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Christina "Christy" Renée Henrich (July 18, 1972 – July 26, 1994) was an American artistic gymnast.Her death from anorexia nervosa at age 22 led to major reforms in the way women's gymnastics is covered on television and in the news media.
Gomez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the older of two daughters born to a pair of former migrant farm workers from Laredo, Texas. [1] Her parents, mother Otilia and father Ramiro, worked their way up from their farm working days to become a teacher and a welder, respectively, and struggled to keep their family together while giving 10-year-old budding gymnast Julissa a chance to train with ...
Cathleen Roxanne Rigby (later Mason, later McCoy; born December 12, 1952), known as Cathy Rigby, is an actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Her performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics helped to popularize the sport of gymnastics in the United States. After her retirement from gymnastics, Rigby became a stage and television actress.
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.
When Dominique Dawes competed in the Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Games, she was the first Black gymnast to ever qualify. Three decades later, 80% of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics ...
Former Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman appears in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue nude with the word 'Survivor' written on her chest. ... Food & Wine. Serve me free biscuits, breadsticks ...
Svetlana Khorkina was born on 19 January 1979, the daughter of Vasiliy and Lyubov. She has a younger sister, Yulia, who was also a gymnast. Khorkina said, "As a child, I was very picky with my food. My mother hoped, that if she puts me into gymnastics, I would start eating breakfast without frowning, after having spent a lot of energy in the gym.
Zoe Eliana Miller (born November 11, 2005) [1] is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team.At the 2023 Pan American Games, she won gold medals on the uneven bars and in the team event with the United States women's gymnastics team.