Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
Kayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday.
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home.
Olympic gymnast Hernandez enjoys solid return at Winter Cup
Yet rather than greet them with anxiety or fear as she did the last time she stood on the competition floor, Laurie Hernandez embraced them. Yet all of it faded into the background on Saturday at the Winter Cup in Indianapolis. “They handled themselves really really well,” national team coordinator Tom Forster said. And I think if anybody, of course, like Riley, Riley gets it. And so we’ve been able to connect in that way and, you know, in so many different levels.
Simone Biles wins 6th national title
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the Senior Women's competition of the 2019 U.S. Biles would go on to win her sixth national title at the event. (CNN) - Simone Biles made history more than once this weekend during the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. She also snagged her sixth national all-around title with a score of 118.500, nearly five points ahead of second place finisher Sunisa Lee. Now, she's nailed the landing, made history twice, and won her sixth national title all in one weekend.