The cutback in NCAA athletic programs because of the pandemic is being felt acutely in men’s gymnastics. For decades, Division I programs have produced an overwhelming majority of the US Olympic team. But the number of Division I programs is shrinking. The University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa will stop offering it as a scholarship sport at the end of the month. That will drop the number of Division I schools to 11. USA Gymnastics, several NCAA administrators and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee are working together to help produce a solution.
