Want to follow the women’s gymnastics competition in Paris, but don’t understand the skills or how they’re scored? Here’s a guide. By Maggie Astor Maggie Astor, normally a political reporter, is a ...

Which balance beam is best? For many gymnasts, only having access to balance beams at the gym can make it difficult to practice their skills and routines as much as they’d like. An at-home balance ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've been tuning into Olympic gymnastics this year, you've probably noticed one unusual thing about the events — that it appears as though the men and women athletes are practically performing ...

Simone Biles couldn't win a fourth gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, settling for bronze in the women's balance beam final Monday. Fellow Team USA gymnast Laurie Hernandez went one better, claiming ...