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 ...

Brooklyn Moors didn’t need to say the words to know. The UCLA gymnast and coach Janelle McDonald had the same idea to address Moors’ balance beam struggles. For the majority of her two-decade ...

Of all the playing surfaces in sports, none is more unforgiving than the balance beam. It measures 10 centimeters wide — barely wider than a hockey puck — 5 meters long and stands 1.2 meters above the ...

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 ...

The U.S. women's gymnastics team has among the highest difficulty scores on one of the most difficult gymnastic events: the balance beam. Olympic gymnasts have a ...

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 ...