If Olympic-level gymnastics wasn't impressive enough already, wait until you learn how narrow the balance beam really is. When you watch athletes competing on the beam at the Paris Olympics, know that ...

In women's artistic gymnastics, beam is the third event in the Olympic order. This apparatus is 4 inches wide, 16 ft long and ...

A balance beam Olympic gold medal has evaded Simone Biles. Will she finally capture it at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Biles withdrew from several events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after developing ...

Over the years, gymnastics routines have become very formulaic and even predictable. Most gymnasts perform the same range of ...

Earlier this week, Yap qualified for Saturday's balance beam final in Jakarta. In between, she had to make a trip home to be ...

Brooklyn Moors battled a classic case of the yips. Call it a hurdle to jump over or an obstacle to conquer — the Canadian graduate student said she couldn’t “flip backward.” “It’s tough because if you ...

Classes are broken down by age. Most facilities charge by the month for classes that range from 45 minutes to an hour. Some facilities offer free trials and some gyms have 10-month courses planned.

NORMAN ― K.J. Kindler stood alone across the practice gym, her eyes locked on the gymnast on the balance beam. The OU women’s gymnastics coach changed positions as she watched. Hands on her hips, head ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Chenchen Guan of Team China competes during the Women’s Balance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 03, 2021 in ...

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday's balance beam final, the last women's event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics schedule, officials confirmed on Monday. "We are so excited ...