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Bart Wayne Conner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning two gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He also gained widespread recognition for his role as “Bart Taylor” in the 1986 film Rad. Conner was the first American gymnast to win gold at every level of competition, including NCAA Champion, Pan American Games Champion, USA Champion, World Cup Champion and Olympic Champion.

Bart Conner: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Bart Conner was born on March 28, 1958 (Bart Conner age: 67) in Chicago, but raised in Morton Grove, Illinois, the son of Harold Conner and Jacqueline May, with two siblings, Michael and Bruce.

He attended the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 1976, joining the men’s gymnastics team under coach Paul Ziert. He earned 14 NCAA All-American honors and led the team to two NCAA titles.

He won the Nissen Award in 1981 and became the nation’s top male collegiate gymnast.

Bart...

Simone Biles Rising chronicles the return of the athlete considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games following her withdrawal from the competition in Tokyo four years earlier. It’s a triumphant tale of athleticism, discipline and resilience that results in Biles doing exactly what she set out to do — win gold medals in the team final and all-around final — but as director Katie Walsh and her production crew documented what Biles dubbed her “redemption tour” in real time, they had no clue how things would turn out.

“It’s making a movie when you don’t know the ending,” says Walsh, who also directed the 2021 Facebook Watch docuseries Simone vs Herself. Both projects were produced by Religion of Sports. “Going into that series, the expectation was that she was going to win all the things and retire, and there was a really hard left turn toward the end.

Béla Károlyi, the gymnastics coach who honed the talents of Olympians like Nadia Comăneci and Kerri Strug, has died at 82. USA Gymnastics announced Károlyi died on Friday, November 15, but did not specify a cause of death. Károlyi started his athletic career as a Romanian national junior boxing champion and a hammer throw competitor in the 1956 Olympics, CNN reports. At the Romania College of Physical Education, Károlyi started coaching the women’s gymnastics team, which is how he met gymnast Márta Erőss, who’d become his wife. After starting a national gymnastics school, Károlyi and his wife found Comăneci, then 6 years old. Under Károlyi’s coaching, Comăneci went on to the first perfect 10 and then six more at the 1976 Olympics when she was just 14. Károlyi defected to the United States in 1981, and shortly thereafter, he bought a private gym in Houston, Texas, dubbing the facility Károlyi’s ...

Simone Biles: Rising highlights the record-breaking gymnast's mental health journey but also places her story within the broader narrative of gymnastics history. In the world of gymnastics, few names resonate as profoundly as Simone Biles and Nadia Comneci. Biles, a celebrated athlete, has captivated audiences with her unparalleled talent and resilience, especially after her return to the Olympic stage in Paris following a three-year hiatus. Her docuseries delves into how she, inspired by legends like Comneci, has redefined what it means to excel in the sport, pushing the boundaries of performance while advocating for the importance of mental well-being.

Comneci, whose groundbreaking achievements in the 1976 Olympics set a new standard for gymnastics, serves as a pivotal figure in this narrative. Her flawless routines earned her the first perfect 10 in Olympic history, forever altering the landscape of the sport. Comneci's influence extends beyond her medals; she paved the way for future generations of gymnasts,...

The Paris Summer Olympics gave us dozens of “thrill of victory” scenes, but along with the overjoyed winners were heartbroken athletes whom fate did not smile upon at the critical moment.

Here are some of the worst mishaps that occurred during the 2024 games, from tumbles to stumbles — to pesky bacteria.

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati moments before the fateful event on Aug. 3 (Credit: Kevin Voigt/GettyImages) A punishing pole vault

We hardly need to explain how Anthony Ammirati failed to clear the horizontal bar since his unfortunate crotch shot was seen around the world… in countless instant replays and memes. His Olympic dreams may have been thwarted, but his Internet fame was forever secured in that moment.

Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo (2L), Britain’s George Mills (L) and Refugee Team’s Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (back) fall during the men’s 5000m heat on Aug 7. (Credit: Jewel Samad / Afp) Painful pile-up...

U.S gymnast Jordan Chiles may have to return the bronze medal she won at the 2024 Paris Olympics following an appeal filed by the Romanian team, which finished fourth and fifth in the women’s floor exercise event.

During the August 6 event, Chiles initially earned a score of 13.666, which would have placed her fifth in the competition, behind eventual gold medal winner Rebeca Andrade, silver medalist and teammate Simone Biles, and a pair of Romanian gymnasts, Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Voinea.

However, after scoring, Chiles’ coaches filed an appeal to the judges,...

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been glorious for gymnasts, with stunning routines from USA’s Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who became the first female gymnast from her country to win a medal at the Olympics.

They join the ranks of the most celebrated and most talked about gymnasts in Olympic history: Women who changed the sport, who made headlines and who we will never forget. Here’s what these famous female athletes have done since gracing the Olympics stage.

Olga Korbut in 1972 and 2017 (Credit: Getty Images) Olga Korbut, 1972

At age 15, Olga won four gold medals and two silver medals at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. The “Sparrow From Minsk” helped transform gymnastics into the must-watch blend of athleticism and aesthetics that are now standard for the sport. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1991 and became a citizen in 2000. Korbut became a gymnastics trainer and was...

Sharon Stone and legendary long jump champion Carl Lewis both voiced support for Kamala Harris in her bid to become U.S. president, on the fringes of a gala at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday evening.

“I’m all in for Kamala Harris,” said Stone. “It’s not only because she’s a woman and because we see clearly in businesses that women leaders are better leaders, and that men who hire women within their companies do better.

“We understand that Kamala Harris was a lawyer, who became a prosecutor, who became an attorney general, who became a senator, who then was a presidential candidate, who gained so much respect in that campaign that she was asked to become vice president of the United States. This is a qualified person. This is not a game show host who looks like a 1975 Vegas act.”

Following President Joe Biden’s decision last...

Hollywood was out in force to support Simone Biles and Team USA as they won the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team final Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.

One of the most anticipated and hyped events of the Games of the Xxxiii Olympiad and shown live this morning on NBC and Peacock, the intense competition at the Bercy Arena in the City of Light’s 12th District drew a high-profile crowd.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were in attendance, cheering on the American quartet. Equally passionate for the team in the arena were Spike Lee, Natalie Portman and Serena Williams. NBC’s Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie also were pumping their fists in excitement from the stands as Team USA topped rivals on the balance beam, uneven bars, vault and floor exercise — Biles’ best event — in the competition.

Related: Simone Biles To Lead New Sports Series From Netflix...

If there’s been a single moment representing the definitive emergence of the world from the Covid-19 pandemic, it was the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris. The Olympics needed this after the necessary, but emotionally stifling, lockdowns of the Tokyo and Beijing Games. The world needed this.

A coming-out party for the ages — and easily the best Opening Ceremony for a Summer or Winter Games since Rio’s in 2016, if not earlier — the July 26 ceremony featured several moments of transcendent emergence that will stick with viewers for a long time: There was the first ringing of the bells of Notre Dame since fire almost destroyed the 900-year-old cathedral in April 2019; Rafa Nadal, after all his injuries and still walking with slight hesitation, taking the Olympic torch to a waiting boat on the Seine, where Serena Williams was waiting (along with Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci) in what was kind of...

For months before the 2024 Summer Olympics, there had been questions surrounding Paris’ ability to hold such a massive event. The city’s residents had threatened to defecate in the Seine River — the site of the opening ceremony — in protest of its highly polluted waters. As the opening presentation neared, things didn’t exactly get better. Just this morning, France’s high-speed rail trains were a target of arson, and thunderstorms cast clouds over the city. Yet, when the opener finally commenced, audiences were transported through a whimsical and engaging four-hour showcase that presented the best of Paris’ glorious architecture and music while welcoming top athletes from across the globe to the French capital.

The ceremony launched with French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane jogging through the streets, carrying the lighted torch down into the Paris Metro and emerging on the Seine via sailboat in a gorgeous explosion of blue, white and red hovering above the river.

The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics made history on Friday as the first to take place outside of a stadium, with a bevy of performances that included a French-language song from superstar Lady Gaga, a fashion runway show on a bridge and boats filled with global athletes cheering as they sailed down the River Seine.

The floatilla event, known for its pomp and grand displays from the host nation, was beset by a rainy day in Paris, but that didn’t stop spectators from lining up along Paris’ famous river to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.

Starting at the Austerlitz Bridge next to Paris’ Jardin des Plantes, the route followed the course of the Seine, east to west. It circumvents two islands in the center of Paris and then flows under several bridges and gateways in the City of Lights. The boat journey for the delegations finishes at the Iena Bridge,...

It makes zero sense and all the sense in the world why Flavor Flav and I have spent the past hour grabbing lunch at New York’s Harvard Club. Built in the 1890s, the stately private social club in midtown Manhattan boasts an elegant dining room with chandeliers, ornate silverware, and for one day, a 65-year-old hip-hop icon wearing sparkly pants, an Olympic women’s water-polo team T-shirt and a Team USA clock dangling from his neck.

Like any other place, the Public Enemy hypeman both sticks out and is gleefully welcomed by all.

Many of Hollywood’s hottest stars walked the red carpet at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars 2024 party on Sunday, March 10. The fundraising gala took place in West Hollywood, California. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford enjoyed a spot on the red carpet and chatted with over 20 guests attending the exclusive Oscars party.

Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:

Alix Angelis (director) and Brandon Delsid (actor)

Joey Badass

Toni Braxton (singer)

Lucas Castellani (model)

Sasha Colby (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)

Giancarlo Esposito (actor)

Mary Fitzgerald and Romain Bonnet (“Selling Sunset”)

David Furnish (Chair of Elton John AIDS Foundation)

Kendalle Getty (multimedia artist)

Harry Goodwins (actor)

David Granados

Beatrice Granno (actress)

Scott Hamilton and Nadia Comaneci (Olympians)

Jacob Lusk (singer)

Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”)

Jeannie Mai

Orville Peck (musician)

Retta

Smokey Robinson (singer)

Larsen Thompson

Ashley Versher (director) and Danielle Larracuente (actress)

Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”)

Elton...

This review was first published on March 12, after the film’s premiere at the 2022 SXSW festival.

“Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off” opens with a montage of failures. Hawk, now in his 50s and easily the most famous skateboarder of all time, is trying to land a 900. To pull the trick off, he has to complete two and a half aerial spins, essentially hurtling himself and his skateboard through several mid-air somersaults before landing neatly back on a wooden ramp.

Hawk already landed this trick, over two decades ago at the 1999 X Games. He is reportedly the first to ever successfully do so. It was a feat akin to Tonya Harding’s triple axel or Nadia Comaneci’s perfect 10. Yet here Hawk is, relentlessly determined to do it again.

He flings himself across an indoor ramp, slamming into the wood over and over as he blunders each attempt. The...

As the Olympics get closer, Audible is jumping into more related audio programming.

The Amazon-owned audio service and multi-platform brand Rebel Girls have launched the Rebel Girls Go For Gold podcast that will look at some of the most impressive performances through Olympics history.

The six-part series, narrated by activist and Olympic medalist in fencing Ibtihaj Muhammad, will explore the first woman marathon runner in the late 1800s to a young BMX racer from Colombia planning to compete in the upcoming Tokyo games. It will spotlight six amazing women and girls from all over the world who broke Olympic barriers, fought for their right to compete, wowed the world with their athletic talent, and left the Olympic sports arena changed for all those who came after them.

It will feature stories of Stamata Revithi, Lis Hartel, Anita Defrantz, Nadia Comaneci, Kim Soo-Nyung and Mariana Pajon.

Muhammad was a 2016 Olympic bronze...

YouTube has unveiled the trailer for its latest documentary series chronicling what it takes to be an elite women’s gymnast -- from the triumphs to the abuses that have come to be associated with the sport in recent years.

Dubbed Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics, the six-part series was produced by Main Event Media, All3Media America, and Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, and marks a partnership between YouTube and Glamour magazine -- on whose channel the series will premiere beginning Sept. 21 at noon Et.

The series will feature 2021 Team USA hopefuls and legends of the sport, including Nadia Comaneci, Laurie Hernandez, Olga Korbut, Katelyn Ohashi, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber.

Episodes will cover how athletes preserve their passion, maintain focus, and remain fearless in an era of difficulty-dominant scoring. The series also won't shy away from the darker aspects of the sport, including how...

Say goodbye to the holiday season and hello to the Golden Globes.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosts its annual shindig at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, but some actually get an early start on the partying four days before at the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s opening night awards gala.

Then it’s time to race back into town for all of the weekend’s pre- and post-Globe soirées.

Here, Variety gives you the ultimate party guide to all things Golden Globes.

Make sure to check back for updates.

Thursday, Jan. 2

Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

The fest kicks off by honoring Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Zack Gottsagen, Laura Dern, Cynthia Erivo, Adam Driver and Jamie Foxx.

Palm Springs Convention Center

277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs

5-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 3

Aacta International Awards

“The Irishman” leads with six nominations,...

Laureus USA today announced details for the second annual Laureus Fashion Show Gala on Tuesday, September 10 at Mercedes-Benz Manhattan, featuring star athletes and Olympians walking the runway to support Laureus’ mission to improve the lives of youth and unite communities through the power of sport.

Athletes participating will include Skateboarding Pioneer Tony Hawk, former NFL player and TV star Jesse Palmer, Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Nadia Comaneci, Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad, Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell, Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Edwin Moses, professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil, and many more. Tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King has joined the Gala Host Committee to further raise awareness and funds for Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

The gala will feature musical guest Doug E Fresh and DJ Dee Wiz.

The evening will also present Laureus’ inaugural...

Natasha Lyonne has worked as a child star (“Pee-wee’s Playhouse”), a teen star (“The Slums of Beverly Hills”) and of course as an adult (“Orange Is the New Black”), but her wealth of acting experience also fueled a desire to create. Teaming up with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, Lyonne executive produces and stars in “Russian Doll,” an eight-episode series about finding human connection after death that is streaming on Netflix.

How closely connected do you feel to your character of Nadia in “Russian Doll”?

The character of Nadia is somebody who’s been sort of my, and I hate to use this reference because I’m somebody who’s pushing 40; I’m no longer a tween, but remember how [Charles] Bukowski always had Henry Chinaski? I always had Nadia in everything I would write, and it was based on Nadia Comaneci, who was my favorite gymnast from the ’80s.

“Mary Poppins Returns,” “The Favourite” and “Bodyguard” stars join the 76th Golden Globe Awards party scene.

“A Quiet Place” power couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt spent Saturday afternoon at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party presented by Jaguar Land Rover at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role in “Mary Poppins Returns,” Blunt’s fellow Brit Olivia Colman would take home the trophy the following day.

Richard Madden (pictured arriving at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party) has gone from being best known as the ill-fated Robb Stark on “Game of Thrones” to winning a Best Actor Golden Globe for Netflix drama “Bodyguard.”

“Who Is America?” creator Sacha Baron Cohen came as his real self with actress/wife Isla Fisher, arriving in a very British Jaguar F-pace vehicle.

Onscreen rivals in “The Favourite,...

Celebrities who attended the sixth annual Gold Meets Golden brunch on Saturday weighed in on whether or not Kevin Hart should have a second chance at hosting the Oscars. The comedian was set to host the Academy Awards, but stepped down after controversy ensued over homophobic jokes he made years ago.

“Pose” star Billy Porter told Variety he thinks Hart should still emcee this year’s ceremony.

“He’s a great talent, and he would be wonderful hosting the Oscars,” Porter said of Hart, despite Porter’s earlier comments saying the comedian “crossed a line.”

Nicole Kidman and former Olympian Nadia Comaneci co-hosted the Gold Meets Golden event, held at the House on Sunset in Los Angeles. The charitable event is designed to bring together Hollywood elite and all-star athletes on the eve of the Golden Globes. This year’s proceeds, including a $50,000 donation from Gold Meets Golden, will benefit Angel City Sports,...

For the first time during New York Fashion Week, Laureus Foundation USA, a nonprofit that uses the power of sport to better children’s lives, is bringing together fashion and sport to shine a light on Sport for Good.

On Wednesday, September 12th some of the nation’s top athletes will walk the runway to raise awareness and crucial funds for disadvantaged youth across the Us during a fundraising event held at Mercedes-Benz Manhattan in New York City. Super Bowl Champion, Pro Football Hall of Famer, co-host of Gma/Gma Day, NFL on Fox analyst, and fashion designer, Michael Strahan and supermodel, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Karolina Kurkova will kick off the fashion show festivities.

Participating athletes include: Houston Rockets point guard, Chris Paul, Super Bowl Mvp, Marcus Allen, skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, New York Knicks forward, Lance Thomas, one of the most decorated beach volleyball players ever, Kerri Walsh Jennings,...

Keeping with one of its themes this year on female empowerment, the Tribeca Film Festival opened last night with a doc about one of the city’s 1970s comedy trailblazers, Saturday Night Live‘s Gilda Radner, with the CNN film Love, Gilda.

It’s the second time that Tribeca has opened with a documentary about one of Gotham’s institutions, 2015’s opener being the SNL time capsule feature Live From New York!

However, Love, Gilda delves into the intricacies of Radner’s life from her childhood weight problems to her segue from Toronto’s comedy scene to SNL, and ultimately how she was determined to keep laughing as she battled ovarian cancer before her death in 1989. Much of this is bolstered by director Lisa D’Apolito’s access to a significant amount of Radner’s archives including footage, photos, taped and written diaries.

Radner was a beacon for future female sketch comedians,...

Four Olympians are reportedly in the “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” cast, which will be announced Friday, but we think there will be a fifth — and we’re pretty sure we know who it is: gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci. How did we figure this out? With some help from Tom Bergeron.

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The “Dancing” host teased the cast on Monday with a seemingly innocuous tweet:

Going over the lineup for our 4 week, All-Athletes @DancingABC "Seasonette" ahead of Friday's @Gma. They're a perfect 10 ????#DWTS pic.twitter.com/7kH3PFzQzT

— Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) April 9, 2018

“Going over the lineup for our 4 week, All-Athletes @DancingABC “Seasonette” ahead of Friday’s @Gma. They’re a perfect 10,” he wrote, along with a photo of the three judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli, each holding perfect scores of 10.

See Tonya Harding,...

More anecdotal than illuminating, Jacqueline Joseph’s documentary chronicles the roads to success of five world-class athletes. Intending to shed insight on the philosophies that led them to their victories Winning too often feels like an intertwined series of inspirational television newsmagazine segments. Nonetheless, the film should appeal to sports fans thanks to the noteworthy talent on display and the copious amount of archival footage that serves as a reminder of why these athletes were so compelling.

Tennis champion Martina Navratilova, golf legend Jack Nicklaus, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci, track and field star Edwin Moses and Dutch Paralympian Esther Vergeer candidly...

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At the Equinox Sports Club lounge in Los Angeles, hosts Nicole Kidman, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Rumer Willis joined 1976 Olympians Caitlyn Jenner and Nadia Comaneci to welcome a new generation of Team USA to Hollywood at CW3PR's 4th Gold Meets Golden event on Jan. 7. The honorees included Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and NFL pro boyfriend Colton Underwood, Conor Dwyer, Ashton Eaton and Brianne Thiesen-Eaton, Dannell Leyva and Kristi Castlin.

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In New York, Gigi Hadid was ready for the winter cold, rocking a black All Saints Asher Shearling Biker jacket when she landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Meanwhile, country music star Jake Owen was joined on stage by PGA Tour great John Daly to sing Bob Dylan's "Knockin on Heaven's Door" at a concert for the Diamond Resorts...

The time has come: After plenty of gold medals and Final Five domination, the gymnastics portion of the 2016 Olympics is over. But if you feel a wave of gymnastics withdrawal coming over you, not to worry - there's plenty more where those killer routines came from. Here, 10 need-to-see, pretty-much-perfect gymnastic routines that'll help to ease the post-Olympics void. 1. McKayla Maroney's flawless vault from the 2012 Olympics team final.It's only been four years since Maroney pulled this off, but it's still as impressive as the day she did it. 2. Shawn Johnson's gold medal-winning balance beam routine from the 2008 Olympics.

The time has come: After plenty of gold medals and Final Five domination, the gymnastics portion of the 2016 Olympics is over. But if you feel a wave of gymnastics withdrawal coming over you, not to worry - there's plenty more where those killer routines came from. Here, 10 need-to-see, pretty-much-perfect gymnastic routines that'll help to ease the post-Olympics void. 1. McKayla Maroney's flawless vault from the 2012 Olympics team final.It's only been four years since Maroney pulled this off, but it's still as impressive as the day she did it. 2. Shawn Johnson's gold medal-winning balance beam routine from the 2008 Olympics.

When the Rio Olympics cauldron is extinguished on Aug. 21, it will officially mark the end of one Romanian couple's 40-year dominance over the sport of gymnastics, making America's so-called Final Five their last gold medal champions. Martha and Béla Károlyi have coached top American gymnasts since defecting to the country in 1981. From the confines of their ranch in Huntsville, Texas, the husband and wife team eventually overhauled the U.S. approach to the sport, successfully taking over command of the national team nearly 16 years ago. As the national team coordinator, Martha has led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to four Olympic medals.

When the Rio Olympics cauldron is extinguished on Aug. 21, it will officially mark the end of one Romanian couple's 40-year dominance over the sport of gymnastics, making America's so-called Final Five their last gold medal champions. Martha and Béla Károlyi have coached top American gymnasts since defecting to the country in 1981. From the confines of their ranch in Huntsville, Texas, the husband and wife team eventually overhauled the U.S. approach to the sport, successfully taking over command of the national team nearly 16 years ago. As the national team coordinator, Martha has led the U.S. women's gymnastics team to four Olympic medals.

The Olympics aren't just about winning gold medals - they also give athletes a chance to get their names in the record books. And while it's highly unlikely anyone is going to walk away from Rio with more medals than Michael Phelps, everyone sure can try. Here, eight interesting Olympic records all athletes can aspire to break: 1. The longest long jump.This will be one to beat in Rio. Why? Because no one has managed to do so since the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, when Bob Beamon made an 8.9-meter jump. While the world record has been broken, (in 1991, by...

The Olympics aren't just about winning gold medals - they also give athletes a chance to get their names in the record books. And while it's highly unlikely anyone is going to walk away from Rio with more medals than Michael Phelps, everyone sure can try. Here, eight interesting Olympic records all athletes can aspire to break: 1. The longest long jump.This will be one to beat in Rio. Why? Because no one has managed to do so since the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, when Bob Beamon made an 8.9-meter jump. While the world record has been broken, (in 1991, by...

Their first kiss was captured on camera for all the world to see. Now, 40 years - and 20 years of marriage - later, gold-medal-winning gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner are looking back on their unique love story and the sweet moment that started it all. In the upcoming special Olympics Edition of Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Conner describes meeting Comaneci at the American Cup at N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden in March of 1976. Conner, then 17, won the men's title and Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast, won the women's title. After the event they proudly held up their silver...

Their first kiss was captured on camera for all the world to see. Now, 40 years - and 20 years of marriage - later, gold-medal-winning gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner are looking back on their unique love story and the sweet moment that started it all. In the upcoming special Olympics Edition of Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Conner describes meeting Comaneci at the American Cup at N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden in March of 1976. Conner, then 17, won the men's title and Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast, won the women's title. After the event they proudly held up their silver...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero are right around the corner! In preparation for the Games, People has released a special edition book, The Best of the Games, including interviews with Olympic hopefuls Ryan Lochte, Gabby Douglas and more. The collector's edition also features an interview with newcomer - and four-time U.S. national all-around champion - Simone Biles. The issue highlights past Olympic legends like Nadia Comaneci, Edwin Moses, both from 1976, and more as well as first-time hopefuls like gymnasts Paul Ruggeri and Donnell Whittenburg and basketballer Elena Delle Donne. People also caught up with a slew of...

Films include a collaboration between Sing Sing prison inmates and a leading contemporary dance company from Turner Prize nominated visual artist Phil Collins.

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Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 5-10) has revealed the titles that will pitch for funding at its MeetMarket initiative, celebrating 10 years in 2015.

A total of 64 filmmaker teams from 19 countries will pitch to international and UK decision makers for research, development and production funding

At Crossover Market, which includes digital titles, a further 26 interactive projects from 12 countries will pitch in one-to-one meetings to a range of specialist decision makers.

Among the Crossover projects being pitched are the latest from Oscar Raby who won last year’s Interactive Audience Award with Assent; and Ram Devineni who attracted funding at last year’s Crossover Market and Tribeca New Media Fund for Priya’s Shakti.

New pitch opportunities this year include a BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Stories commission for young filmmakers, the Guardian...

Move over Steven Spielberg—there's a new director in town! And her name is Katie Holmes. Yup, the former Dawson's Creek star has gone behind the camera to make her directing debut with Eternal Princess, a short doc about legendary Romanian Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci. "Nadia is such world icon," Holmes told us at the film's premiere earlier today at the Tribeca Film Festival. "She achieved perfection at 14 and I've always been in awe and she's also been a huge hero of mine." Comaneci was just 14 years old when she became the first female gymnast to earn a score of a perfect 10 at the Olympics at the 1976 games in Montreal. "Nadia is such a...

Sixty films, a record 40 of which are world premieres, will screen across nine thematic programmes during the festival, set to run from April 15-26.

The Tribeca Film Festival selections hail from 18 countries and were curated from 3076 submissions.

Selections include: Body Team 12, a documentary about the Ebola outbreak that Olivia Wilde (pictured) produced; artist Daniel Arsham directing Juliette Lewis in Future Relic 03; Boman Modine’s Merry Xmas stars Dick Van Dyke; and Katie Holmes directing Romanian gymnast legend Nadia Comaneci in Eternal Princess.

Recipients of the Tribeca Film Festival’s best narrative short and best documentary short awards will qualify for Oscar consideration. Last year’s festival winner for best narrative short, The Phone Call, earned the live-action short Academy Award last month.

Each of the seven selections in the Fml programme will become available online as part of the Tribeca Online Festival three hours after the premiere of each film. The films will...

Sixty films, a record 40 of which are world premieres, will screen across nine thematic programmes during the festival, set to run from April 15-26.

The selections hail from 18 countries and were curated from 3076 submissions.

Selections include: Body Team 12, a documentary about the Ebola outbreak that Olivia Wilde produced; artist Daniel Arsham directing Juliette Lewis in Future Relic 03; Boman Modine’s Merry Xmas stars Dick Van Dyke; and Katie Holmes directing Romanian gymnast legend Nadia Comaneci in Eternal Princess.

Recipients of the Tribeca Film Festival’s best narrative short and best documentary short awards will qualify for Oscar consideration. Last year’s festival winner for best narrative short, The Phone Call, earned the live-action short last month.

Each of the seven selections in the Fml programme will become available online as part of the Tribeca Online Festival three hours after the premiere of each film. The films will run online through April 26.

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It was all glamour and glitz at the usually sweaty Equinox Sports Lounge and Club in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon when some of Hollywood's biggest stars showed up to support the 2015 Special Olympics at the annual Gold Meets Golden event. This year's bash was hosted by Nicole Kidman and stars like Katie Holmes, Gina Rodriguez, Matt Bomer dropped by the event to raise funds for athletes participating in the Special Olympics Games this summer (which will take place in Los Angeles). Though Holmes, 36, and Kidman, 47, were not present on the red carpet at the same time, they both individually...

It was all glamour and glitz at the usually sweaty Equinox Sports Lounge and Club in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon when some of Hollywood's biggest stars showed up to support the 2015 Special Olympics at the annual Gold Meets Golden event. This year's bash was hosted by Nicole Kidman and stars like Katie Holmes, Gina Rodriguez, Matt Bomer dropped by the event to raise funds for athletes participating in the Special Olympics Games this summer (which will take place in Los Angeles). Though Holmes, 36, and Kidman, 47, were not present on the red carpet at the same time, they both individually...

John Partridge has become the third celebrity to exit BBC One's Tumble.

The gymnastics competition passed it's half-way mark as the remaining eight famous faces competed in either rhythmic gymnastics or trampolining.

The EastEnders star and The Only Way is Essex's Lucy Mecklenburgh took on The Vault, after landing in the bottom two on the judge's scoreboard with their respective scores of 26 and 28.

Head judge Nadia Comaneci chose to save Mecklenburgh, praising her "clean" performance.

Speaking to presenter Alex Jones, Partridge joked: "That's showbiz, baby!"

Actor Bobby Lockwood topped the scoreboard with a series high of 35 points. He was closely followed by Steps star H, who was awarded 34.

Next week's semi-final will see the remaining seven celebrities perform two disciplines, including the beam, without the help of their partners.

The Tumble semi-final airs next Saturday at 6pm on BBC One, when viewers will have the opportunity to vote for the first time.

Tumble: BBC One, 6:30pm

Presented by Alex Jones, BBC's gymnastics contest sees five of the celebrities perform acrobatic floor routines, while the remainder take to the aerial hoop.

The bottom two contenders from the first and second week will face The Vault, where head judge Nadia Comaneci will decide who to eliminate and who to save. Beth Tweddle will also perform.

Got to Dance: Sky1, 8pm

The dance auditions continue, as the contestants aim to impress the judges in order to earn a place in the live shows.

The judging panel includes former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, West End tap-dancer Adam Garcia and Diversity's Ashley Banjo. Davina McCall presents.

TV's Nastiest Villains with Joan Collins: Channel 5, 9pm

Joan Collins announces the results of an online poll in which viewers were asked to vote for TV's nastiest villain. Jr Ewing from Dallas, Walter White from Breaking Bad, Dynasty's...

Tumble: BBC One, 6:30pm

Alex Jones hosts this new series, which sees celebrities performing gymnastics and circus skills for a judging panel that includes Olympic gymnasts Louis Smith and Nadia Comaneci.

Contestants include singers Sarah Harding, Amelle Berrabah, former Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh and boxing champion Carl Froch. Louis Smith also leads a performance with his London 2012 team-mates.

The Simpsons: Sky1, 7:30pm

After a nine-week break the animated sitcom returns, with Homer waking up to find the world around him made of Lego.

It seems like a pretty great existence, but Simpson Senior doesn't share the same enthusiasm.

Got to Dance: Sky1, 8pm

Dance contest hosted by Davina McCall, which sees the contestants audition to impress both the audience and a judging panel.

This year, the judges (Kimberly Wyatt, Ashley Banjo and Adam Garcia) will also select a team of six acts to mentor through the live shows,...

BBC One has announced the 10 celebrities to compete in new gymnastics reality show Tumble.

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding, former EastEnders actor John Partridge, Towie's Lucy Mecklenburgh and Sugababe Amelle Berrabah will all be taking part.

Current super middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch, Dynasty icon Emma Samms, Wolfblood actor Bobby Lockwood and Loose Women host Andrea McLean will also feature.

The lineup is completed by Steps singer Ian 'H' Watkins and '90s TV star Mr Motivator.

Alex Jones will present the primetime Saturday night series, while British Olympian Beth Tweddle will act as a mentor for the celebrities.

The judging panel will be made up of Olympic gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci, London 2012 hero and Strictly Come Dancing champion Louis Smith, Team Gb gymnastics captain turned sports broadcaster Craig Heap, and cirque artist Sebastien Stella.

Tumble will see the famous faces learning and mastering gymnastic skills across six weeks of live TV shows.

Louis Smith and Nadia Comaneci will judge BBC One's 'Tumble'. The Olympic gymnasts are among the four panellists who will critique the gymnastic skills of 10 celebrities in the new Saturday night primetime show this summer. Gymnastics legend Nadia will serve as the show's head judge and will be joined by former 'Strictly Come Dancing' winner Louis, former Team Gb gymnastics captain Craig Heap and renowned aerial artist Sebastien Stella. Nadia said: ''The celebrities are going to be put through a fitness, gymnastic and acrobatic training regime that's like nothing they'll ever have experienced, and I can't wait to see the results!'' Louis...

The One Show presenter Alex Jones has been confirmed as the host for BBC One's new gymnastics reality show Tumble.

The judges have also been revealed and include Olympic gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci, London 2012 hero and Strictly Come Dancing champion Louis Smith, Team Gb gymnastics captain turned sports broadcaster Craig Heap, and cirque artist Sebastien Stella.

Tumble will feature 10 celebrities learning and mastering gymnastic skills across six weeks of live TV shows. The challenges will include tumbling, double trapeze, acrobatic gymnastics and trampolining.

British Olympian Beth Tweddle will act as a mentor for the celebrities.

Jones said that she is "thrilled" to be hosting the new show, adding: "It is sure to offer jaw-dropping stunts and a visual spectacle.

"No-one has told me yet whether I will be required to don a leotard or master the balance beams but I am willing to give it a go. If this...

Hard truth: Gymnasts are the most bad-ass athletes. They were no protective garments, they fling themselves around, and they usually incorporate personal style and generally wonderful fashions into their work. This morning a phenomenal video of Lloimincia Hall, an Lsu gymnast, is making the rounds, and it's another example of why gymnasts are some of the premiere bad-asses of our time. Let us learn five major lessons in badassitude from these kickass ladies. 1. Lloimincia Hall teaches us that stank is as powerful on the floor as stamina. This is a woman takes time out from her incredible flipping to let you know she can jive harder to Earth, Wind, and Fire than you can. She is right to do this. 2. Look, McKayla Maroney defies gravity just because. Look. McKayla jumps and elevates for what seems like minutes in the middle of her jump. Incredibly high, incredibly controlled. Color us "impressed,...

Georgia native Trisha Yearwood still loves the comfort food of her childhood, so don't expect her to dump the dumplings anytime soon. But fans can expect to see a new and sensible approach to food and diet as her Emmy-winning Saturday morning Food Network series, "Trisha's Southern Kitchen," enters its fourth season.

The Grammy-winning country music superstar and New York Times best-selling cookbook author recently lost a substantial amount of weight, and Yearwood is looking forward to sharing some tips about that with her viewers.

"There's an episode this season called 'Healthy Twist' where we take some of the classic comfort foods and show how to make them in a much healthier way in terms of sugar and calories and fat, without sacrificing flavor," Yearwood tells Zap2it. "Also, what I have done to lose weight and figure out how to enjoy Southern food and not weigh 500 pounds is just balance.