Want to follow the women’s gymnastics competition in Paris, but don’t understand the skills or how they’re scored? Here’s a guide. By Maggie Astor Maggie Astor, normally a political reporter, is a ...

In women's artistic gymnastics, two significant events are the floor exercise and the balance beam. The floor exercise, the fourth event in the Olympic order, requires gymnasts to perform a 90-second ...

Which balance beam is best? For many gymnasts, only having access to balance beams at the gym can make it difficult to practice their skills and routines as much as they’d like. An at-home balance ...