Since the Atlanta 1996 Games when former Soviet countries began competing as individual nations, athletes from Russia and Belarus have twirled, pirouetted and tumbled their way to Olympic dominance in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Artistic Gymnastics and Olympic Sports Analyst and Author. TOPSHOT - Russia's Liliia Akhaimova, Russia's Vladislava Urazova and ...

PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Before striding on to the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics platform to perform her hoop routine, Germany's Margarita Kolosov took a breath, squared her shoulders and flung a small ...

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - It was raining sequins on the final day of the London Games as Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world to win a fourth successive group all-around Olympic ...