In the best beam routines, the gymnast has no wobbles and, of course, no falls. (In reality, small balance checks are common.) Judges also deduct for poor form and excessive pauses between skills.

LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne competes on the balance beam. / IMAGO / Newscom World It is a big weekend for Livvy Dunne and the No. 2-ranked LSU gymnastics team.

The 20-year-old hopped onto a balance beam and performed a perfect handstand, but she wasn’t done as she brought her legs down and went into an incredible split.

The silence that filled Bercy Arena on Monday for the women’s gymnastics balance beam final was “awkward” for 11-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles.

These were the final scores for the women's artistic gymnastics balance beam finals: Alice D'Amato (Italy): 14.366 Yaqin Zhou (China): 14.100 Manila Esposito (Italy): 14.000 Rebeca Andrade (Brazil ...

In a highly anticipated showdown at the 2024 Olympics, Team USA’s gymnastics stars, Simone Biles and Suni Lee, faced unexpected challenges during the unforgiving balance beam finals. The pair ...

The team finished with an NCAA championship record-breaking score of 49.7625 on the beam, which also marked the highest in LSU gymnastics’ history. What do you think? Be the first to comment.

Bronze medalist Jordan Chiles poses during the victory ceremony for the women's floor exercise of artistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024. (Cao Can/Xinhua via Getty Images) ...