
Oct 20 - By Associated Press
Russian police say gymnast Yury Ryazanov has been killed in a car crash near his home, just days after taking the bronze medal at the world championships.

Oct 12 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
When Bridget Sloan's friends heard she was coming to London, one asked her to bring back pictures from a Chelsea game.

Oct 12 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
China's trip to the world championships was more like a scouting mission, a chance to get a sneak peek at the site of the 2012 Olympics.

Oct 11 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
There will be no Fabi-mania at these gymnastics world championships.
Oct 2 - By Associated Press
Olympic team silver medalist Chellsie Memmel has withdrawn from the final selection process for the U.S. team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships.
Sep 18 - By Associated Press
Olympic gold medalist Sandra Izbasa has snapped her Achilles' tendon and will miss the world gymnastics championships.
Sep 15 - By Associated Press
A bad shoulder will keep Olympic silver medalist Samantha Peszek out of the world championships.
Sep 13 - By Associated Press
Jonathan Horton's leadership skills will get a workout at the world gymnastics championships.

Aug 31 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
Olympic champion Nastia Liukin ran out of time.

Aug 12 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
Shawn. Nastia. Mary Lou. And with a few more nights like Saturday, maybe we'll know America's newest national champion simply as Bridget.
Aug 10 - By Jonann Brady, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Michael Dippolito, whose 26-year-old wife Dalia allegedly tried to hire an undercover cop to kill him barely six months after they were married, said he can’t imagine why she would want him dead: “It hasn’t sunk in. I don’t really get what really happened,” he said.
Aug 2 - By Carla K. Johnson, AP Medical Writer
Injuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible drawback to a movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools.
Jul 29 - By Associated Press
Hartford, Conn., will host the 2010 USA Gymnastics national championships.
Jul 25 - By Associated Press
A developer has found new life for an old church in northeast Ohio by redesigning it as a workout center.

Jul 24 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
Nastia Liukin has never been so happy to feel nervous.

Jul 21 - By Jacqueline Stenson, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Chad Bowers didn’t learn about his favorite new workout at the gym or by reading an article about it. He watched videos on YouTube, where people have posted thousands of clips of themselves jumping over benches and railings, leaping down flights of stairs, climbing up walls and fences, and swinging from playground equipment and tree branches.
Jul 18 - By Associated Press
The governing body of gymnastics has fined and criticized the Taiwanese federation for its conduct in a doping case involving a teenage athlete.

Jul 1 - By Jacqueline Stenson, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? That’s so last summer.
Jun 29 - By Associated Press
The NCAA women's gymnastics committee is recommending changes to the national championship format: It wants four teams to compete in the finals instead of the current six.

Jun 24 - By Associated Press
The International Olympic Committee says it is following developments in the case of the two gymnasts on China's 2000 Olympic team who are suspected of being underage.
Jun 23 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
Two Chinese gymnasts suspected of being underage at the 2000 Olympics aren't off the hook yet.

Jun 22 - By Melissa Murphy, AP Sports Writer
Courtney Kupets didn't let another torn Achilles' tendon stop her from competing in gymnastics in her senior season at Georgia.

May 24 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
From winning "Dancing With the Stars" to riding in a stock car at 170 mph, gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson had quite a week.
May 21 - By Associated Press
Olympic gold medal gymnast Kyle Shewfelt has taken his last tumble.

May 19 - By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press Writer
Across a mirrored room from stationary bikes and an occasional treadmill, men in tank tops knock back protein shakes and pump iron to loud hip hop.