Here, we’ll look at the balance beam, starting with a broad ... directions (backward versus forward or sideways). At least one turn or pirouette. Gymnasts receive one score for difficulty ...

The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate whose case dates to at least 2016 has received a lifetime ban from the ...

A balance beam Olympic ... a sensation where a gymnast loses awareness in the air while performing twisting elements. But Biles returned to compete in the balance beam final at the Tokyo Games ...

Monday's Women's Balance Beam Finals — the second to last gymnastics event Team USA competed in — featured not one but four athletes falling, including Team USA's beloved all-around champs ...

The balance beam final for women's gymnastics at the 2024 Olympics saw an unexpected number of falls and wobbles, but the gymnasts who competed in the event said they noticed something unusual ...

The balance beam, in particular, sees gymnasts perform leaps, flips and turns on the narrowest of surfaces. The beam, which is only used in the women’s team event and also has its own individual ...

Simone Biles slipped off the balance ... the beam and the floor exercises on Monday. The only two women to ever win nine Olympic gold medals are American swimmer Katie Ledecky and Soviet gymnast ...

“It’s tough because if you haven’t been through a mental block, such as going backward in gymnastics ... puts in strong performances on the balance beam and floor exercise for UCLA and ...