Illinois gymnastics alum Tyson Bull wrapped up his first Olympic games last Tuesday when he competed in the horizontal bar final. The first Illini gymnast to compete in the Olympics since Justin Spring...
By Claire O'Brien, Sports Digital Content Editor
• August 8, 2021
The Olympics wrapped up this week in Tokyo, and closing ceremonies took place Sunday. Most of the Illini competed last week, but a couple familiar faces to Illinois fans competed this week.
Tyson Bull...
By Claire O'Brien, Sports Digital Content Editor
• August 2, 2021
Last Friday, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off. Eight former Illini are competing. Here’s how the Illini did this week.
Tyson Bull (Gymnastics, Australia)
Bull is competing for Australia in artistic...
Former Illini gymnast Tyson Bull made his Olympic debut on Saturday when he competed in the qualifying phase of the men’s artistic gymnastics competition. As the only male artistic gymnast to represent...
After being postponed for one year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin Wednesday, with opening ceremonies slated for Friday.
Despite the uncertainty around the...
When Alex Diab competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials two weeks ago, he did so with the largest and loudest cheering section in The Dome at America’s Center.
Diab’s cheering section was pretty hard...
Illinois gymnastics alum Alex Diab was one of 20 male gymnasts to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the weekend, hoping to secure a spot on the U.S. Olympic team heading to Tokyo next month....
With the summer Olympics only a month away from starting, the United States Olympic Committee will determine its Olympic men’s and women’s gymnastics teams this week with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials...
Last weekend, three Illini gymnasts faced the best gymnasts in the country when they competed in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Rising senior Michael Fletcher competed as an all-arounder,...
Three current and former Illini gymnasts — rising senior Michael Fletcher and alumni Alex Diab and Michael Paradise — will compete as individuals this weekend in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships...
Illinois junior Clay Mason Stephens has dreamed of competing in the Olympics since he was five years old. On Friday, he will compete for the opportunity to make that dream come true.
For the last three...
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team wrapped up its 2021 season a few weeks ago at the NCAA championships, claiming sixth place in the team competition. Though the team didn’t finish where it hoped to,...
