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Gymnastics

Suni Lee’s 14.875 score on the bars on Sunday night was the highest overall at the Olympic Trials.

Quitting was never an option for Suni Lee in 2024 Olympic journey

by Alex Karwowski
Published July 2, 2024

Sentiments surged for St. Paul’s Suni Lee as she carried a bouquet of mixed white and blue flowers onto the competition floor where her teammate Jordan Chiles brushed away Lee’s tears with her USA-themed...

Simone Biles, 27, became the oldest U.S. female gymnast on Sunday.

US women’s gymnastics begins “redemption tour” in Minneapolis.

by Champ Howard
Published July 1, 2024

After two days and eight rotations, the United States Olympic women’s artistic gymnastics team was announced at the Target Center Sunday night. Headlining the team is Simone Biles, who earned her...

Wiskus captivated the Target Center crowd and fed off their energy.

Former Gopher Shane Wiskus selected as an alternate gymnast for Paris Olympics

by Andrew Cornelius
Published July 1, 2024

Finishing as the top all-around gymnast on Saturday was not enough for former Gopher Shane Wiskus to compete on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Wiskus will still travel to Paris as an alternate gymnast...

Minnesota Mens Gymnastics Head Coach Mike Burns starts to clean up the teams practice gym, which has been their home for over 30 years. Uncertainty looms about where theyll go next.

Men’s gymnastics club forced out of home gym

by Champ Howard
Published June 9, 2024

The University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics club began moving out of their home gym in Cooke Hall on May 31, less than a month after winning a national title.  The University’s Planning, Space...

The new gymnastics facility is set to be completed in January 2025.

New gymnastics facility to provide safe, efficient practices for athletes

by Alex Karwowski
Published April 30, 2024
Athletes Village will receive a new $15.5 million building in January 2025.
Conference and national meets are approaching at the end of April and the middle of May.

Minnesota’s Men’s Gymnastics vaults over adversity in dominant season

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published April 26, 2024
Minnesota Men’s Gymnastics is ranked number one in the nation in every event but was recently told their program has to find a new location to practice.
Senior Mya Hooten is the first Gopher since Lexy Ramler to qualify individually for the NCAA Championships.

Gophers women’s 2024 gymnastics season ends in the NCAA regional finals

by Champ Howard
Published April 14, 2024
Senior Mya Hooten will head to Fort Worth, Texas for the NCAA Championships on the vault.
The Gophers are set to compete in the Arkansas Regionals after their Big Ten Championships performance.

Gophers gymnastics gets awards, titles after conference championship

by Champ Howard
Published March 29, 2024
Minnesota reached its second-highest mark in program history at the Big Ten Championships.
A new gymnastics building was approved by the Board Friday. This is a rendering of the building, which would be located in Athletes Village.

Board of Regents approve construction of new gymnastics performance center

by Alex Karwowski
Published June 9, 2023
The Gopher gymnastics team is set to have a new home beginning in 2025.
Mya Hooten finished with a score of 9.900 on floor.  Photo by Kelly Hagenson.

Gophers gymnastics falls short of regional final

by Alex Karwowski
Published April 3, 2023
The Gophers women’s gymnastics season ended Friday after a hard-fought battle from a young team.

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