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NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 4

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What It Feels Like To Have The Twisties

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Tom Ley

Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 6

Sunisa Lee Fixed The Vibes

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Simone Biles Withdrew And Team USA Rallied for Silver

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Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 2

Tenths Do Matter, Even When You’ve Got Simone Biles

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NBC’s Gymnastics Broadcast Didn’t Tell The Whole Story


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Diana Moskovitz

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All The Times The FBI Did Not Seriously Investigate Larry Nassar But Did Try To Cover Its Ass

Artistic Gymnastics – All-around World Cup

USAG Wouldn’t Pay For An Olympic Gymnast’s Expenses, So His Community Fundraised For Him

Simone Biles after landing a Yurchenko double pike dismount at the GK U.S. Classic.

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Women’s Gymnastics Is Blasting Into The Future, But Its Scoring Code Is Stuck In The Past

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GOAT To Go For Gold Without Goldie The Goat

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The Draw Of Simone Biles

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Chellsie Memmel Won By Competing

Simone Biles does the Yurchenko double pike while competing on the vault during the 2021 GK U.S. Classic gymnastics competition at the Indiana Convention Center on May 22, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Biles became the first woman in history to land the Yurchenko double pike in competition.

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Basking In The Glory Of Simone Biles, Yet Again

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Patrick Redford

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Illinois Gymnast Celebrates Excellent Vault By Taking Out His Vaccination Card

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Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dies By Suicide Hours After He Is Criminally Charged

U.S. Gymnast Sam Mikulak, formerly of the University of Michigan, at the 2019 FIG Championships.

49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships – Day Ten

Men’s College Gymnastics Must Choose Between The NCAA And Survival

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina watches as Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court on January 24, 2018 in Lansing, Michigan.

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Larry Nassar’s Prison Sentence Stands, But The Judge’s Words Still Rankle

Svetlana Khorkina falls on the vault at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was not her fault.

Sydney 2000 Olympics Now In It’s Sixth Day

The Greatest Clusterfuck In Women’s Gymnastics History, Two Decades Later