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Vancouver-raised gymnast Jordan Chiles leaps into Olympic contention 20-year-old finds renewed love for sport By WILL GRAVES, Associated Press Published: June 6, 2021, 6:14pm Share: 10 Photos VJordan Chiles practices her floor routine in Spring, Texas. The 20-year-old Chiles competed at the U.S. Championships this weekend hoping to build off a strong performance at the U.S. Classic, where she finished second to Olympic and world champion Simone Biles. (Photos by David J. Phi...

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Sydney winter riches draw strong opposition Matthew Smith is hoping Astero is up to city standard. Picture: Getty Images By Matt Jones Comments Not so long ago a trainer could bring an above average horse to the races at this time of the year and bank on a win. Matthew Smith’s Zoustar three-year-old Astero is certainly a horse who is going places after establishing a handy record so far. It’s included back-to-back wins this preparation at the provincials and now it�...

In 2018, Jordan Chiles felt like her gymnastics dreams were slipping away. So when Simone Biles asked her train at her gym, Chiles moved to Texas. Today, Chiles is a frontrunner for one of the Tokyo Olympic spots.

In the past 15 or so years there haven’t been two smarter people in the wagering space than Matt Tripp and Dean Shannon and both are circling Tabcorp.

Shaune Ritchie believes NZ raider The Good Fight is travelling as good as he ever has as he prepares for his latest Australian assault in Saturdays Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill.

James Wharton chasing time

May 24, 2021 Share Time on her hands and a world-class gym at her disposal after the 2020 Olympics were postponed, Simone Biles started experimenting almost as a way to stave off the monotony of training. Pretty soon a vault that she occasionally tinkered with for fun — the Yurchenko double pike — started to look like a vault she could pull off in competition. So, what if it had only historically been done by men? So, what if the International Gymnastics Federation seemed intent on ...

Time on her hands and a world-class gym at her disposal after the 2020 Olympics were postponed, Simone Biles started experimenting almost as a way to stave off the monotony of training. Pretty soon a vault that she occasionally tinkered with for fun — the Yurchenko&#x...

Biles sticks Yurchenko double pike vault at US Classic US star was competing for first time in over 18 months Simone Biles competes on the beam during the US Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday night. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Simone Biles competes on the beam during the US Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday night. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Agencies Sat 22 May 2021 23.47 EDT Last modified on Sun 23 May 2021 00.34 EDT Simone Biles and her ever-expanding array of signatur...