Watch: Simone Biles Drops Out of All-Around Competition at 2020 Olympics Suni Lee is officially an Olympic gold medalist—and while fans around the world and her teammates are flipping out over the news—there's probably no one prouder than her parents. Just moments after the Team USA gymnast won the all-around competition
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How the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Powered Past the Sexual Abuse Scandal That Shattered Their Sport
Getty Images; Shutterstock; Melissa Herwitt/E! Illustration At the Rio Olympics in 2016, the utterly dominant U.S. women's gymnastics team was dubbed "The Final Five"—so named because national team coordinator Martha Karolyi was retiring after the Games, "and without her none of this would've been possible," two-time Olympian Aly Raisman said. Also the format of
Continue reading15 Runway-Worthy Fashion Statements From the Olympics
Watch: Is Adam Rippon Planning to Compete in 2022 Olympics? For the competitors chosen to represent their home countries at the Olympic Games, first impressions matter. Sure, the importance of medal counts can't be understated, but for a spotlight as bright as the one shined by the world's premiere sporting event,
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Watch: Simone Biles Tackles Beauty Standards With SK-II Partnership Five-time Olympic medalist and gymnastics superstar Simone Biles and other athletes are expected to compete in the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. However, if and when they do, their fans from home will not be allowed to cheer them on in person. Olympics organizers
Continue readingWhy Shawn Johnson Wasn’t Expecting to Have a Baby This Year
Watch: Shawn Johnson Expecting Baby No. 2 With Andrew East Shawn Johnson East had a whole plan for her summer vacation. One of U.S. Gymnastics' most decorated—and adored—athletes, the four-time medalist inked a contract to spend a few weeks in Tokyo offering her expert commentary on the Olympic Games, just
Continue readingChrissy Teigen’s Response to Simone Biles’ Handstand Challenge Is All of Us
Simone Biles took the handstand challenge to a whole new level. While y’all have already seen stars like Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Holland and Harrison Osterfield partake in the handstand challenge (which consisted of the celebs taking off their t-shirts without losing their handstand form) on social media—you haven’t seen anything like what 23-year-old
Continue readingColton Underwood Talks Sexuality, Bachelor Stardom and His Many Exes in Juicy Book
Colton Underwood is serving up some piping hot tea in his new book The First Time. There’s so much more to this Bachelor than meets the eye, and now, fans of the former footballer are getting to know what he really experienced during his time on the show, and most importantly, what happened behind-the-scenes.
Continue readingWhy Simone Biles Is Calling Out USA Gymnastics on Her Birthday
Simone Biles is holding the USA Gymnastics accountable. Biles, who turns 23 today, isn’t letting the USA Gymnastics forget about their shortcomings and lack of initiative when it came to investigating Larry Nassar‘s sexual abuse allegations. The USA Gymnastics took to Twitter to wish the medalist a happy birthday. Sharing
Continue readingSimone Biles Talks 2020 Olympics, Tackling Beauty Standards and SK-II Partnership
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles‘ biggest critic is Simone Biles. The 22-year-old, the most decorated gymnast in the world, talked to E! News about competing in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, while promoting the Japanese cosmetics brand SK-II’s #NoCompetition campaign ahead of this Sunday’s International Women’s Day. “t feels pretty
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