The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Acro, or acrobatic skills, are the tumbling and flipping elements done on beam.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The balance beam is often regarded as the most difficult event in women’s ...

Lee fell off the beam — a big deduction — after this mount on the second day of the Olympic trials, which left her visibly shaken for the rest of the routine. She’ll do several dance elements and ...

Gymnastics has come a long way in the past 70 years. Early gold medal winners on the balance beam look entirely different from the modern sport. Even with more complex moves, it still comes down to ...

If you've been tuning into Olympic gymnastics this year, you've probably noticed one unusual thing about the events — that it appears as though the men and women athletes are practically performing ...