* 1989 – Nastia Liukin, Russian-born American gymnast

Young sports icons and Olympic athletes during their competitive times were considered teen idols like Jean-Claude Killy, Peggy Fleming, Bruce Jenner, Joe Namath, Dorothy Hamill, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Dominique Moceanu, Michelle Kwan, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Mia Hamm, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Shaun White, Apolo Ohno, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglas.

Nastia Liukin on the balance beam.

They have produced individual gymnasts such as Olympic All-Around Champions Carly Patterson ( 2004 ), Nastia Liukin ( 2008 ), and Gabby Douglas ( 2012 ), and World All-Around Champions Kim Zmeskal ( 1991 ), Shannon Miller ( 1993, 1994 ), Chellsie Memmel ( 2005 ), Shawn Johnson ( 2007 ), Bridget Sloan ( 2009 ), and Jordyn Wieber ( 2011 ).

* Anastasia → Nastia ( as in Nastia Liukin ), Nasten ' ka

* Valeri Liukin, 2x gold medallist, Olympic Gymnastics ( Seoul 1988 ) & father / coach to 2008 Olympic Gymnastics Champion Nastia Liukin

* Anastasia Liukin ( born 1989 ), American artistic gymnast

* Valeri Liukin, a Russian gymnast

* Valeri Liukin — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual

* 1932 – Boris Shakhlin, Soviet gymnast ( d. 2008 )

Nurmi's record for most Olympic gold medals was matched by gymnast Larisa Latynina in 1964, swimmer Mark Spitz in 1972 and fellow track and field athlete Carl Lewis in 1996, and broken by swimmer Michael Phelps in 2008.

* Almudena Cid, rhythmic gymnast now retired, 8 times national champion, she took part at 4 olympic finals at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, also she took part in 9 world championships and 12 European championships.

* Chellsie Memmel-World Champion gymnast, 2008 Olympic Team Silver Medalist

Also, if the gymnast hits the low bar with her foot ( as Beth Tweddle did at the 2008 Olympics bars qualifications ), a deduction of 0. 5 will occur.

In November 2008, Emilia Eberle — a former Romanian national team member during the Karolyi coaching era — gave an interview to KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California claiming that while she was a Romanian national team gymnast, both Bela and Márta Károlyi regularly beat her and her teammates for mistakes they made in practice or competition.

American gymnast Alicia Sacramone used an excerpt of the piece for her floor routine in international competition, including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, while teammate Samantha Peszek set her routine to their rendition of " Whatever Lola Wants ".

* Liuzhou was the home of Li Ning ( born 1963 ), gymnast and entrepreneur who lit the Olympic torch in Beijing in 2008.

* Elisa Blanchi ( Velletri, 1987-living ) gymnast silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, World Champion 2005 ( Baku, Azerbaijan ), European champion in 2008 ( Turin ), World Champion 2009 ( Mie, Japan ).

• 2008 Beijing: Marcus McLhenney ( Havertown, Pa .) coxed the U. S. Men's Eight to a bronze medal in rowing ; Jason Read was also a member of the team and contributed to the Wall Street Journal's Beijing coverage of the Games ; Temple gymnast, Sean Golden, competed in the U. S. Olympic Team Trials.

* 1977 – Shannon Miller, American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist

* 1987 – Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast and Olympic medallist

** Viktor Chukarin, Russian Olympic gymnast ( b. 1921 )

* February 6 – Kim Zmeskal, American Olympic gymnast

** Dominique Dawes, American Olympic gymnast

** Shawn Johnson, American Olympic gymnast

* October 20 – Ksenia Semenova, Russian Olympic gymnast

* Elise Ray, Olympic gymnast

* Takashi Ono ( born 1931 ), a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist

In the 1960s, the most difficult acrobatic skill performed by the average Olympic gymnast was a back handspring.

* Wilhelm Weber ( gymnast ) ( 1880 – 1963 ), German Olympic gymnast

The small city has been the hometown for a number of noted athletes including Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby, and many major league baseball players, including Andy Messersmith, who challenged baseball's reserve clause and helped established free agency in professional sports.

* Natalia Shaposhnikova ( born 1961 ), former Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic champion, currently resides and coaches gymnastics in Woodland Park

* Natalia Laschenova — Former Soviet Latvian gymnast, 1988 Olympic gold medalist

Edmond is the home town of Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller, America's most decorated Olympic gymnast.

* Elizabeth Price, gymnast, named alternate to the 2012 USA Olympic Gymnastic Team

* Justin Spring, Olympic medal-winning gymnast

* Frank Turner ( 1922-2010 ), three-times Olympic gymnast, died at his home in the village.

Individual routines in trampolining involve a build-up phase during which the gymnast jumps repeatedly to achieve height, followed by a sequence of ten leaps without pauses during which the gymnast performs a sequence of aerial skills.

Among their leaders were the first women's World All-Around Champion Vlasta Děkanová ( 1934, 1938 ) and Věra Čáslavská who won outright all ( 5 ) European, World and Olympic All-Around titles during an Olympic cycle from 1964 to 1968 — a feat never matched by any other gymnast ( male or female ).

However, Kerri Strug qualified for the All-Around over Moceanu when Moceanu fell on both of her vaults as the second to last gymnast to perform.

Jaycie Lynn Phelps ( born September 26, 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana ) is a United States Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic Gold medal U. S. women's gymnastics team, Magnificent 7.

Trautwig's co-hosts are former Olympic Gold medalist Tim Daggett and former Canadian champion gymnast Elfi Schlegel.