles in control once again at US Gymnastics Championships

By Will Graves Jun. 04, 2021 10:23 PM EDT

Simone Biles performs during the vault at the U.S. Classic gymnastics meet in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Biles and who? Olympic picture cloudy at US Championships

By Will Graves Jun. 02, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

Simone Biles performs her balance beam routine during the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic

By Will Graves May. 22, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, gymnist Chellsie Memmel trains in New Berlin, Wis. The 32-year-old Memmel, a former world champion and Olympic silver medalist, will compete for the first time in nine years on Saturday at the US Classic in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
World champs Hurd, Memmel eye big picture at US Classic

By Will Graves May. 21, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, gymnist Chellsie Memmel trains in New Berlin, Wis. The 32-year-old Memmel, a former world champion and Olympic silver medalist, will compete for the first time in nine years on Saturday at the US Classic in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
World champs Hurd, Memmel eye big picture at US Classic

By Will Graves May. 21, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

Olympic champion Biles returning to competition on May 22

May. 13, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is back to competing. The reigning Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition for the first...

Chellsie Memmel works out Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in New Berlin, Wis. Memmel, the 2005 gymnastics world champion and an Olympic silver medalist, is attempting to return to competition following a nearly decade-long break. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Chellsie's Chase; Olympian Memmel's comeback turning serious

By Will Graves Feb. 23, 2021 01:13 PM EST