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Stars & Stripes YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Some youngsters at Yokota in western Tokyo jumped at the chance to attend a gymnastics clinic led by Olympic gold medalists Wednesday. At least 65 young gymnasts leaped, tumbled, flipped and rolled on the mats at the base’s Samurai Fitness Center under the watchful eyes of some…

People Laurie Hernandez earned the moniker “The Human Emoji” because of her effervescent personality and infectious wide-eyed grin, but the Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars winner admits she’s not always smiling — especially while looking at social media. “Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, they can be really harsh places,” Hernandez, 17, tells PEOPLE. “People…

USA Today USA TODAY Sports revisits some of the biggest names in Rio to see how their lives have changed over the last 12 months. Gymnast Hernandez keeps juggling On the rare morning she gets to sleep in, Laurie Hernandez often finds herself wondering not so much where she is but how she got there.…

Athletics Weekly Tatyana McFadden continued her dominance of the T54 events as she won her fourth gold of the World Para Athletics Championships in London, taking the 800m title with ease in 1:47.82. The American’s start to the season had been affected by blood clots in her legs but she returned to dominate on the track in the…

Scout Bassett is bringing home her first World Championship medal in the 100m! She is also the first female T42 to win a global medal in any event for Track and Field.