Popular Olympic gold medal gymnast Kenzo Shirai missed out on competing in the Tokyo Games, but the techniques that he pioneered will continue piling up points for those who dare to attempt them.

TOKYO (AP) Kenzo Shirai wants to add a new twist to an evolving story, and help Japan regain the men's gymnastics team title it once dominated at the Olympics. ''The Twist Prince,'' as the 19-year-old ...

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 31: Kenzo Shirai of Japan wins Gold in the Floor Final during day nine of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at The SSE Hydro on October 31, 2015 in Glasgow, ...

Yokohama – Gymnast Kenzo Shirai, who helped Japan capture team gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced his retirement on Wednesday. The sudden news came a couple of weeks after the national apparatus ...

Kenzo Shirai pulls off his new technique in his first performance in the men's vault final at the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 15, 2016. (Mainichi Photo/Masahiro Ogawa) RIO DE JANEIRO - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2015 file photo, Japan's Kenzo Shirai celebrates after winning the floor exercise during the men's ...