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McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is an American retired [3] artistic gymnast. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team and an individual silver medal in the vault event. Maroney was also a member of the gold-winning American ...
Katelyn Ohashi. Katelyn Michelle Ohashi (born April 12, 1997) is an American gymnast [1] who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a six-time All-American and was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics ' Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champion, [2] and the winner of the 2013 American Cup.
Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles OLY (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, having previously been a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was also a member of the team that won gold at the 2022 World Championships.
Jade Ashtyn Carey OLY (born May 27, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast.She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an individual, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. women's team, nicknamed the "Golden Girls".
Biles once again appeared to shade Skinner’s comments after she and her teammates took home gold during the Paris Olympics women’s gymnastics team competition in July 2024. “Lack of talent ...
The Magnificent Seven was the 1996 United States Olympic women's gymnastics team that won the first-ever gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The seven members of the team were Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, and team ...
Gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what later became Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. The term "artistic gymnastics" was introduced to distinguish freestyle performances from those used by the military. [6] The German educator Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, who was known as the father of gymnastics, [7] invented several apparatus, including ...
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. [1] The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups.