Summer Olympics
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The city and country where the last Summer Olympics was held

Rio, Brazil

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The first African American to win an all-around gold medal in the Olympics for gymnastics


Gabby Douglas

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This coach was a LHS gymnast from 1987 - 1991 

Coach Owens

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The dance jump where gymnasts bring their knees to their stomachs

Tuck jump

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The form of gymnastics that involves dance and the use of clubs, balls, ribbons, and hoops

Rhythmic Gymnastics

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The city and country where the next Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place at in 2021

Tokyo, Japan

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The injury that Kerri Strug overcame in 1996 to help her team win gold


Ankle injury / sprain

200

Coach Will's first name

Matt, Matthew

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Name a series on beam.

Any two skills that you list together!

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The number of events for boys gymnastics

Six

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This city held the Summer Olympics in 2012.

London

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The Romanian gymnast that earned the first perfect 10 in the 1976

Nadia Comaneci

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Coach Owen's favorite event

Beam

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The bar skill that is used to move from a glide swing to a position at the top of the bar

Kip

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The gymnastics term for when judges reduce points based on incorrect execution or composition

Deduction

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The last U.S. city to host the Summer Olympics

Atlanta, Georgia

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The UCLA gymnast that performed a viral routine in 2019, scoring a perfect 10 and over 130M views

Katelyn Ohashi

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What two grades does Coach Geske teach in his gym classes?

5th and 6th Grade

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The vault skill where a gymnast performs a round-off onto a springboard and a backhandspring up to the vault

Yurchenko

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The decade during the 1900s when women were allowed to participate in gymnastics events

The 1920s

500

This iconic European city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1924, and will again in 2024


Paris

500

How tall is Simone Biles?

 4’8

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This coach has a twin who played for the Bears in the NFL

Coach Geske

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Name a release move on bars

Straddle back, bail, Tkatchev, Gienger, Pak Salto, etc.

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The year that LHS gymnastics program began

1973