Articles filed under Gymnastics
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Deerfield gymnast Paul Juda helps U.S. men earn spot in finalsJul 27, 2024 4:47 pm - PARIS — Paul Juda long has let himself dream. Just never too big. It's safer that way. Besides, wasn't the Deerfield native and Stevenson High School grad dreaming big ...
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To put Simone Biles ‘at ease,’ U.S. team says star can do less in ParisJul 23, 2024 5:49 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles will have the option to compete on fewer than all four apparatuses in the Olympic team final, a team official said Tuesday, a decision that could hel...
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Destination Paris: Gymnast Jordan Chiles’ long journey back to the Olympics is rooted in joyJul 13, 2024 11:03 am - SPRING, Texas — Editor's note: Olympic athletes competing in the marquee sports of gymnastics, swimming and track and field train for one shot at gold every four years wi...
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The U.S. men's basketball team has two goals for Paris: win gold and see Simone BilesJul 08, 2024 7:08 pm - LAS VEGAS — Bam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a gold medal. The second one: getting a picture with Simone B...
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‘Team USA was always the dream’: The son of immigrants, Juda proud to represent his country in the OlympicsJul 04, 2024 6:00 am - For as long as he can remember, Deerfield resident Paul Juda has been traveling to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trialsJun 30, 2024 10:21 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics. So are some of her friends. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport's biggest stage by cruis...
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Stevenson graduate Juda headlines a U.S. men’s gymnastics team that will head to Paris with a shot to medalJun 29, 2024 10:05 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Richard envisioned this long ago. All of it. The confetti. The flashing lights. The adrenaline rush of hearing his name called as an Olympian. The char...
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Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at U.S. trialsJun 28, 2024 11:14 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the most remarkable thing about Simone Biles' decade-plus run redefining what's possible in gymnastics is how she has managed to stay healthy while do...
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Buoyed by hometown support, Shane Wiskus states his case at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trialsJun 28, 2024 8:20 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Richard and Brody Malone's trips to Paris next month are all but assured. An old friend might be making a pretty compelling case to join them. While Ri...
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Sunisa Lee is looking like an Olympian again, just in time for ParisJun 02, 2024 2:50 pm - FORT WORTH — Sunisa Lee floated through the air, transitioning from one bar to the other as she progressed through a difficult series of release elements. Lee’s rise to t...