Pommel horse guy. Mr. Pommel Horse. Clark Kent on a pommel horse. And he’s also got the attention of some fellow athletes, including some big names from the history of USA Gymnastics. Peter Vidmar is ...

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Olympic gold-medal gymnast Peter Vidmar stepped down as chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team Friday following a controversy over his opposition to gay marriage.

He remembers the broken glasses and the bloodied face, but even more so he remembers the chuckle afterward. Peter Vidmar, maybe 10 at the time, looked up at his 5-foot-4 father thinking the old man ...

Blythe Lawrence is a columnist for Universal Sports, and covers gymnastics for Examiner.com. She's worked in the sports department at The Seattle Times and currently lives in Seattle. Peter Vidmar can ...

(ATR) Days after he was named chef de mission for the U.S. team to the 2012 Olympics, Peter Vidmar resigns to dampen controversy for his public opposition to same sex marriage in California. Widmar, ...

Peter Vidmar won gold in the men’s team competition at the 1984 Olympics, and silver in the all-around. But his victory in the pommel horse over China’s Lin Ning was a triumph of will. Ning, who won ...