In a delightful surprise for British fans, the GB men’s gymnastics team captures bronze, while the US men fail to medal
Gymnastics
Heartache at Gymnastics: U.S.’s Jordyn Wieber Misses Qualifying for All-Around Final
In an upset, world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber doesn’t muster enough points to earn one of the US’s two spots in the all-around competition
Reality or Strategy? China Plays Down Hopes of Beating the U.S. in Gold-Medal Count
After topping the gold-medal count on home turf in Beijing four years ago, China is loudly lowering expectations of another triumphant performance in London
Liang Chow’s Gymnastics Coaching Journey: From Beijing to West Des Moines
Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones with inspiring journeys: Liang Chow built a reputation as an elite gymnastics coach from scratch
27 Things You Didn’t Know About the Olympics
As you sit down to watch the opening ceremonies with friends, TIME gives you a crib sheet of little-known Olympics facts– from what’s a Fosbury Flop to who the youngest Olympian ever is– to score you the title of Smartest …
Inside Camp Karolyi: Building the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team
This is where every girl who wants to be an elite American gymnast must come, at some point in her career, to pay tithings in the form of blood, sweat and often tears, to coach Martha Karolyi
Why Women Watch the Olympics (but Tune Out Other Sports)
A new study explores why women may be participating in sports more, but not watching them on TV — except for the Olympic games
Rhythmic Gymnast: Julie Zetlin
The sole member of the U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics team talks about what it takes to perform at the Olympics
US Women’s Gymnastics Team Named, Minus Reigning Olympic Champ Nastia Liukin
It was goodbye to the reigning Olympic all-around champion and hello to the new faces of women’s gymnastics at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Sunday night. And on both counts there were plenty of tears.