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Gabby Douglas ended her bid to return to the Olympics. She’s still a champion in my eyes
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 13 hours agoInjury prematurely ended Gabby Douglas’ bid to compete in her third Olympic Games, but she’s still a...
Tom Archdeacon: The 'magnificent' life of Kerri Strug
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 21—A couple of days ago, she said her 8-year-old daughter Alayna was with her Girl Scouts troop when some of the girls were trying to teach gymnastics moves: "Alayna said, 'Well, my mommy ...
Former Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton Is Back Home Amid Bout with Rare Pneumonia
Biography via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoMary Lou Retton is a retired gymnast who famously won all-around gold at the 1984 Olympics. Read...
Title IX at 50: Arizona's 50 most influential women in high school girls sports
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTitle IX was written into law and signed by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, giving women...
Mary Lou Retton's Most Incredible Gymnastics Moves in Photos
People via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe gymnast dominated at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, taking home five medals, including one...
Watching Simone Biles this weekend will show how women’s gymnastics has changed
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoSuperstar gymnast Simone Biles returns to competition at the US Classic this weekend for the first...
Mary Lou Retton gives update on her health: 'They still don't know what's wrong with me'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSeven months after she was hospitalized with a serious illness, Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou...
Mary Lou Retton’s daughter says she’s on ‘the path to recovery’
TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton continues to battle a rare form of pneumonia in the...
These Incredible Photos Show Just How Much Olympic Gymnastics Has Evolved
Redbook via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThese photos show how much Olympic gymnastics has evolved through the years from 1920s teams to...
‘She Looks Like Me’ Review: A Scattershot Doc About One of the Most Incredible Sports Stories Ever
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBorn without legs in October 1987 and immediately abandoned at the hospital by her biological...