Four-time champion: ‘There’s more to life than gymnastics’American pulls out after vault early in Tuesday’s competition The American gymnast Simone Biles, the biggest star at the Tokyo Olympics and the greatest athlete in the sport’s history, last nigh…
‘A lesson in loss, humility and absurdity’: how rhythmic gymnastics took over my childhood
When I was six, a chance encounter with rhythmic gymnastics – all ribbons, sequins and smiles – opened up a sublime, sometimes cruel new world. By 12, I had quit. What had it all meant?Every four years, the same argument plays out. The Olympics reminds…
The Elateful Eight
Olympic Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina has retired. This was her final vault.