GYMNASTICS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Simone Biles has gotten used to social media trolls since she gained fame at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, but that doesn’t mean she is able to totally ignore all the insults that are hurled her way.Over the weekend, Biles posted a seemingly innocent photo on Instagram that showed her enjoying some time at the beach: One Instagram follower saw the photo as an opportunity to...

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin stopped by the set of In The Loop and rated David Ross' performance on Dancing with the Stars.

McKayla Maroney is doubling down on the Instagram controversy she created over the weekend.On Saturday, the former Olympic gymnast posted a video on Instagram of her dancing in a thong, clearly showing off her behind.After the racy video caused a stir, Maroney responded to those who suggested she was hacked and didn’t intend to share such a revealing video.“i didn’t get hacked...

The Indianapolis Star has been on the story of rampant sexual abuse among USA Gymnastics coaches for a long time now, and at their request a judge just released more than 5,600 pages of documents related to the investigation.Some of it, as you might expect, is downright horrifying.For example, there appear to be two coaches who were convicted of molesting children yet allowed to...

A former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics physician is facing a 16th allegation of sexual assault. On Wednesday, a former Michigan State softball player became the 16th alleged victim to file a lawsuit against Dr. Larry Nassar, accusing him of sexually assaulting her under the guise of treatment after she arrived at the school in 1997, according to WILX News 10. The victim also...

In a disturbing report, the Indy Star-USA TODAY Network discovered that “at least” 368 gymnasts across the United States have alleged sexual exploitation by superiors in the sport, such as coaches, gym owners and adults working in gymnastics. The number is likely an undercount. The report is tough to read. It shows top officials at USA Gymnastics failed to alert police about...

INDIANAPOLIS -- USA Gymnastics didn't look far for to find Martha Karolyi's successor as the leader of its powerhouse women's program.Valeri Liukin, a four-time Olympic medalist and father of 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin, was chosen the successor to Karolyi on Friday. Karolyi retired last month after guiding Team USA to nine medals at the Rio Olympics, including four golds...

Thousands of people have turned out to welcome gymnasts Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez back to their hometowns after they won medals at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They were on the gold-medal winning U.S. women's gymnastics team and also won individual medals. In the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts, a ''Rally for Aly'' was held for 22-year-old Raisman. She...

Go inside Danell Leyva's mind as he performs his silver-medal-winning parallel bar routine at the Rio Olympics.

Danell Leyva woke up on the day of competition happy, but he knew he had to keep pace and not get ahead of himself. With that in mind, Leyva won two individual silver medals and made his dream come true.

The United States women's gymnastics team picked up two more medals Sunday in the first day of individual event finals, as Simone Biles crushed the field once again to pick up gold on the vault and Madison Kocian finished just seven hundreths of a point away from a gold in the uneven bars. After Gabby Douglas faltered in her routine to miss a shot at the poduim, two of the favorites...

The faces of USA Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.