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Gymnastics: Former US Olympics coach dies after being charged with human trafficking

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 01:38 PM

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human trafficking and sexual assault, has since died by suicide, authorities said. Read more »

Yulo bags 2 bronze medals in All-Japan Gymnastics tilt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 06:18 PM

Carlos Yulo secured two bronze medals in the All-Japan Gymnastics Championships on Sunday. Read more »

Gymnasts gather for friendly Tokyo meet in Olympics rehearsal

Jack Tarrant and Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 10:14 AM

Gymnasts from four nations gathered in Tokyo on Sunday for a friendly meet aimed at helping to prove Japan can safely host the postponed 2020 Olympics even in an era of coronavirus.   Read more »

Practice round

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 04:24 PM

An American athlete practices at a venue for the Friendship and Solidarity Competition, the gymnastics event held amid the pandemic, one day before the event in Tokyo on Saturday. Read more »

'Litmus test' - Olympic host Tokyo holds international gymnastics meet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 01:33 PM

Tokyo this weekend hosts an international gymnastics competition described as a "litmus test" of its ability to hold sports events during the pandemic, less than a year before the virus-delayed Olympics. Read more »

Gymnastics meet a test of Tokyo's readiness

Elaine Lies and Jack Tarrant, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 02:42 PM

Tokyo's ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and stage next year's Olympic Games safely will undergo a major test this week. Read more »

Gymnastics: Olympian Yulo breaks 8-month hiatus to join Japan tilt in September

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Aug 16 08:18 AM

Carlos Yulo hasn't competed since the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in December when he won 2 gold and 7 medals overall. Read more »

Caloy Yulo receives financial aid for Olympic quest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 02:40 PM

Olympic-bound Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo has received additional funding while he prepares for his stint in next year's Summer Games in Tokyo. Read more »

Former USA Gymnastics coach faces charges of lewdness with a minor

Marie Fazio, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 13 07:00 AM

A former coach for USA Gymnastics was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday and faces more than a dozen counts of lewdness with a minor, the authorities said. Read more »

This chilling Netflix docu reveals the shocking history of sexual abuse in US gymnastics

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 11 05:35 AM

Athlete A is the story of Maggie Nichols who reported her sexual abuse to USA Gymnastics officials in 2015. She was left off the Olympic delegation to Rio de Janeiro. By ANDREW PAREDES Read more »

PH gymnastics chief: More time to prepare for Carlos Yulo means better shot at Olympic gold

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Jun 13 11:39 AM

The local gymnastics community’s excitement over Carlos Yulo’s gold prospects in the Tokyo Games will have to be put on hold for one more year. Read more »

Gymnastics: National team aching to train again, as search is on for practice venues

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Jun 12 06:40 PM

Cynthia Carrion, president of the GAP, gymnastics’ national governing body, acknowledged that some gymnasts’ morale has dipped since the lockdown. Read more »

Kurt Thomas, first US gymnast to win world championship gold, dies at 64

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 06:33 PM

Former Olympian Kurt Thomas, the first American to win the world championship gold in gymnastics, died on Friday from the complications of a stroke. He was 64. Read more »

USA Gymnastics calls off 2020 national championships

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 10:53 AM

USA Gymnastics will not stage its national championships and other major events in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the national sport governing body announced Tuesday. Read more »

Carlos Yulo not sweating Olympic postponement, vows to keep working

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 12:55 PM

Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo is taking the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics in stride, saying he will use the extra time to keep improving his skills and technique. Read more »

Top U.S. sports postpone 2020 Olympic trials

Gene Cherry, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 10:50 AM

Qualifying trials for three of the United States' Olympic sports, athletics, swimming and gymnastics, have been postponed for 2020. Read more »

USA Gymnastics says its athletes want Tokyo Olympics postponed

Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 09:26 AM

The majority of USA Gymnastics athletes support the idea of postponing the July 24-Aug. 9 Tokyo Olympics due to concerns about the coronavirus crisis, the federation said on Monday.   Read more »

Olympic gymnastics qualifier in Tokyo cancelled over virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 01:59 PM

A Tokyo Olympics gymnastics qualifier next month, which had hoped to feature US superstar Simone Biles among its participants, was cancelled Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic continued to cast a shadow over this year's Games. Read more »

Gymnastics: Biles takes aim at USA Gymnastics in birthday tweet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 09:38 AM

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles wants more than good wishes from USA Gymnastics. Read more »

Gymnast dela Pisa joins Eala as Junior Athletes of the Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 04:34 PM

One of the most inspiring athletes in last year's Southeast Asian Games will be recognized with a special honor in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night. Read more »