Tag: Simone Biles
MILLER TIME: How Risk Averse Is Tokyo’s Postponement?
(It’s a pleasure to present this guest column by one of the most knowledgeable observers of the Olympic Movement, Britain’s David Miller. For more...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Comebacking Bromell steams to 9.90 win in Florida; honors for Jim...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport (updated):
● Athletics ● The comeback story of 2020 is 2016 Olympic sprinter...
THE TICKER: Houlihan shatters own U.S. 5,000 m mark; three winter stars pass this...
(Friends: As you know, TheSportsExaminer.com is a free site, but we still have expenses, for hosting and technical support. Our semi-annual bill has arrived,...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Ajan says McLaren Report charges “unfounded” while 11-year-old skateboarder Brown survives...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
“The claims against me are unfounded”
That’s the reply of former International Weightlifting Federation...
THE TICKER: More Tokyo bid questions? Swimming in chaos after Tokyo goes to 2021;...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Just when it seemed like...
LANE ONE: Nassar survivors committee targets USOPC as deep pocket in settlement vs. litigation...
The ultimate strategy of the high-profile survivors of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse cases was unveiled via a court filing last Friday: target the assets...
LANE ONE: USA Gymnastics goes all-in with well-thought-out, $217 million offer to abuse victims
The long, horrific saga of sexual abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar (and others) on U.S. gymnasts is now at a crossroads, with the survivors...
GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: With gold haul from world meets, Biles and Dressel get...
Courage was the key word on the international sports scene in 2019.
Competitive courage, like the grit alpine skier Lindsey Vonn showed in making her...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 5 to no. 1, a...
Let there be no doubt, this was a wild year in Olympic sport, and as with so many areas today, full of contention, argument...
TSX REPORT: Which marathon was better? 1:59:40 or 2:14:04? Plus a historic Worlds for...
= TSX REPORT ~ 14 October 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: Two marathon milestones in two days, but which was better? 1:59:40 or 2:14:04? Kipchoge or Kosgei?
The...
GYMNASTICS: Biles and Carey go 1-2 in Worlds Vault; Lee wins bronze on Uneven...
The first of two days of apparatus finals at the FIG World Championships in Stuttgart (GER), immediately became a showcase for American Simone Biles,...
GYMNASTICS: Biles storms to historic fifth World A-A title by her biggest margin ever
There was very little doubt that American superstar Simone Biles was going to win the women’s All-Around at the World Artistic Championships in Stuttgart...
TSX REPORT: The USOPC issues relaxed athlete ad guidelines for Tokyo; U.S. women win...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 10 October 2019 ≡
(Never fun to have computer trouble, but it happens and we lost a couple of days. But...
GYMNASTICS: Biles sets career records for Worlds medals as U.S. women take fifth straight...
The United States women’s national team rolled over their opposition – where have you heard that before – on their way to yet another...
TSX REPORT: Was holding the IAAF Worlds in Doha a good idea? The competition...
= TSX REPORT ~ 7 October 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: Was the IAAF World Championships a success or failure in Doha?
The IAAF World Championships in Doha,...
GYMNASTICS: Biles expected to star and break records at FIG World Championships in Stuttgart
The long history of the FIG World Championships dates back to 1903 for men and 1934 for women. In all that time, there has...
TSX DAILY: WADA confirms Russian doping inquiry on data “discrepancies”; Nye and Rogers in...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 24 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Russian doping data “discrepancies are not random” per AIU
The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed...
GYMNASTICS: Biles leads women’s World Championships team; Hurd only an alternate
USA Gymnastics named its women’s team for the FIG Artistic World Championships in Stuttgart (GER) starting on 4 October, led by Simone Biles.
Gymnastics is...
TSX DAILY: Russia reported to have manipulated doping data; U.S. wins five Worlds wrestling...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 23 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: Here we go again – Russia could be suspended after evidence of data...
TSX DAILY: Terrific Pan Am Games close in Lima, with clouds ahead, while Biles...
= TSX DAILY ~ 12 August 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: What did we learn from the Lima Pan Ams? It’s going to get harder going forward
Any...
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