FeaturesPeopleThe Road to Tokyo
Craig OuthierJuly 7, 2021
Meet a dozen elite Valley athletes training to take on the world at the long-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.
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The PHiXCoronavirus Chronicles: Impact Gymnastics Academy’s Study Camps
Madison RutherfordOctober 15, 2020
Impact Gymnastics Academy, a premier gymnastics and fitness center in central Phoenix, knows how to be flexible. That’s why in August, it pivoted to offering study camps to assist parents and children alike. The Impact study camp model allows students to learn in a safe and structured environment and provides parents with a worry-free workday. Parents can sign up their children ages kindergarten and up for a full-day or half-day session and can choose between...
Performing ArtsFinal Five Coming to Valley With Gymnastics Champions Tour
Marilyn HawkesSeptember 20, 2016
Every four years, two things happen: The United States holds a presidential election and the Summer Olympic Games take place. While election coverage has dominated the headlines for months on end, for a couple of weeks in August, five pint-sized powerhouses managed to distract us. They were the U.S. women gymnastic team at the Rio games, dubbed “The Final Five”: 2012 Olympians Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas, along with first-time Olympians Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez...