Famous Gymnasts
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Who is known for the "not impressed" facial expression?
Who is McKayla Maroney
Name a basic vault skill.
What is a flat back or front handspring
Name a basic floor skill.
What is a cartwheel, roundoff, back handspring, dive roll, back extension roll.
Name a basic skill on bars.
What is a kip, pullover, front/back hip circle, or squat on.
Name a basic beam skill.
What is a handstand, cartwheel, half turn, full turn, straight jump, or leap.
Who is known as the greatest gymnast of all time?
Who is Simone Biles
What do gymnasts use to vault over the table?
What is a springboard
A gymnast's floor music is not allowed to have what?
What is a song with lyrics
What do gymnasts sometimes use to start their routine? (Adds height and increases swing)
What is a springboard or small mat
How wide is the beam?
what is 4 inches
This gymnast won the all-around gold in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Who is Gabby Douglas
How many attempts to complete a routine is a gymnast allowed during a competition?
What is two attempts - one for elite gymnasts
A gymnast's floor routine can be how long?
what is 1 minute & 15 seconds - 1 minute & 30 seconds
Why is this event called the uneven bars?
What is because the heights of the two bars can be changed
Name a type of beam dismount.
What is a side handstand, back tuck, or front tuck.
Who won the 2005 national title?
Who is Nastia Liukin
Gymnasts perform how many distinct phases to every vault? (Bonus if you can name them all)
What is 5 phases (1. the run, 2. the pre-flight, 3. contact with the table, 4. the post-flight, 5. the landing)
How much of a deduction is it if a gymnast falls out of their turn?
What is a one-tenth deduction (0.1)
What form of this event do male gymnasts compete on?
What is high bar and/or parallel bars
How much of a deduction is it if a gymnast falls off the beam?
What is a five-tenths deduction (0.5)
Who was the first gymnast in Olympic history to score a perfect 10?
Who is Nadia Comaneci
The vault runway is how long? (in feet)
what is 82 feet
What was the floor originally made of?
What is a bare floor or wrestling mats
How much of a deduction is it if a gymnast hits their foot/feet on the bar?
What is a five-tenths deduction (0.5)
How much of a deduction is it if a gymnast goes over time during their routine?
What is a one-tenth deduction (0.01)