Women's artistic gymnastics

German gymnastics coach removed after bullying investigation

May. 04, 2021 10:43 AM EDT
CHEMNITZ, Germany (AP) — A German gymnastics coach has been removed from her post at an Olympic training center after an investigation found she mistreated...

Laurie Hernandez performs in the floor exercise during the Winter Cup gymnastics competition, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Olympic gymnast Hernandez enjoys solid return at Winter Cup

By Will Graves Feb. 27, 2021 05:03 PM EST

Gymnastics coach John Geddert watches his students during a practice in December 2011. Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, killed himself Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, hours after being charged with turning his Michigan gym into a hub of human trafficking by coercing girls to train and then abusing them. Geddert faced 24 charges that could have carried years in prison had he been convicted. (Greg DeRuiter/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Human trafficking charges novel approach in gymnastics case

By Don Babwin Feb. 26, 2021 07:37 PM EST

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

UCLA Bruins gymnast Nia Dennis competes in the floor exercise against BYU during a gymnastics meet in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Viral and vital, college gymnasts finding their voice

By Will Graves Feb. 12, 2021 06:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, a man wearing a protective face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section, in Tokyo. The United States, Russia and China were each given an extra entry to the Olympic women's gymnastics competition in Tokyo on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic forced a shake-up in qualifying. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Pandemic shakes up Olympic gymnastics qualification

Feb. 10, 2021 09:14 AM EST

FILE - In this June 5, 1983, file photo, Dianne Durham, right, of Gary, Ind., gives autographs after winning the women's title at the McDonald's U.S.A. Gymnastic Championships at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)

Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies

By Will Graves Feb. 04, 2021 06:18 PM EST

Agnes Keleti, former Olympic gold medal winning gymnast, poses in Budapest, Hungary Monday Jan. 4, 2021. The oldest living Olympic champion turns 100 and says the fondest memory of her remarkable life is simply that she has lived through it all. Agnes Keleti is a Holocaust survivor and winner of five Olympic gold medals in gymnastics and 10 overall. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)

'I love life': Oldest living Olympic champion turns 100

By Justin Spike Jan. 09, 2021 05:09 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 10:17 AM EDT
Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 16, 2020 06:18 PM 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. ...

AP Sportlight

Aug. 16, 2020 06:14 PM 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. ...

FILE - This Sunday, July 28, 1996, file photo shows Centennial Park at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the day after an explosion centered at the bottom of the temporary tower, in the foreground. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)

A flame, a look, one of the Olympics' most powerful moments

By Paul Newberry Aug. 13, 2020 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 23, 1996, file photo, members of the United States women's gymnastics team wave to the crowd after being awarded their gold medals in the team competition at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. From left are Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug, and Shannon MIller. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)

Summer of Women: Females stole the show at 1996 Olympics

By Paul Newberry Aug. 13, 2020 03:48 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 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...