Gymnastics

All About Olympic Gymnastics - "to exercise naked." - London 2012
Elite gymnasts push their bodies to the limit.
The word gymnastics comes from the Greek word that means "to exercise naked." In Ancient Greece, men stripped down to do tumbling exercises, vaulting and other activities in the gymnasium. In modern gymnastics, athletes perform exercises demanding strength, agility and coordination - all while fully clothed. Men and women compete in floor exercises, vault, the individual all-around competition and the team event. Men also compete in the horizontal bar (also known as the high bar), parallel ...

Womens Gymnastics Pictures - Beijing Olympics Womens Artistic Female Gymnastics Photos
Womens Artistic Gymnastics 2008 Beijing Olympics
Womens Artistic Gymnastics is among the favorite events at the Olympics. The Beijing Olympics is no exception. It is going to be an intense competition when early favorite team USA womens artistic gymnastics team has to battle it out with team from host nation China. image source : Beijing Olympic Women Gymnastic Gallery Slideshow Can the current world all-around champion Shawn Johnson and her teammate Nastia Liukin stop the advances of the Chinese women gymnastics team? Only time will tell...

My Obsession with Gymnastics
How I found Gymnastics
The first time I ever saw anyone performing Gymnastics was when I watched Nadia Comaneci at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. We watched the games on our black and white TV. While I did not become obsessed with gymnastics at that time, I did become interested in it, especially the Floor and the Uneven Parallel Bars. It was not until I saw the Gymnastics competition at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, that I became obsessed with Gymnastics. This obsession lasted for 24 years (from 1984 to 2008). ...

Gifts for Little Gymnasts
Great Gifts for Young Gymnasts
Does your little girl take gymnastics? Do you have a young gymnast on your Christmas or Hanukkah list this year? Pick out the perfect gift to totally wow them this holiday with lots of great choices large and small.

Gymnastics quotes and sayings
Make a gymnasts day!
As a gymnastics Mom, I am always looking for some great ways to encourage my daughter's gymnastics career. Using great gymnastics quotes and sayings is a great way to give her a mental boost she may be in need of because let's face it gymnastics is just as much a mental sport as it is physical.

Gymnastics Isn't a Sport, its Life!
Gymnastics: Why Walk When You Can Flip, Twist, and Tumble?!
Live Laugh Love Breathe Gymnastics

Girls Gymnastics NEW!
Where to Start with Girls Gymnastics
All across the country little girls will be watching womens gymnastics at the 2012 Olympics. If your daughter is one of them or if her best friend just started a girls' gymnastics class -- you may soon be a gymnastics parent. You may be unsure of where to start on the gymnastics journey with your daughter, but never fear! Many of your questions will be answered as you explore this introduction to girls' gymnastics. Discover the best ways to encourage and inspire your daughter as she begins h...

Gymnastics in the United States of America
This lens is about the sport of gymnastics in the United States of America. For convenience, I am using the division of the United States into the ten standard Federal Regions of the United States as created by the Office of Management and Budget.