Want to follow the women’s gymnastics competition in Paris, but don’t understand the skills or how they’re scored? Here’s a guide. By Maggie Astor Maggie Astor, normally a political reporter, is a ...

#gymnastics #sports #olympics China’s Yang Wei was the first male gymnast to perform the Yurchenko Double Pike vault in competition: it consists of a round-off onto the springboard, followed by a back ...

Simone Biles won her third Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games when she won the gymnastics vault final in style on Saturday. Biles, 27, nailed her eponymous ‘Biles II’ vault which helped her to an ...

It didn’t take long for sophomore Olivia Karas to reach the vault. Sprinting full speed down the runway, she made contact with the springboard, flipping and soaring through the air. Somehow, through ...

Biles to debut the hardest vault in women's gymnastics The Yurchenko double pike is a piece of unfinished business for Biles. She completed it domestically for the first time in the lead-up to the ...

A complete overview of Olympic gymnastics with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and basic team information. Understand how gymnastics works at the Olympics and get ...