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Oklahoma, Utah, UCLA, and Missouri will compete in the NCAA gymnastics national championship

Last night’s semifinal round of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship ended in a stunning upset, clearing the way for a new national champ to be crowned during tomorrow’s 4 p.m. ET final, aka Four on the Floor, on ABC. Preemptive chills.

April 18, 2025

Reigning champ LSU gymnastics leads the field for NCAA Championship semifinals

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Grab your leotard and get ready to giddy up because the national championship semifinals hit the mat in Fort Worth, TX, starting tomorrow. The top two squads from each four-team semi will flip on to Saturday’s final meet (on network TV!). Your Thursday night plans? Stickin’ it on ESPN2.

April 16, 2025

No. 1 Oklahoma gymnastics team wins “meet of the season”

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No. 1 Oklahoma cemented its status as the country’s top team by defeating No. 2 LSU, No. 4 Utah, and No. 6 Cal in this weekend’s star-studded Sprouts Collegiate Quad. Oklahoma has been the most dominant team in college gymnastics with six national titles in the last decade, and after this weekend’s showing, they look poised to win another.

January 13, 2025

Cal wins season-opening meet, while Olympic gymnasts shine for their college teams

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The Olympics are long over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your gymnastics fix, or a glimpse of your favorite Team USA athletes. Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles competed for their respective college squads this weekend, but it was Cal that had a golden performance.

January 06, 2025

College gymnastics season is upon us, with meets beginning today

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We are totally flipping out because the NCAA gymnastics season officially starts today. There’s a whole lot of floor routines, gravity defying tricks, and balance beaming to come between now and the national championship in April.

January 03, 2025

The 2024 Olympic stars who will return to NCAA play this year

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From the streets of Paris to the quad

August 14, 2024

American gymnast Jordan Chiles may be stripped of bronze medal

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Six days after the competition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it intends to strip American gymnast Jordan Chiles of her floor exercise bronze medal, but the fight isn’t over just yet.

August 12, 2024

Sports Business

Simone Biles and Athleta team up for post-Olympic gymnastics tour

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August 07, 2024

Everyone loves Team USA’s women’s gymnastics squad — just ask the 12.7M who watched them win gold last week. And to capitalize on this Olympic hype, prominent Simone Biles sponsor Athleta is putting on a sophomore edition of its U.S. gymnastics tour.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #455

Saquon Barkley plays 18 with President Trump

April 29, 2025

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Saquon Barkley plays 18 with President Trump

Mr. Barkley goes to Washington.

But before he visited the White House yesterday to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles 2025 Super Bowl win, superstar running back Saquon Barkley spent some one-on-one time with President Donald Trump, raising the eyebrows of many football fans — especially after his Super Bowl MVP teammate Jalen Hurts didn’t make the trip at all.

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz share their reactions to Barkley’s surprising afternoon with the polarizing president and add crucial context to the recent history of championship teams visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Football is always top of mind.