International Multi-Sport Event Coverage: Gymnastics
How to
Successful gymnasts need to be flexible, athletic, and demand complete command of their muscular system. It helps if they have a soft mat to land on in case their tumbling becomes bumbling. They appear to coat their hands in a protective powder before touching anything. Some say it is to better their grip, others assume it’s because of the long-standing and well-known fact that all gymnastics equipment carry detectable levels of radiation.
Rules
Stand
Stare intently at something far off in the distance.
Go. Go fast and high, unless it’s one of those low and rolling kind of gymnastics.
Quadrennial top medal match-ups: Gymnastics
August 10 at 3 p.m. EST: Men’s individual all-around
August 11 at 3 p.m. EST: Women’s individual all-around
Famous gymnasts from history
The Power Rangers, when you think about it.
The star of the 17th worst film ever according Maxim’s “Worst Movies of All Time,” Gymkata.
Lizzie McGuire in the 2001 episode titled “I’ve Got Rhythmic.”
Good gymnastics Tumblrs
It’s called @gym-oldies, but it’s just old photos of gym youngies.
@true-blue-leotards is adding blue to every leotard they can find.
@if-countries-wore-the-same-leo. No further explanation needed, we hope.
Find more gymnastics posts in the one-stop shop known as the #gymblr tag.