Gymnastics? Abuse? You're kidding

Gymnastics? Abuse? You're kidding

The emergence this week of a welter of stories about a brutal culture in gymnastics should prompt the sport to think again about its fixation with children.

  • byGreg Baum

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Young Olympian's tragic death shines light on dark side of elite sport
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Young Olympian's tragic death shines light on dark side of elite sport

Surely we must be at a point where,as a country,we say no matter how many medals we might win,we are no longer going to pay the price of the damage done to our young girls.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
'He was watching me intently':teenage gymnast tells of fear

'He was watching me intently':teenage gymnast tells of fear

Young West Australian speaks up about her experience with a masseur,adding to a litany of complaints from compatriots this week.

  • byGreg Baum
'The abuse needs to stop':Australian ex-gymnasts lash out

'The abuse needs to stop':Australian ex-gymnasts lash out

Prompted by a Netflix documentary,a score of Australian gymnasts have taken to social media to lift the lid on a brutal culture.

  • byGreg Baum
Olympic champion coming to a living room near you

Olympic champion coming to a living room near you

Parents may wince at the'broken vase potential'of their children copying Max Whitlock and using the sofa as an improvised pommel horse,but they might end up thanking him for bringing his gym classes straight to the living room over the coming weeks.

Inside Tokyo's Olympic stadiums we may have to wait a while to see

Inside Tokyo's Olympic stadiums we may have to wait a while to see

Intended as monuments to the Games,Tokyo's stadiums are in danger of being mothballed.

  • byPhil Lutton
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USA Gymnastics offers $215 million settlement to Larry Nassar victims

USA Gymnastics offers $215 million settlement to Larry Nassar victims

USA Gymnastics plans to offer survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse $215 million to settle their lawsuits over the governing body's failure to protect them.

'That's pretty crazy':Biles wins record 25th world championship medal

'That's pretty crazy':Biles wins record 25th world championship medal

American Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in world championship history when she won the beam and floor finals to take her career tally to 25 medals.

Brilliant Biles wins vault gold to tie world championships medal record

Brilliant Biles wins vault gold to tie world championships medal record

Simone Biles claimed a record-equalling 23rd medal at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday,leading an American one-two finish in the vault final in Stuttgart.

'Absolutely the best ever':Biles soars to fifth all-around world title

'Absolutely the best ever':Biles soars to fifth all-around world title

Simone Biles'margin of victory hadn't been calculated,but the outcome was clear even before she nailed the final tumbling pass of the world's most difficult floor routine.

  • byLiz Clarke
Biles becomes the most decorated female gymnast in history

Biles becomes the most decorated female gymnast in history

Simone Biles won her 21st world title medal to move past Russia's Svetlana Khorkina. Her record haul of gold now stands at 15 – and she's not done yet.

  • byLiz Clarke