A traditional wooden balance beam stands at around 16 feet long and four feet tall. While that may seem like plenty of room to complete the acrobatic skills expected of elite gymnasts, ...

O lympic gymnast Suni Lee’s dad John Lee once built a wooden balance beam for her in the family’s backyard in Minnesota because they couldn’t afford to buy one, according to the Today Show.

Of all the playing surfaces in sports, none is more unforgiving than the balance beam. It measures 10 centimeters wide — barely wider than a hockey puck — 5 meters long and stands 1.2 meters ...

Rio 2016: Simone Biles Stumbles on Balance Beam. Published Aug 15, 2016 at 6:39 PM EDT Updated Aug 20, ... thanks to a split-second wobble on a four-inch wide block of wood. ...