Why women gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics perform to music and men don’t

Mexico, after the Vatican encouraged the incorporation of regional musical traditions into services in the 1960s.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In an unprecedented move, multi-Oscar nominated American composer and pianist Philip Glass (“The Hours”) has contributed key music to Mexican documentary “Cartas a Distancia” (“Letters from a Distance”) by Juan Carlos Rulfo.Credit goes to Glass’s decades-long friendship and collaboration with the documentary’s lead composer and music producer Leonardo Heiblum, whose notable list of film credits include some highly acclaimed Latin American films, including “Frida,” “Maria

Tokyo Olympics the fourth consecutive Olympic Games that the Team USA men's team wins gold in the event. Team USA defeated Australia 97-78 in the semi-finals on Thursday, thanks in part to Kevin Durant, who recently became the all-time leading scorer of U.S. men's basketball at the Olympics, surpassing Carmelo Anthony.

She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulrPrior to earning bronze in this 800-meter final, the 24-year-old Rogers earned a second-place finish in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

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withdrawing from the gymnastics team competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, Simone Biles will also miss her chance to defend another one of her gold medals on Thursday, as it was announced late Wednesday that she will be withdrawing from the individual all-around competition. NBC's Mike Tirico made the announcement during the re-airing of the team competition, sharing the message from USA Gymnastics that, «After further medical evaluation, to focus on her mental health, it has been

Michael Phelps is standing by Simone Biles.

Simone Biles is confirming why she withdrew from a gymnastics team event at the 2021 Olympics.

Simone Biles left the competition floor with the Team USA medical trainer after her first rotation on the vault of the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 24-year-old gymnast did not do the Amanar vault, but opted instead for another move, which earned her a 13.766, the lowest score of any of her Olympics showings. «Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue,» USA Gymnastics said in a statement to multiple news outlets.

Simone Biles left the competition floor with the Team USA medical trainer after her first rotation on the vault of the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 24-year-old gymnast did not do the Amanar vault, but opted instead for another move, which earned her a 13.766, the lowest score of any of her Olympics showings. «Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue,» USA Gymnastics said in a statement to multiple news outlets.

UPDATE, 06:03AM: Russia caused an upset in the Olympic Gymnastics Team Final by scooping the gold medal ahead of favorites the U.S., who lost star Simone Biles to an injury earlier today. The result ends a decade of dominance in the event for the American team, which won golden in 2012 and 2016. Great Britain took the bronze, its first medal in the competition since 1928, finishing narrowly ahead of Italy.

Simone Biles shocked the world when she withdrew from the team final event in gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics.

Simone Biles left the competition floor with the Team USA medical trainer after her first rotation on the vault of the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, multiple news outlets are reporting. The 24-year-old gymnast seemingly made a last-minute decision not to do her planned Amanar vault, opting instead for an easier one.

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of today’s events in Tokyo after appearing to sustain an injury while participating in the Team Final, the International Gymnastics Federation has confirmed.

Simone Biles and the United States women's gymnastics team are gearing up to compete in the women's artistic team finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Biles took to Instagram to reflect on her performance in the preliminary round and share the pressure she feels as she and her team prepare to head into the finals.«Prelims ☑️ now to prepare for finals.