Gymnastic News

• Gernot the gorilla shows off his gymnastics skills at London Zoo
  
  Gernot, a five-year-old Western lowland gorilla, showed off his gymnastics skills at London Zoo by performing four forward rolls in quick succession, having spent the summer practising the move.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• 'No humanity from British Gymnastics' - former gymnast Kinneavy on historic abuse in the sport
  
  Former gymnast Michelle Kinneavy waives right to anonymity to speak of historic abuse she experienced.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Allen retirement a great day for gymnastics - Wilson
  
  Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson welcomes the announcement by Jane Allen that she will retire from her position as chief executive of British Gymnastics.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020.
• British Gymnastics chief Jane Allen will retire from role in December
  
  Allen described the recent developments as 'extremely difficult' and pledged her support for the Whyte Review, a joint UK Sport and Sport England investigation to address mounting claims.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 13 Oct 2020.
• British Gymnastics ruled over culture of bullying and fat shaming, Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler says
  
  Amy Tinkler is the highest-profile gymnast so far to accuse British Gymnastics of ruling over a bullying and fat-shaming culture.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020.
• How One Woman Is Making Gymnastics Accessible To Black Youth
  
  Born out of her own experience, Ms. Hilliard founded the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) with the mission to empower the lives of urban youth by improving their physical and mental health through gymnastics. ...
  Forbes.  Saturday, 19 Sep 2020.
• Francisco Trincao Reminds FC Barcelona Legend Of Kaka On Debut
  
  FC Barcelona forward Francisco Trincao impressed on his debut against Gymnastic on Saturday and drew comparisons to AC Milan and Brazil legend Kaka.
  Forbes.  Monday, 14 Sep 2020.
• Bocharova, star of 1st Soviet Olympic gymnastics team, dies
  
  Nina Bocharova, an Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast in the first Soviet Union team sent to a games, has died. She was 95.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 3 Sep 2020.
• British Gymnastics head coach steps aside while misconduct claims are investigated
  
  The head coach at British Gymnastics has agreed to step aside while an investigation into her alleged misconduct takes place, the organisation has said.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020.
• Ex-Michigan State coach convicted of lying about Larry Nassar abuse claims gets jail time
  
  A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for lying to police during an investigation into ex-Olympic and university doctor Larry Nassar.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 4 Aug 2020.
• This day in sports: Mary Lou Retton wins all-around gold at L.A. Olympics
  
  A look at some of the top sports moments to have occurred on Aug. 3, including Mary Lou Retton capturing the women's all-round gymnastics title in 1984.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 3 Aug 2020.
• UCLA gymnast Kalyany Steele finds acceptance after coming out as bisexual
  
  When UCLA freshman gymnast Kalyany Steele told teammates in February that she was bisexual, she felt love and acceptance. The same happened when she told the public.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 31 Jul 2020.
• She Accused a Coach of Abuse. Then More Than 30 Gymnasts Backed Her Up.
  
  A gymnastics coach in New York City was suspended after Sara Allan, who trained at a gym there, wrote about her experience on Facebook. She received an outpouring of similar complaints from other gymnasts.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 30 May 2020.
• Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot shows off gymnastics skills in new video - CNET
  
  Atlas sticks the landing.
  CNET.  Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019.

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