The US women have won every world and Olympic gymnastics title since 2011 while Simone Biles earned her 21st worlds medal, most ever by a woman.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Opinion: Simone Biles makes two crazy-difficult skills look so easy. They are not
Simone Biles tops the all-around standings at the world gymnastics championships by more than two points after nailing two difficult new skills.
Arizona gymnast Jade Carey tops vault qualifying, gets rare ‘win’ over Simone Biles
Jade Carey had the highest vault score in qualifying at the world gymnastics championships, topping Simone Biles by the slimmest of margins.
Russian gymnast stays cool at world championships after hair issue during floor routine
Angela Melnikova has top qualifying score on floor exercise so far at world gymnastics championships despite her hair falling from bun during routine.
44-year-old gymnast has to wait to see if she qualified for Tokyo Olympics
Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina is trying to lock up a spot in her eighth consecutive Olympics at the age of 44.
Opinion: Simone Biles penalized for having skills other gymnasts can’t pull off
Simone Biles has a new element to do at the world championships, but the value of it is being watered down to keep other gymnasts from trying it.
U.S. gymnast MyKayla Skinner is left out of lineup at worlds
Six U.S. gymnasts were picked at a camp for the world championships, but MyKayla Skinner’s scores and bars and beam could have hurt her chances.
Opinion: U.S. gymnast Simone Biles’ legacy can’t be measured in titles or medals
Simone Biles hasn’t lost an all-around gymnastics competition since 2013. She is all but assured of winning her fifth title at a world championships.
Opinion: Suspending Raiders’ Vontaze Burfict for rest of NFL season doesn’t go far enough
Vontaze Burfict has been fined or suspended more than a dozen times for dirty play — which is why the Raiders’ LB no longer belongs in the NFL.
Opinion: Bears’ defense enough to keep playoff hopes alive despite injured QB Mitchell Trubisky
So long as Chicago has Khalil Mack and even half of its ferocious defense, the Bears only need someone who is serviceable under center.