Why women gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics perform to music and men
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Unlike men, women’s routines must display ‘beauty’ as well as strength, power and stamina
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Why women gymnasts compete to music in their floor routines but men don't
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Simone Biles on the Tokyo Olympics and the Outrageously Difficult Vault She Might Try There – Texas Monthly
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Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos
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Tokyo Olympics: Gymnast Danusia Francis performs with torn ACL - Sports Illustrated
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American Sunisa Lee tops Olympic podium in women's all-around gymnastics - National
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Simone Biles' Americans off to shaky start in gymnastics, Canadians miss team final
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