Simone Biles wants to get this out of the way first. She didn't return to gymnastics to appease anyone. Not her sponsors. Not her family. And not the organisation she represents. This "comeback" - a word the Olympic champion isn't really a fan of - is about curiosity and self-respect. To
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Dominick Cunningham hopes to keep momentum at world championships
Dominick Cunningham fought his way up from the fringes of the Great Britain gymnastics team to win an unexpected men's floor gold medal at the European Championships in Glasgow. Now the Birmingham 23-year-old is determined to continue his promising trajectory at his first World Championships in Doha, and make the rest
Max Whitlock: I take it as a compliment that people think I’ve failed this year
While Max Whitlock was labouring to a second consecutive disappointment at the European Championships in Glasgow, Simone Biles swept all before her on a spectacular and poignant return at the US Nationals. They could hardly have experienced a more contrasting year to date, but two of the sport's modern greats are
Ellie Downie ready for long-awaited return at world championships
Gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci looked on admiringly 18 months ago as the then 17-year-old Ellie Downie became the first British gymnast to claim a European all-around gold medal in Cluj. Downie's ascent was as emphatic as it had been unexpected, and ended in one of the sport's all-time greats backing her
Jessica Pickering shakes off jitters to jump to Youth Olympic trampoline medal
Australian trampolinist dances her way to a silver, while the Chinese dominate with two victories in the men’s and women’s events It was perfect timing when the DJ at the American Pavilion started playing pop star Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off prior to Jessica Pickering’s turn on the trampoline in the
Olympic champion Simone Biles: ‘It was important to speak out and help any way I can’
Max Whitlock sets sights on third world title in Qatar
Max Whitlock intends to take baby-steps back to the top of his sport as he aims to reverse a series of disappointing results at the World Gymnastics Championships later this month. Whitlock announced in September that his wife Leah is expecting their first child in February, by which time the 25-year-old
1988 Olympic champion Yelena Shushunova dies at 49
Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49. Shushunova was one of only five women to have won the gymnastics "Grand slam" of continental, world and Olympic all-around titles. She won five European, five world and two Olympic
World Championships 2018: trampoline, tumbling and double mini-trampoline
The 2018 trampoline gymnastics world championships returns to Russia. The event is being held in Saint Petersburg, which previously did so in 2009. This follows the Football World Cup, which was held in the summer, and as was apparent then, the Russians know how to put on a show. The event will feature
Baku to host 2021 Trampoline World Championships
Baku has been awarded the 2021 trampoline world championships, with the 2020 acrobatics equivalent going to Geneva, it has been announced. The decision was made by the FIG Executive Committee at its meeting in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. “We’re delighted that countries who had never previously hosted World Championships in these disciplines have