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The 1996 Olympic Gymnastics Team They won the gold medal with an amazing vault from an injured Kerri Strug.
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| Gymnastics is a
sport that requires different elements like flexibility, strength, agility,
and many others. It is sport with difficult moves and tough judging. The
winner may even be determined by .001 of a point. Each gymnast has the
potential to score a perfect 10.0 on each event but it is somewhat rare.
The judges use a code of points that state how much each element is worth.
they sometimes also state requirements on a gymnast's routine. If they
don't complete all of the requirements they can take off a great amount of
points.
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This is a picture of the 1996 Olympic Gymnastics team receiving their gold medal for the team all-around.
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| There are four different events
that the women compete on. The vault, balance beam, floor exercise, and
uneven bars. They all require different skills and techniques.
On the pages that follow you can find out important and useful information about gymnastics and the apparatuses that are used.
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1996 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team balance beam and uneven bars floor exercise and vault other equipment |
