NORMAN ― K.J. Kindler stood alone across the practice gym, her eyes locked on the gymnast on the balance beam. The OU women’s gymnastics coach changed positions as she watched. Hands on her hips, head ...

Wayzata’s coaches made sure to put their gymnasts through “pressure sets” on the balance beam over the last couple weeks of practice. Coaches would scream as the athletes get on the beam, or dive ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sammy Fonte watches as sophomore Ashley Lane leaps on the balance beam during the women’s ...

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.

TOKYO — Simone Biles will leave the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal on balance beam, the same award she won on the apparatus at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics five years ago. But, oh, what a vast gulf ...