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2008: An Interview with Olga Mostepanova – “Dream Realized”

“Honestly, I never thought about the importance of age changing. Little kids didn’t play this adult game.”

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January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Cristina Elena Grigoraș: The 12-Year-Old Olympic Silver Medalist

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January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Buckeye has fired Kittia Carpenter (former coach of Nia Dennis & Gabby Douglas pre-Rio, brevet judge, IEC Chair) and Charlie Tamayo, citing a SafeSport investigation.
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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How Old Was Olga Mostepanova? A Soviet Gymnastics Puzzle

Was she born in 1968, 1969, or 1970? The internet will provide you with many incorrect answers.

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January 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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The Quantum Leap: How Tatiana Frolova Jumped Two Years in One Season

Age falsification was pervasive in Soviet gymnastics.

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January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Yellow Card cocktail is ready.
January 3, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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Was Svetlana Boginskaya Really Called the "Goddess of Gymnastics"?

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December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Boriana Stoyanova: The 13-Year-Old Vault Champion

Imagine being Stoyanova and having to remember both a falsified birth year *and* a falsified birth month.

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December 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Natalia Ilienko: The Floor Champion Who Was Never Thirteen on Paper

Her artistry was real. Her work ethic was real. Her talent was real. But her age? That was fabricated by others.

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December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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What were your favorite gymnastics moments of 2025?
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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GAGE intends to appeal.
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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The 2026 GymCastic College Fantasy League is now open!
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December 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Al Fong suspended from all contact by SafeSport until 2030. He has been under investigation for almost 6 years. Armine Barutyan, head coach of 2025 Jr. World Team, suspended for one year.

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December 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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"Don’t Lose the Person": An Essay on the Human Cost of Soviet Gymnastics

Did everyone agree with Bicherova’s age falsification? Did coaches pilfer gymnasts’ food at Round Lake? Here’s what Stanislav Tokarev wrote in 1987.

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December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Too Young to Be a World Champion: How Olga Bicherova Became Fifteen on Paper

A world title at 14. A passport that said 15.

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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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2001: A Profile of Lavinia Agache - "Time on Her Side"

After age questions, bad pills, lasting scars, Lavinia Agache finds purpose in a new chapter.

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December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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1990: Ecaterina Szabó Looks Back on Her Career

Before she became Ecaterina, she was Katalin, and in this 1990 autobiography, she tells her own story in her own words in her native language.

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December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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1990: Ecaterina Szabó Admits Her Age Was Falsified

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December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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How Romania Broke the Age Rules and Why the FIG Looked Away

While gymnasts from North Korea and China have been penalized for age falsification, Romania never was. The logic was paradoxical: a consistent lie looked like the truth on paper.

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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Daniela Silivaș and the Birthdate Romania Let Slip Away

Silivaș’s age falsification is the case every gym fan can name, but few know that it took more than a decade for her real age to appear after a false confirmation in 1990.

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December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM