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one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
the years of training required to become a champion gymnast
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With more than 15 Olympians and countless former national team members competing for teams across the country, NCAA gymnasts are arguably more skilled than ever.
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was one of the first to wear one of Juszczyk’s designs, a custom puffer vest in support of her husband Jonathan Owens, who at the time played for the Green Bay Packers.
—Camille Freestone, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
After all six gymnasts in each lineup perform, the teams swap events (hosts to bars, visitors to vault) for the second rotation.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
His father, Mario Morandi, was a gymnast who won the national championship for artistic gymnastics in 1936 and was later the caretaker of a school.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was one of the first to wear one of Juszczyk’s designs, a custom puffer vest in support of her husband Jonathan Owens, who at the time played for the Green Bay Packers.
—Camille Freestone, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
After all six gymnasts in each lineup perform, the teams swap events (hosts to bars, visitors to vault) for the second rotation.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
His father, Mario Morandi, was a gymnast who won the national championship for artistic gymnastics in 1936 and was later the caretaker of a school.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Gymnast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnast. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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