As artistic gymnasts like Simone Biles wrap up their time in Paris, the rhythmic gymnastics competition is just getting started. Most people are familiar with the events of women's artistic gymnastics ...

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China won the gold medal in the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final on Saturday in a sport that has for decades been dominated by eastern European countries, ...

Rhythmic gymnastics is one of three Olympic sports on display this week in Minneapolis. In rhythmic gymnastics, athletes perform choreographed routines to music using a hoop, a ball, clubs and a ...

PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Italy's Sofia Raffaeli on Thursday topped the list of 24 rhythmic gymnasts vying for a spot in the individual all-around finals at Paris, ending the day with 139.100 points ...

In the darkest days of the pandemic, Evita Griskenas was stuck practicing in her parents’ Illinois basement, occasionally breaking lightbulbs as she tossed clubs and hoops through the air and ...

Rhythmic gymnastics, traditionally a women-only event, debuted in the Olympics with individual competitions in 1984. The group event was added at the Atlanta 1996 Games. It is now the only all-female ...

While gymnastics has a long history as the International Gymnastics Federation was founded in 1881, rhythmic gymnastics only developed more recently. The first rhythmic gymnastics world championships ...

Here’s a recent Olympics story via the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — Darja Varfolomeev left her native Russia for Germany five years ago in search of Olympic glory. She found it in Paris. The 17-year ...

Romanian athlete Amalia Lica won the bronze medal in the hoop event on Thursday at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Burgas, with 27.599 points. First ranked was Israeli Meital Maayan Sunkin, ...

In both the individual all-around and group finals, the Russian favorites finished second after winning both at the last five straight games. The individual event was not without some controversy, ...

TOKYO — In the darkest days of the pandemic, Evita Griskenas was stuck practicing in her parents’ Illinois basement, occasionally breaking lightbulbs as she tossed clubs and hoops through the air and ...

The U.S. rhythmic gymnastics team of Izzy Connor, Nicole Sladkov, Elizaveta Pletneva, Lili Mizuno and Camilla Feeley perform their first routine on balls Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 at the Ariake ...