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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 ...
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 ...
1993 – 2021 [1] Women's pair. Men's four. Mixed pair in one-arm flag. Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform routines consisting of acrobatic skills, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine (at FIG level 5 and ...
And shockingly, that dream isn't helping a team win its first Olympic women's gymnastics team medal in 96 years, which she actually did earlier this week. That dream is having an endless supply of ...
The bridge (also called gymnastic bridge[1]) is an exercise. Many variations of this exercise are employed throughout the world, most commonly the balancing of the body on the hands and the feet. It is intended to improve lower back and gluteus strength. Examples of bridging in sportive or self-defense applications are seen in Kung Fu, Judo ...
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, [1] but women's events first appeared in 1928. American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for 1980. [2] A total of 90 female gymnasts have represented the United States.
Eythora made her international debut at the 2012 Austrian Team Open and helped the Dutch team win the silver medal behind Austria. [4] She then competed at the 2012 European Championships in Brussels and placed tenth in the all-around with a score of 52.731, eighth on balance beam with an 11.166, and sixth with the Dutch team with a total combined score of 157.361. [5]
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.