61. JYI Volume Eleven Features: Why Gymnastics Judges Will Never Get A Perfect ̶ During the Athens olympic games, after a high score flashed for a routine won his title by 0.012 points – the smallest margin in olympic history. http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume11/issue4/features/tran.htm

Journal of Young Investigators Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal Volume Eleven FEATURE ARTICLE RECENT ISSUES ARCHIVES RESOURCES JYI NEWS ... ABOUT JYI Issue 4, October 2004 Cathy Tran, Science Journalist Biopsychology/Professional Writing, University of California at Santa Barbara tran@jyi.org (c) Associated Press Judges will never get a perfect 10 because they have brains. Things that should not matter do matter. Order of competition is another variable that plays a role. John Scheer, a professor at the University of Nebraska, found that a gymnast that is the fourth competitor on a team has a significant scoring advantage over the gymnast that is the first competitor. Scheer managed the 1973 Big Eight Gymnastics Meet, creating two different version of the meet with the first and fourth competitor switched. The order effect in scoring was seen in nationally certified judges. And with these changes, perhaps judges will be a little closer to that elusive 10.

62. Richardson, Beaulieu And Tousek Named To Cnd Women's Gymnastics Olympic Team CAAWS Following Canadian Women Athletes to the 2000 Sydney olympics. triang.gif (67 bytes) olympic history. triang.gif (67 bytes) New Sports http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/gymnastics/gymn_jul17.htm

GYMNASTICS By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS July 17, 2000 Richardson, Beaulieu and Tousek named to Cdn women's gymnastic team TORONTO (CP) - Kate Richardson, Julie Beaulieu and Yvonne Tousek were named to the Canadian women's gymnastics team headed to Sydney, Gymnastics Canada announced Sunday. Richardson, 16, of Coquitlam, B.C., was the youngest competitor at the two-day Olympics trials that completed Sunday at Seneca College. She won the all around competition on both days, earning a two-day score of 38.110 points. "I've never been so nervous in my entire life," said Richardson who won the beam and vault and was third on the bars and floor. Beaulieu, of Montreal, was tied with Tousek for second on Saturday, but edged ahead on Sunday, finishing with a score of 37.505. Tousek, from Cambridge, Ont., scored 37.1435.

63. Potted History Some early history about women and the olympics demonstration but women hadto wait until 1928 before gymnastics became an official olympic event. http://www.olympicwomen.co.uk/Potted.htm

Potted History Some early history about women and the Olympics Married women were barred from the Ancient Olympic Games, but prostitutes or virgins were allowed to spectate. Kallipateria was the first female Olympic boxing coach in 440 BC. The first female Olympic champion was a Spartan princess called Kynisca, in 392 BC. She was also the first woman to become a champion horse trainer when her horses and chariot competed and won in the Ancient Olympic Games. Women had their own athletic games of Hera from about 1000 BC. Women were originally the prizes in mens Ancient Olympic chariot races. Ballooning, croquet and golf (1900) were once Olympic events in which women competed. Please see Statistics for more information. 1900 was the year the World Exhibition was scheduled to take place in Paris, with celebrations and events akin to our own Millennium celebrations. The Olympic Games were taking place at the same time, from 14th May to 28th October and were considered by many to be part of the World Exhibition. Some of the competitors did not know if they were in the Olympic Games or the World Fair. Happily for the women athletes of the time, the all male International Olympic Committee, who were very against women taking parts in sports, had little influence in Paris. The organisers of the World Exhibition seemed unconcerned about the rights and wrongs of women competing, so their presence was not an issue. To this day there is still confusion as to which events were Olympic and which were World Fair events. So, who were the first female Olympic competitors and champion? For a sport to be Olympic in 1900 it had to be an open sport, amateur and international, not handicapped and not motorised. The long-held view was that women took part in just

64. Leon Stukelj - Ave Triumphator olympic history, to anthropological and civilisational trends in physical gymnastics will be the Archimedean focal point of the celebrations where http://stukelj.infotehna.si/english/events.htm

The celebrations marking the hundredth birthday of the oldest living Olympic champion, linked into an overall image conceptually, semiotically, genealogically and structurally, are divided into four events and four venues. All events will take place on 12th of November 1998. 11.00 a.m. the Dolenjski Museum, Novo mesto Exhibition of Olympic medals, distinctions, high awards and photographs of Leon Štukelj. Presentation of jubilee stamps List of Exhibits Connected with Leon Štukelj's Sporting Competitions 6.30 p.m. - the main square in Novo mesto Reception as a remembrance and 'remake' of the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games of 1924. 8.00 p.m. - the Novo Mesto sports hall in Šmihel. "Ave, triumphator!" (grand gymnastics gala). The Artistic Team and Performers at the »Ave Triumphator!« Gymnastics Academy Invited Guests at the »Ave Triumphator!« Gymnastics Academy locations of events (map) road-blocks map on Thursday, 12th of November 1998 (.gif - 194 kB!) The elements for the concept, scenario and staging of the celebrations "Ave, triumphator!" "Ave, triumphator!" is the main event in the celebration of the hundredth birthday of the oldest Olympic champion in the world. The event will be stylistically linked to the sporting biography of Leon Štukelj, Olympic history, to anthropological and civilisational trends in physical training, the body aesthetic, and the synchronism of mind and body. "Ave, triumphator!" is the identity of culture - art, therefore - and sport. The celebration will seek out referential trends in Hellenism and Antiquity. On the ontological level (relationship of the subject to the universe, to the self and others) we will extol the identity of mind and body. On the aesthetic level we will delve into all the diverse manifestations of the body aesthetic, deriving from the relationships between body and movement, body and space, and body and time. Gymnastics will be the Archimedean focal point of the celebrations: "where beauty overcomes power".

65. Gymnastic Equipment - Gymnastics Videos NBC Sports presents the official 2004 Athens olympic gymnastics DVD. competitions as these amazing athletes strove to become a part of olympic history. http://www.wolverinesports.com/gymnastics27.html

Gymnastics Videos Athens 2004 Olympic Games: Gymnastics Quantity The Foundation of Gymnastic Excellence The Mulvill System has been used by many elite gymnasts. It is easy to follow, specially designed for gym, school, and home use and is highly recommended for gymnasts and their parents, coaches and teachers. The system is both scientific and aesthetic method for achieving teh highest levels of success in all Olympic Gymnastics events. Video 1: Pad Drills An Antroduction to the terminology, body positions and fundamental skills of gymnastics. Quantity Video 2: Beginning Tumbling Progressions that focus on pace, body awarness and increasing strength and flexibility. Quantity Video 3: Intermediate Tumbling Help develop proper timing, kinesthetic awarness and correct orientation to space. Quantity Video 4: Advanced Tumbling The final step in understanding the forces at work in all gymnastic movement in all events. Quantity Tumbling Fundamentals Quantity Apparatus Fundamentals Quantity How to Learn the Splits Quantity Stay On! Secrets for Staying On The Balance Beam

66. TJ Maxx Tour Of Gymnastics Champions - 9/25/2004 At The BJC women s teams medaled in the same olympics, and is the only such dual medalperformance in a nonboycotted olympics in USA gymnastics olympic history. http://www.bjc.psu.edu/Events/event.asp?event_code=092504&month=9&day=25&year=20

67. Official Athletic Site Of The University Of California, Los Angeles performance in a nonboycotted olympics in USA gymnastics olympic history . Bhardwaj is the first UCLA woman to win an olympic medal in gymnastics, http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/081704aaa.html

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68. Summer Olympics 2000 Bela Again In Gymnastics Spotlight Women s gymnastics in those days, the early 1970s, were done by elegant ladies . scoring the first perfect 10 in olympic history, there was Karolyi, http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/gymnastics/s/2000/0918/755247.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Tuesday, September 19 Bela again in gymnastics spotlight By Nancy Armour Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia Among the magnets, pictures and other knickknacks in Bela Karolyi's kitchen is a little board that reads, "Everybody is entitled to my opinion." Bela Karolyi knows his Americans have to improve from their qualifying-round performance. It's supposed to be funny, not carry some deep, hidden meaning. But it's so fitting for the man who has single-handedly shaped U.S. gymnastics for two decades. With his booming voice, a way with words that can only be described as "Bela-speak" and a knack for drawing the spotlight to him like a magnet, he's become almost bigger than the sport. "He has the record and you know it," said Kerri Strug, one of Karolyi's nine Olympic gold medalists. "He's trained so many Olympians, so many world champions. What he does works." The biggest test of his career could come Tuesday in the women's team finals. With Karolyi watching from the stands during the preliminaries, the U.S. women looked uninspired, barely making it to the finals. To have any chance at a medal, Karolyi must work some of his greatest magic and find a way to give the women the fire they so desperately need. There are some whispers he may even come back to the floor for the finals.

69. Summer Olympics 2000 Brothers Aren't Competing Against Each Other Their selection already has made US olympic history. There were gymnast brotherswho competed in the 1956 olympics but never twins, said Courtney Caress, http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/gymnastics/s/2000/0829/710032.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Tuesday, September 19 Brothers aren't competing against each other Associated Press MILWAUKEE Morgan and Paul Hamm will be the first twin gymnasts to compete in the Olympics for the United States when they take part in the Sydney Games. And the 17-year-old fraternal twins from Waukesha, Wis., don't anticipate any sibling rivalry. While Paul Hamm, right, qualified for Sydney, Morgan was named as an at-large selection. "Our main goal is for the team. Everyone wants a team medal," Morgan Hamm said Monday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from training camp in San Diego. "I really don't think they are thinking, 'I am trying to beat my brother on this event,'" said Stacy Maloney, their coach of 10 years. "It's more like those two versus everyone else." Their selection already has made U.S. Olympic history. There were gymnast brothers who competed in the 1956 Olympics but never twins, said Courtney Caress, communications manager for USA Gymnastics. The twins' mother, Cecily Hamm, said they were especially supportive of each other at the Boston Olympic trials that ended Aug. 19.

70. Olympics gymnastics Ten finalists in gymnastics decided Friday. Athletics Korzeniowskiwalks into olympic history. Athletics Britain crashes out as US cruises http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-13.htm

Top Stories Breaking News: Friday's latest results Today's Medal Tally Saturday's Top Medal Events Olympic Sports Basketball: Australia in gold contention after semifinal victory Diving: China goes for fifth gold Football: Zamarano double secures Chile bronze Gymnastics: Ten finalists in Gymnastics decided Friday ... Wrestling: American slays another rival Sydney 2000 Olympic Sydney: Sydney Games to go out with a bang Olympic Sydney: King Claudio puts fans in a frenzy Athletes Athlete Spotlight: Chamique Holdsclaw (USA) Athlete Spotlight: Abbas Jadidi (Iran) Athlete Spotlight: Jan Ullrich (Germany) Olympic Interactives Explore the Site! Sporting Technique Infographics: Gymnastics (Rhythmic) IN THE SPOTLIGHT Team USA Update The United States had a mixed day on Friday, with the highs of a gold in the men's pole vault and the US basketball teams through to the finals, but some disappointing and close results in other events. Click below for the full stories.

71. WashingtonPost.com: Gymnastics African Americans to win gymnastics medals in the history of olympics. olympic gymnastics ID This is the main page for coverage of 1996 olympic http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/gymnstcs/front.htm

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73. GYMNASTICS: Standing Tall -- Americans Rally Late To Capture First Medal Since ' The US men s gymnastics team ended its 20year medal drought with a gutsy, The American men had won only two team medals in olympic history and only on http://www.freep.com/sports/2004olympics/olygym17e_20040817.htm

none) new COOLjsMenu("test",MENU_ITEMS); (none) More photos and top stories Multimedia gallery from AP U.S. Olympic team Web site LII.org: Olympic Games ... PRINTER-FRIENDLY FORMAT GYMNASTICS: Standing tall Americans rally late to capture first medal since '84 Olympics August 17, 2004 BY JEMELE HILL FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER ATHENS, Greece Twenty years of mostly lows, of being virtually ignored, came to a glorious end Monday. The men finally outshone the women in the Olympics. The U.S. men's gymnastics team ended its 20-year medal drought with a gutsy, silver-medal performance at the Olympic Indoor Hall. It was the men's first team medal since winning gold at the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games. "Our mantra was 'One team, one dream,' " said U.S. coach Kevin Mazeika. "That dream was to stand on the medal podium in 2004. I'm very proud of these guys for making that dream come true." For years, the men's team has dwelled in anonymity compared to the women's team. The women might well win another medal today quite possibly a gold but the U.S. men made history and shed their obscurity with a come-from-behind performance. "If this doesn't open up eyes," Brett McClure said, "nothing will."

74. All AgitProp, All The Time...: Great Moments In Olympic History Great Moments in olympic history. Canada s Verbeek wins wrestling silver but I prefer it to synchronized swimming and rythmic gymnastics. http://fim.ondragonswing.com/archives/006481.html

All AgitProp, all the Time... Frozen in Montreal Main August 23, 2004 Great Moments in Olympic History Canada's Verbeek wins wrestling silver CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canadian Tonya Verbeek lost her gold-medal wrestling bout on Monday but took the silver after winning a semifinal earlier on Monday. It took a couple of minutes of head-scratching, but then I saw this: Women's wrestling made its Olympic debut in Athens. At this pace, I can't wait to see whether spitting and dwarf-tossing will manage to get Olympic recognition before the Beijing games... TrackBack Comments The one I don't get is fencing. Two people in silly outfits wearing screens over their heads, touching each other with the tips of swords in order to make a little buzzer go off. WhatEVER. Posted by: Funkalicious on August 23, 2004 03:21 PM Perhaps I'm partial since it was my sport in college, but I prefer it to synchronized swimming and rythmic gymnastics. Posted by: SparcVark on August 23, 2004 04:30 PM I thought this was supposed to be the first Olympics in decades that they *weren't* adding any new sports? Posted by: ed on August 24, 2004 10:28 AM

75. USA Gymnastics Speakers Olympic Gymnast Personal Appearances olympic gold medal for the US Men s gymnastics Team in modern history. two bronze) and became the first American in olympic gymnastics history to http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/findsportsspeaker/speakers_gymnastics.php

BROWSE SPORTS SPEAKERS BY CATEGORIES Best Auto Racing Speakers Figure Skating Speakers Sports Inspirational Speakers Celebrity Baseball Speakers ... Find Sports Speaker Sport Speaker BROWSE SPORTS SPEAKERS BY CATEGORIES Best Auto Racing Speakers Boston Red Sox Players New York Celebrity Athlete Figure Skating Speakers ... Back to category list SPORTS SPEAKERS. Gymnastics Category Bart Conner The first American to win medals at every level of national and international competition, Bart Conner is America's most decorated male gymnast. After suffering through the boycott of the 1980 Olympics, Conner competed through to the 1984 Olympics, where he battled back from his second torn biceps injury to win two gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics (team and parallel bars). Fee range: Please contact us for fee info Click here to see full bio Nadia Comaneci At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, the world met "Nadia." At age 14, this Romanian dynamo captured the hearts and minds of the world with her daring and perfection. As contributing editor of International Gymnast Magazine, she is still very involved in her sport. She speaks five languages and is a commentator at major gymnastics competitions for several television networks.

76. Online NewsHour: Athletes Around The World Compete At The XXVIII Summer Olympic JEFFREY BROWN First, some stunning victories in gymnastics. I think it willbe looked at as one of the great overall performances in olympic history. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/sports/july-dec04/olympics_8-20.html

OLYMPICS WEEK August 20, 2004 American athletes have swam, scored and vaulted to victory in many events at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games this week in Athens. Jeffrey Brown discusses the Americans' surprise success in gymnastics with former U.S. Olympic gymnast and coach Muriel Grossfeld and the overall progress of the games with Sports Illustrated writer Brian Cazeneuve. JEFFREY BROWN: First, some stunning victories in gymnastics. Last night, it was 16-year old Carly Patterson, who won the women's all-around competition, the first time a U.S. woman has won gold in the sport's premier event since Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Women gymnasts perform in four events. Patterson moved into first place with her routine on the beam, and then held on for victory with a floor exercise that featured perfect tumbling passes and landings. A day earlier, Paul Hamm pulled out an unlikely gold medal victory, falling badly in his vault, but coming back for a win by the smallest of margins. Hamm is the first American man to win gold in the men's individual all-around competition. And joining me now is Muriel Grossfeld.

77. FIG - Fédération Internationale De Gymnastique WOMEN ARTISTIC gymnastics history gymnastics is one of the oldest olympicsports, and was first practised at the ancient olympic Games when the http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/cache/html/1479-117-10001.html

WOMEN ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS HISTORY Photo Volker Minkus : Natalia Ziganshina (RUS) Origin of Artistic Gymnastics Gymnastics is one of the oldest Olympic sports, and was first practised at the ancient Olympic Games when the competitors performed a variety of events that could loosely be termed "gymnastics". These included wrestling and vaulting over bulls, according to illustrations seen on ancient clay pots. In fact, the name "gymnastics" is derived from the ancient Greek word "gumnos" which literally translated means naked. Because of this, women were excluded from the ancient Games, not just as competitors but also as spectators ! The sport in its modern form first evolved during the 19th century, when two styles of gymnastics were in conflict : the Swedish system (mainly freestyle group exercises) and the German system (using apparatus). Large open air gymnasiums began to appear in Europe during the 19th century, resembling adventure playgrounds where gentlemen could impress their lady friends with a spot of rope-climbing. It was regarded as a great form of discipline by the army, and many military terms still exist today, such as "marching on" ans "saluting the judges". The international governing body for gymnastics, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) was founded in 1881. There are currently 125 federations affiliated to the FIG (International Federation – June 2001).

78. Belarusian Sports Over the course of olympic history Belarusian athletes have won 156 olympic Belarusian team had won silver medal in Women s Rhythmic gymnastics Group http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/sports/

Belarusian Sports Few things are known about Belarus in the World. But the names of Belarusian sportsmen are well recognized everywhere. Olga Korbut (four time Champions in gymnastics), Vitali Scherbo (six time Olympic Champion in gymnastics), Igor Zhelezovsky (six time World Champion in skating), five time Champion Nelli Kim , four times champions in fencing - Victor Sidyak and Elena Belova-Novikova Alexander Kurlovich (2x Olympic Champion in super-heavy weight lifting), Leonid Taranenko, Natasha Zvereva Svetlana Boguinskaia (3-times Olympic medallist in gymnastics), Max Mirnyi (tennis), Vladimir Voltchkov (tennis), Yekaterina Khodotovich (rowing), Yelena Piskun, Alexander Medved (wrestling), Vladimir Parfenovich (canoeing), and Tatiana Samusenko (fencing) and many others. It is them who are establishing the name of our small country on the summits of the World. This page is created to pay tribute to our Belarusian sports heroes. Belarusian Athletes in Athens 2004 Olympiad These are few NBC screen shots of Belarusian Olympic delegation at Athens 2004 Olympiad opening. The flag is carried by Alexander Medved - the first man who had won gold medal in three consecutive Olympiads - 1964, 1968, 1972.

79. GaySports - Gay Sports - Lesbian Sports - Gay And Lesbian Sports gymnastics history – A Brief Overview By Murray Hughes gymnastics, as an activity, The first women’s olympic gymnastics events were held in 1928. http://www.gaysports.com/page.cfm?Sectionid=1&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=519&stor

80. Brief History Of The Olympic Games Brief history of the olympic Games. Ancient olympic Games Chronology of athletic The first perfect 10.0 in olympic gymnastics was scored by Nadia http://www.nostos.com/olympics/

Sydney Olympics - official site Your Comments Brief History of the Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games Chronology of athletic events added to the Olympic Games Myths and the Olympic Games Pelops myth ... Athens for Olympic Games of 2004 Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made. According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.

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