But during its evolution from ancient Greek tradition to modern Olympic sport, gymnastics has always been closely paired with ideas of national pride and identity. Ancient Greek athletes typically ...

Gymnastics super-coach Bela Karolyi ... good 15.7 (that alone should give you an idea at the geniuses behind modern gymnastics) - but nailed the gist of the completely subjective process that ...

TOKYO (AP) — The word gymnastics is derived from the ancient Greek “gymnazein,” meaning “to exercise naked.” The sport, now among the Olympics’ most beloved events, was born millennia ...

Had she been introduced to the sport today, Latynina wonders: “Would I have started gymnastics or not?" "What we did is not comparable to what modern gymnasts do," she told Reuters at her home ...

The 86-year-old, the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history with 18 medals, could not have fathomed the complexity of modern gymnasts' routines, acknowledging that gymnastics had become even ...

Modern gymnastics scoring accounts for both performance and level of difficulty. Because Biles' vault routine is so difficult, her highest possible score tends to be higher than most. Performing a ...

Biles' dominance in modern gymnastics is unmatched. She is now the most decorated American gymnast, male or female, and has the most gold medals of any American gymnast, male or female.

This period also provided the most enduring feature of modern gymnastics couture — the matching scrunchie. Three decades on, this is still a must-have accessory for gymnasts at all levels of the ...

The pommel horse was introduced as a men's sport at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1904 but did not return as part of an Olympic gymnastics medal event until 1924.