Gymnast Mary-Lou Retton scooped five medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, more than any other athlete. Her success on home soil transformed her into a true American sporting icon. The ...
He was 59. Retton was the brother of Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton, and the son of Ronnie Retton, a member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and former free agent for the New York Yankees.
The Olympic gymnast was hospitalized for a rare form of pneumonia in October. Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton says she looked ...
They have jumped out to a quick 42-37 lead against William & Mary. If VCU keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 10-3 in no time. On the other hand, William & Mary will have to ...
She's an amazing teammate, amazing gymnast, and I look forward to next season when she's able to make her debut." Birt is a former member of the Junior U.S. National Team and was a Junior Olympics ...
Dipa Karmakar is India’s first female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. Gymnastics came of age in India, when at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Ashish Kumar won the first-ever medal in gymnastics, he ...
When Jaedyn Rucker first asked about returning to the Utah gymnastics team for a sixth season, her coach needed some questions answered. “Why?” Red Rocks coach Carly Dockendorf asked Rucker in ...
An elbow injury has sidelined All-American gymnast Haleigh Bryant’s return for a fifth season at LSU, at least for now. Bryant will likely miss the No. 2-ranked Tigers’ Jan. 3 season opener ...
With this, let’s have a look at the five greatest USA gymnasts of all time. Mary Lou Retton scripted history by becoming the first USA gymnast to win the women’s all-around title in the Olympics’ ...
5, 2024 at Columbus East High School. The Republic file photo After starting last season scoring around 90 points in their gymnastics meets, Columbus East was scoring in the mid-90s by season’s end.