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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.