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Split (gymnastics) A side split. A front split in yoga; the pose is named Hanumanasana. A split (commonly referred to as splits or the splits) is a physical position in which the legs are in line with each other and extended in opposite directions. Splits are commonly performed in various athletic activities, including dance, figure skating ...
Sunisa "Suni" Lee (/ s uː ˈ n iː s ə ˈ s uː n i / soo-NEE-sə SOO-nee; née Phabsomphou; born March 9, 2003) [1] [2] is an American artistic gymnast.She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and the 2024 Olympic all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist.
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 the horizontal bar and parallel bars. [8] Two of the first gymnastics clubs were Turnvereins and ...
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".
The 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the 46th edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. [1][2] The competition was held from 23 October – 1 November 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and is the first time that Scotland hosted the event. [3] The competition served as a qualification for the 2016 ...
Simone Arianne Biles Owens[ 4 ] OLY (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. [ 5 ] She is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. [ 6 ]
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.
Kristie Phillips-Bannister (born March 23, 1972), formerly known as Kristie Phillips, is a retired American elite gymnast.The 1987 senior U.S. National Champion and one of the American team's strongest and most visible competitors in the mid-1980s, Phillips was considered to be one of the front-runners for the 1988 U.S. Olympic team.