Gymnastics is a sport that tests flexibility, strength, and balance. Men’s gymnastics has six events. They are floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar. Women’s gymnastics has four events. They are balance beam, uneven bars, vault, and floor exercise. Gymnasts do a set number of moves in each event. In many competitions, gymnasts begin with a 10.0 score. Judges remove points for mistakes. Gymnasts push themselves to earn a perfect score!
Gymnastics became popular in the United States in the 1970s. People watched the sport on television during the Olympics.
Activities:
1. How many words can you make from the letters in gymnastics? Make a sentence with each new word.
2. In 1976 in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars. She was only 14 years old. Find her age at 2021. Then enjoy watching 10 gold-winning floor exercise routines at the Olympics.
