By Nancy Armour Seeing Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Hezly Rivera playing in the confetti after US gymnastics trials in June was a powerful moment, four women of color celebrating their status as Olympians in what has traditionally been a predominantly white sport. Less than two weeks later, Talladega College announced it was dropping its women’s gymnastics program after just one season because of a lack of resources, leaving Fisk University as the only HBCU school with a team. The contrast between these two events represents the challenge gymnastics faces. Elite gymnastics, the national team in particular, has become a model of representation and inspiration while diversity elsewhere in
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