Dvora Meyers
tokyo olympics 2020
How the Olympics’ Thirst for Youth Subculture Steamrolls the Sports We Love
Skateboarding, surfing, climbing, parkour, and breakdancing were gaining power in their own right—but once the IOC got involved, everything got very complicated.
Dvora Meyers
7.28.21
movies
How ‘Stick It’ Stuck It: An Oral History of the Best Gymnastics Movie of All Time
Fifteen years after its premiere, the creators and stars of the cult film tell VICE how they managed to make “the only good gymnastics movie.”
Dvora Meyers
4.28.21
Sports
"We Won’t Stop": Gymnasts Around the World Are Organizing To End Abuse
The Gymnast Alliance is forcing a reckoning with abusive practices that have long been at the center of the sport.
Dvora Meyers
9.23.20
olympics
Simone Biles Would Like to Thank Herself
The greatest gymnast of all time has nothing left to prove; that doesn't mean she has nothing left to accomplish.
Dvora Meyers
8.3.20
Gymnastics
American Gymnastics Imperialism at the World Championships
How did two teenage girls from Southern California end up representing Belarus, a country they otherwise have no connection to, on the former Soviet republic's quest for a berth at the 2016 Olympic Games?
Dvora Meyers
10.31.15
Sports
Gymnast Lisa Mason Refuses to Be 'Seen and Not Heard'
After taking a 13-year-hiatus, the 33-year-old gymnast and single mom is back on the matt and making more noise than ever.
Dvora Meyers
10.26.15