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What I'll Never Forget About My '70s Gym Class

Tom Cramer | Posted 05.02.2013 | Fifty
Tom Cramer

I believe the proper term is physical education, but in 1970s Chicago it was called gym class or simply gym.

GORGEOUS Vintage LA Photos

The Los Angeles Public Library | Posted 05.07.2013 | Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Public Library

Over the years, and many incarnations, the Herald Examiner excelled at covering local news, catering more to the "man on the street," and was also a huge fan of sensational stories.

Student Dies After Attempting Backflip

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.05.2013 | College

Kevin Signo, an 18-year-old Baylor University freshman, was pronounced dead Sunday after he broke his neck while attempting a backflip during a dance ...

Gymnastics.. Yoga.. Dancing: Unexpected Workouts Of NFL Players

Posted 02.03.2013 | Healthy Living

It's no secret that athletes crosstrain for their sports in various ways. To stay dynamic it's important to work different muscles to challenge your b...

Teenage Gymnast Paralyzed During Practice

Posted 11.20.2012 | Teen

A talented, young gymnast has been told that she may never walk again after enduring a bad fall during a practice session. On Friday, 15-year-old J...

LOOK: President Obama Is NOT Impressed

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.19.2012 | Politics

The 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team stopped by the White House Thursday to visit with President Barack Obama. McKayla Maroney, known for her jaw-...

PHOTOS: 'Fierce Five' Visits Obama

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.15.2013 | Sports

WASHINGTON — The Fierce Five and other members of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team got a personal audience with President Barack Obama on Thursd...

3-Time Gymnastics World Champion Announces Retirement

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 01.14.2013 | Sports

Chellsie Memmel is done with competitive gymnastics, this time for good. The three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist announced her reti...

Lululemon for Girls?! Yes, it's True! Meet Ivivva

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 12.23.2012 | Parents
Julie Gerstenblatt

First, let me just say, on behalf of all the Lululemon-loving women out there with young daughters... OMG!

An Unexpected Lesson

Jen Rubino | Posted 10.18.2012 | Teen
Jen Rubino

Everything changed when the doctors discovered that the pain in my wrist wasn't a sprain. The doctors told me I never would do gymnastics again. Both my world and my Olympic dream came crashing down in that doctors' office.

The U.S. Gymnastics Team Visits 'Big Brother'

Posted 11.11.2012 | TV

This week on "Big Brother" (Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET and Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS), two houseguests will meet five very fierce and ...

Olympic Gymnastics Champions Injured

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.10.2012 | Sports

The members of the "Fierce Five" have been everywhere since returning from the London Olympics, making an appearance at the New York Stock Exchange an...

Hidden Treasure- Robinne Lee

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 10.20.2012 | Black Voices
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

Once in the land of opportunity, you better take from it what it has to offer. And take she did. Earning a BA degree from Yale University, and JD from Columbia Law School, she made her parents proud by honoring their request for her to become a lawyer.

Letterman & The Fierce Five Do Their Best 'Not Impressed' Look

Posted 10.15.2012 | TV

McKayla Maroney has become the 2012 Olympics' biggest internet sensations thanks to her now infamous "not impressed" expression when the gymnast was h...

Train Like A Gymnast

Stacy Berman | Posted 10.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Stacy Berman

To be a great gymnast you must be superhumanly strong and have great balance, and yet also display such delicacy of movement that Mikhail Baryshnikov would be impressed.

Gabby Douglas Won Gold Medals and Looked Great. What Did You Do This Summer?

Michelle Whittaker | Posted 10.13.2012 | Black Voices
Michelle Whittaker

I think that it's time for black America to move past having only one representative. Yes, Gabby Douglas is a young black lady from the US, but she does not, and cannot, represent an entire culture.

PHOTOS: Gabby Douglas Honored With Mural In Hometown

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.11.2012 | Sports

-- Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant mural painted in her ...

Why Are American Female Gymnasts Consistently Dominant, Whereas American Male Gymnasts Are Overall Not Nearly as Competitive in the World Stage?

Quora | Posted 10.08.2012 | Sports
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Jason Shen, Co-Founder of Ridejoy, Captain of 2009 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Champion Stanford team Fe...

Better Than Gold: The Morgan Rathke Story

Marlo Thomas | Posted 10.09.2012 | Women
Marlo Thomas

2012-08-09-Morgan300x70copy.jpgBelieve it or not, sometimes there are even greater heights to soar to -- and greater prizes to claim -- than Olympic glory.

Inspired By The Fierce 5? How To Train Like An Olympic Gymnast

Ben Greenfield | Posted 10.09.2012 | Healthy Living
Ben Greenfield

Ever wonder how Olympic gymnasts achieve that ultimate combination of lean muscle, incredible flexibility, and impressive bodyweight-to-strength ratio?

'Fierce Five' Ready To Turn Gold Into Green

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 08.08.2012 | Sports

LONDON -- Now it's time to turn those golds into some green. With gymnastics competition over, the Fierce Five got an idea of what life is going to b...

Olympic Gymnastics Recreated In LEGO Form (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2012 | Teen

The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team is pretty flexible, as one viral video proved. But even when rendered in stiff LEGO form, the Fab Five still manages ...

Why Women Gymnasts Don't Get To Compete On The Rings

Jezebel | Posted 08.08.2012 | Women

When you tell folks that you've done gymnastics, most automatically ask you if you did the rings. No, I would explain. It's not one of the women's app...

Olympic Gymnast's Story Demonstrates Need for Immigration Reform

Cristina Tzintzún | Posted 10.07.2012 | Impact
Cristina Tzintzún

Instead of investing in this incredible source of human potential, we have closed the doors to them. Our society has continued to cast undocumented youth aside, and set them up for failure. Yet they continue to defy these odds.

Thank You Dominique Dawes and Gabby Douglas

Kiratiana Freelon | Posted 10.06.2012 | Black Voices
Kiratiana Freelon

Although Gabby was the winner, I couldn't stop thinking about Dominique Dawes, and how she paved the way for Gabby and started my obsession with Olympic Sport. Gabby also closed a chapter in my life. She won the Gold Medal that I wanted Dominique to win.