Olympic Gymnast

Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond. Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No...

A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review​). How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon...

This book features interviews with, and exclusive photos of some of the gymnasts who competed for the USSR, Great Britain, Hungary and East Germany at the top level of the sport during the 1970s. It features Lyubov Yudina (USSR) Avril Lennox (GB) Susan Cheeseborough (GB) Svetlana Grozdova (USSR) Krisztina Medveczky (HUN) Judit Muller (HUN) Kerstin Gerschau (GDR) Details

Greetings, dear readers! Here is the complete collection of my newest series, “The Naughty Gymnastics Coach” – all neatly bundled and deeply discounted for your reading pleasure! These stories feature Dennis Collymore, arguably the world’s most dirty-minded Olympic gymnastics coach…along with five of the sweetest, sexiest, prettiest, and most toned young ladies ever to grace a balance beam. To his credit, Coach “Gymnasty” is one of the most renowned, successful, and sought-after gymnastics coaches in the country. He has a twenty-year reputation for churning out champions who ...

The girls call him “Coach Gymnasty.” And yet, that moniker doesn’t even begin to describe just how dirty-minded the legendary Dennis Collymore truly is. To his credit, he is one of the most renowned, successful, and sought-after gymnastics coaches in the country. He has a stellar reputation for churning out medal-winning champions. Alas, he also has a rather dubious reputation for being a coach who takes “hands-on training” to the most lecherous levels imaginable! In this tale of humiliation and celebration, Coach Collymore has done it! He and his five cute little gymnasts have ...

The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history-with new details and insights into the institutional failures, as well as the bravery that brought it to light. For decades, osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to...

Mary Sanders was handed an Olympic dream by her father from the moment she was born. Determined to follow in his footsteps, the young gymnast struggled through training setbacks, financial hardships, and personal rivalries, under a cloud of grief, to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. But that achievement was only the beginning for a woman determined to reinvent herself and consistently raise her own standards for success.

It was the team finals of women's gymnastics in the 2012 Olympics, and McKayla Maroney was on top of her game. The 16-year-old US gymnast was performing arguably the best vault of all time, launching herself unimaginably high into the air and sticking a flawless landing. When her score came, many were baffled: 16.233. Three-tenths of a point stood between her and a perfect score. If that vault wasn't perfection, what was?

This book contains exclusive interviews with, and photos from, sixteen artistic and rhythmic gymnasts who competed for Bulgaria over the decades. Dimitrinka Filipova, Bianka Panova, Antoaneta Ivanova Angelova, Galina Marinova, Filip Yanev, Ivelina Raikova, Hrabrina Hrabrova, Pepa Kazakova, Zoia Grancharova, Nikolina Tankoucheva, Bozhanka Demirova, Evgenia Kuznetsova, Boryana Stoyanova, Milena Mavrodieva, Youlia Hristova and Maya Christova.

For nearly a decade, Simone Biles has dazzled gymnastics fans across the globe with jaw-dropping flips, twists, and dismounts. Her record-breaking performances have catapulted her to the top of the sport and made her a hero to young people. But well before Simone faced Olympic trials on the balance beam and rings, she confronted real-life challenges as a kid, as she moved in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her grandparents, plus her unwavering drive to make history on the ultimate stage in sports, she grew into an incredible role model and activist.

A New York Times bestselling and award-winning journalist uses cutting-edge sports research to make the case for why being a fan is good for us individually and is a force for positive change in our society. Larry Olmsted’s writing and research have been called “eye-opening” (People)...

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is From My Head to My Toes. A joyful ode to loving and caring for our bodies, from Olympic gold medalist and advocate Aly Raisman and bestselling artist Bea Jackson. My body is my own. My body is just right...

When Julia, an enthusiastic and talented gymnast with an obsession for the 80s, meets Roman, the notorious ‘bad’ boy, her life will be altered drastically. Julia already has the perfect boyfriend in Kyle Paris. So, when she meets up with her life-long crush behind his back, there’s more at stake than she could ever realise. Secrets are spilled. Hard lessons are learned. Julia must find the courage to compete and gain a place at the Olympics. As one guy lays in a coma, and the other is missing. Julia must decide who to trust and who to love in this modern-day Romeo & Juliet retelling. ...