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EXCLUSIVE: MyKayla Skinner helped Team USA win a women’s gymnastics silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Simone Biles had to pull out with a case of the twisties. But by the Paris Games last summer, she had become an easy target for USA Gymnastics fans. On July 3 of …

EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. women’s Olympians MyKayla Skinner and Nancy Hogshead have signed with the activist sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics, aligning themselves with the mission to advocate for the protection of women’s sports from biological male transgender athletes. Skinner, who won silver in vault at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, spoke …

Controversy grew over the Indonesian government’s denial of visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team Saturday, when the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) spoke out about it. FIG President Morinari Watanabe addressed the situation at a press conference early Saturday morning, saying he agrees with recent concern over …

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won just two medals at the World Championships in Jakarta this past week. It was the country’s lowest medal total in the international competition since 2001. The U.S.’s only two medalists were Leanne Wong, who won an all-around silver, and Joscelyn Roberson, who won bronze …

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that USA Powerlifting’s (USAPL) decision to reject a biological male trans athlete from competition in the women’s category was “discrimination.” USA Powerlifting has now responded, criticizing the court’s decision. “Our goal since litigation commenced against USA Powerlifting in 2021 was to present all the …

A transgender swimmer who was at the center of a national controversy earlier this year has been banned from World Aquatics until 2030 and stripped of all competitive results from June 2022 to October 2024 after refusing to take a sex verification test. Ana Caldas was listed on the Aquatics …

Indonesian Minister of Sport Erick Thohir has responded to the recent global backlash and the consequences of denying visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team for the world championships in Jakarta. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended this week that no international sporting events be held in Indonesia, adding it …

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is recommending that no international sporting events be held in Indonesia after the country barred the Israeli national gymnastics team from the world championships in Jakarta. Additionally, the IOC is ending any discussions with Indonesia about hosting the Olympics in the future. “These actions deprive …