Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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    gold though. Olympic gold, the kid of golden award that makes the one wearing it as the best in the world at that chosen sport. The kind of gold that inspires the next generation. Olympic Champions do not fall on that podium by luck though. As Nastia Liukin 2008 Olympic all-around women 's gymnastic champion proved, many champions start from nothing and work hard to earn the gold. Of course, Nastia Liukin was not a United States Women 's Gymnastic team member from the start. As a matter of fact, she was born not even a United States citizen. She was born Anastasia Valeryevna Liukin on October 30, 1989 in Moscow, Russia when it was still apart…

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    in the Olympics many times. She was training to go to the 2012 Olympics, but she had to stop training due to her knee injury. She tore her ACL, MCL and meniscus, and her hamstring. Unfortunately, her knee never returned to its full strength, and she had to retire. She was the all-around World Champion in 2007, they say she is very good at the balance beam, she is called the balance beam queen. She won a gold medal for the competition of balance beam in 2008 in Beijing, she was sixteen at the…

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    Back To Gemnastics

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    I relate everything back to gymnastics. How I solve a problem and how I work in everyday life comes from gymnastics. Doing gymnastics has helped me become the person I am today. I have learned how to be patient and when to react. I have learned how to be confident not only in myself but in my loved ones as well. I know that I have to do some things on my own because in gymnastics, you cannot always have someone there to catch you. I know that if I fall that I need to get back up again and try.…

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    A Career In Gymnastics

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    Name three careers (not mentioned in the lesson) where gymnastics is important and explain how gymnastics is important in that career. (3 marks) Fitness Trainers- Fitness trainers have to be educated in a variety of sports/training methods. Gymnastics is arguably one of the most important foundational sport that fitness experts should have knowledge in. It contains balance, weight transfer, bodyweight movements, flexibility, and overall body awareness. This is key in many sports and training…

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    “Gymnastics has become degraded as the participants have become younger. Once it was a sport of grace for women, never for little girls(http://www.inspiring quotes.us),” Vera said during an interview after retiring. Gymnastics wasn't her first thought about doing but after having a rough childhood and doing the protest she was happy she did.Vera Caslavska was one of the greatest gymnasts in her league that protested against her country. Before Vera Caslavska started gymnastics, she had a…

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    My First Job I had wanted a job for years. I always loved the idea of earning money, having my own responsibilities and experiencing something entirely new and foreign to me. Income from this new ‘career’ would be liberating for me: allowing me the opportunity to build a new wardrobe that reflected my individuality (yes, really) and to do any recreational pastime that my heart desired, without any need for parental financial contribution and the scrutiny and ‘input’ that accompanied the cash.…

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    Many would agree that gymnastics is one of the most daunting sports participate in. Flipping and twisting through the air and safely finding your way back to your feet is not a meager accomplishment. The weightless feeling you experience when you’re flying ten feet above the ground is what makes this sport so thrilling. Nonetheless, it’s also what causes it to be so intimidating. Throughout my gymnastics career, beginning at the age of two all the way until I graduated high school, I had plenty…

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    Is gymnastics a respected sport? Gymnastics is not very respected but, little do people know it’s harder than football. Gymnastics is a more difficult sport than people think. Gymnastics should be more respected because, it helps you with other sports and everyday life, it’s an Olympics sport, and it improves confidence. To begin with gymnastics helps you with other sports and things in life. Michael Strauss says “ Gymnastics helps with running, jumping, swimming, throwing,…

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    “The opening ceremony is on, hurry up” My brother announces as we get ready to watch the Olympics. My mom makes snacks for us all to enjoy while we watch. My family loves to see how different the opening ceremonies are based on the culture of the country. The Olympics is a big deal in my family. We watch a variety of different events, from fencing to volleyball to gymnastics to track. My sister’s and my favorite event is gymnastics. We keep up with who is going to the Olympics and how long they…

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    Why Olympic Gymnastics Teams Will Have Four Members in 2020 Julia Fincher in the article, The Future Four: Why Olympic Gymnastics Team Will Have Four Members in 2020, states that in 2020 the Olympic Gymnastics committee will be cutting the team sizes down from five to four members. This is a disadvantage and an advantage and can be argued from both sides, this article argues from both points of view. A pro of this is that it would allow six gymnasts per team but, two would only be individuals. A…

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