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Why can't I do that?' In one gymnastics group, anything goes

  • The 2025 NAIGC national competition took place last Friday in early April in Pittsburgh, hosting over 1,700 competitors.
  • Men's gymnastics faces challenges in the U.S. Due to fewer NCAA programs and limited community gyms.
  • Competitors like Julia Sharpe from MIT and Brody Penn from Ohio State participated in various events.
  • Sharpe noted women in lower-level NAIGC men's events are "destroying the men"; Penn said, "It's about artistry, it's about emotion."
  • Penn placed first and Sharpe third in the decathlon, with Sharpe finishing just ahead of her husband, Nate.
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'Why can't I do that?' Men on balance beam. Women on rings. In one gymnastics group, anything goes

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brody Penn tried every sport as a kid. He started with gymnastics, but his parents worried the gym was too far away. So they signed him up for baseball and soccer, only to have a familiar scene…

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Why can't I do that?' In one gymnastics group, anything goes

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Yankton Press & Dakotan broke the news in on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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