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USA Gymnastics to expand mental health services for members
INDIANAPOLIS — USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches under a new program unveiled on Monday. The organization will help cover eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines and four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches under the new …
Making the best version of you in 2021 | Health
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/MCLEOD HEALTH KEVIN MITCHELL McLeod Health & Fitness Center It’s the New Year, and many people are making resolutions to eat better and exercise more. Regardless of the time of year, your age or your fitness level, it’s never too late to make exercise a part of your daily or weekly routine. There are …
Break things into bite-sized pieces | Hal Becker
Every new year we are supposed to make resolutions. Some are about losing weight, others are about working harder or even spending more time with family and friends. My favorite is the annual goal of working out to get into better shape. This year, my goal is to have a flatter stomach and maybe even …
Simone Biles wins record 24th medal at gymnastics world championships
CLOSE STUTTGART, Germany — Simone Biles’ latest record has a golden hue. Biles became the most-decorated gymnast, male or female, at the world championships Sunday, winning gold on balance beam. It was her 24th medal at worlds, breaking the record she — briefly — shared with Vitaly Scherbo. Mind you, Scherbo, who competed for the …
World Gymnastics Championships: Max Whitlock wins gold, Downie sisters claim medals
GB’s Whitlock wins third pommel world title Max Whitlock regained his world title with gold in the pommel on a successful day for Great Britain at the World Gymnastics Championships. Having come second in Doha last year, Whitlock matched his feats of 2015 and 2017 with his third world gold. Becky Downie claimed the silver …
Simone Biles 2019: U.S. gymnast wins record-breaking 21st medal at world gymnastics championships today
Simone Biles won a record 21st medal at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday as the U.S. retained its women’s team all-around title. It was Biles’ 15th career gold and broke a tie with Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina for the most medals overall by a woman at the world championships. Biles is now two short …
Simone Biles, US women win fifth consecutive world gymnastics title
CLOSE SportsPulse: As we march towards the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, here are three fun facts about one of the United States’ biggest stars, Simone Biles. USA TODAY STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. women aren’t perfect, after all. Their streak is, however. The Americans won their fifth consecutive title at the world championships Tuesday despite …
2019 World Gymnastics Championships men’s finals qualifiers – OlympicTalk
Seven weeks after losing the 400m freestyle while feeling the effects of an ill-timed illness at the swimming world championships, Katie Ledecky took a measure of revenge Sunday in the debut meet of the International Swimming League, finishing in a U.S. record 3:54.06, 3.55 seconds ahead of world champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia. The ISL, unlike the world …
Hemlock girl comes home after spending months recovering from breaking neck | News
A little girl who nearly lost her life is now back home and getting back to a sense of normal. 8-year-old Paige Baird spent weeks in a Grand Rapids hospital recovering after she broke her neck. Just last week, the Hemlock football team and community went all out to honor Paige and her family, doing …
Simone Biles wins sixth U.S. all-around title, ties record – OlympicTalk
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Simone Biles left the GOAT leotard at home. She brought a double-double and a triple-double to the U.S. Gymnastics Championships instead, winning her sixth national all-around title in a runaway. Biles hit a skill that no woman has ever done, for a second straight night of competition — this time a triple twisting …
