Collegiate are eligible to compete at the Olympics, but its hard to train for the Olympics while competing in a NCAA schedule and going to school. Some are able to (Kate Richardson UCLA\CAN) but most others wait until after they graduate. They are older than the average gymnast, but it is not unheard of (Mohini Bhardwaj, Anna Li) Most Olympics careers for women gymnasts are pre-NCAA
Thanks, kras, that's a great explanation! I can see how they wouldn't have time to train for both Olympics and collegiate, but some of these collegiate gymnasts seem pretty much equal in quality to Olympic standard performers - well, to my relatively inexperienced eye anyway! The scoring is different too!
Are collegiate gymnasts usually at a lower level than elite or Olympic level gymnasts? I'm just wondering cause I see all the excitement about single twist (or zero twisting) Yurchenko vault...whereas most gymnastics I've been watching (non-collegiate) they're all about the double twist and the two and a half twist/Amanar vaults.
not really. gymnasts have to go through olympic trials. Olympic trials are one step away from the olympics. and thats why there are only a handful of olympic gymnastics because not many people start that young.
You didn't say every you some that there are 13/14 year olds that perform in the Olympics, which is a complete false statement, because as I said you have to be 16 or turning 16 in the year of the Olympics.
Now I like Gymnastics, girls are more mature with the appropriate age and amazing bodies. Women and Top Models should take "gymnastic bodies" as a role model. Like the ancient Greece. Gymnasts are the best to enjoy and appreciate: Perfection, Dedication and Beauty. Thanks to the Creator God for such a wonderful master piece of women!
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wow, Elise Gill's vault from Illinois was incredible. She landed so far from the table!!
thanks for posting =]
Collegiate are eligible to compete at the Olympics, but its hard to train for the Olympics while competing in a NCAA schedule and going to school. Some are able to (Kate Richardson UCLA\CAN) but most others wait until after they graduate. They are older than the average gymnast, but it is not unheard of (Mohini Bhardwaj, Anna Li) Most Olympics careers for women gymnasts are pre-NCAA
Thanks, kras, that's a great explanation! I can see how they wouldn't have time to train for both Olympics and collegiate, but some of these collegiate gymnasts seem pretty much equal in quality to Olympic standard performers - well, to my relatively inexperienced eye anyway! The scoring is different too!
does anyone know the name of the floor music that starts right before nicole krauters first pass? thanks:)
know what would be cool? .... a floor routine to the Illinois Three in One.
I already do gymnastics and I am in class 7 so i am really good at gymnastics
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Are collegiate gymnasts usually at a lower level than elite or Olympic level gymnasts? I'm just wondering cause I see all the excitement about single twist (or zero twisting) Yurchenko vault...whereas most gymnastics I've been watching (non-collegiate) they're all about the double twist and the two and a half twist/Amanar vaults.
***** lol no..you have to be at least 16 or be turning 16 in the year of the olympics to compete in the olympics.
"Offical competitions" are not the Olympics. And no they start gymnastics at more like age 3. You clearly have no knowledge about what you're saying.
not really. gymnasts have to go through olympic trials. Olympic trials are one step away from the olympics. and thats why there are only a handful of olympic gymnastics because not many people start that young.
You didn't say every you some that there are 13/14 year olds that perform in the Olympics, which is a complete false statement, because as I said you have to be 16 or turning 16 in the year of the Olympics.
That was a false statement. Therefore, everything you've said has not been a fact.
double front! way to go DeLuca!!
300 violin orchestra :)
Now I like Gymnastics, girls are more mature with the appropriate age and amazing bodies. Women and Top Models should take "gymnastic bodies" as a role model. Like the ancient Greece. Gymnasts are the best to enjoy and appreciate: Perfection, Dedication and Beauty. Thanks to the Creator God for such a wonderful master piece of women!