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floor exercise .. vault .. pommell horse .. still rings .. parallel bars .. horizontal bar/high bar

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floor exercise .. vault .. uneven bars .. balance beam

15 Artistic Gymnasts quizzes and 155 Artistic Gymnasts trivia questions.
1.
  Born to Vault    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you identify the famous artistic gymnast given his or her birthdate, birthplace and other pertinent information?
Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Aug 26 16
Easier
Joepetz gold member
460 plays
2.
  It's Your Vault   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The vault is a display of power, speed, and skillful acrobatics. How much do you know about it?
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Sep 08 13
Average
doublemm gold member
280 plays
3.
  Balance Beam    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at what is considered to be the most fickle piece of apparatus in the sport of women's artistic gymnastics.
Tough, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Tough
SuperRo
1425 plays
4.
  10 Question Nadia Comaneci Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An easy quiz about the marvelous gymnast, Nadia Comaneci.
Average, 10 Qns, E-Blast, Aug 29 16
Average
E-Blast
1652 plays
5.
  Nadia Comaneci    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In women's artistic gymnastics, Nadia Comaneci is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time. You may agree or disagree, but here are some easy questions about her life.
Tough, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Tough
SuperRo
919 plays
6.
  Floor Exercise    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Artistry, grace, and power tumbling - a quiz on women's floor exercise.
Tough, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Tough
SuperRo
711 plays
7.
  Skills, Skills, Skills    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Artistic gymnastics is a series of flips, leaps, turns and releases linked together with choreography. This quiz covers some of the more popular skills on each event.
Tough, 15 Qns, TemptressToo, Dec 26 10
Tough
TemptressToo
707 plays
8.
  Artistic Gymnastics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take this quiz to test your knowledge on gymnastics. Includes questions about athletes, coaches, competitions etc. Have fun and enjoy! :)
Average, 10 Qns, energi, Dec 26 10
Average
energi
1321 plays
9.
  Uneven Bars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the uneven parallel bars, the daredevil event for the women.
Difficult, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Difficult
SuperRo
695 plays
10.
  Stars on Bars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the uneven parallel bars! Features both stars on bars and other trivia about the bars.
Average, 10 Qns, triathlonrules, Feb 22 11
Average
triathlonrules
967 plays
trivia question Quick Question
One of Romania's most successful gymnasts in the 1990s, she had a world or Olympic gold medal in every individual event. Who is she?

From Quiz "Women's Artistic Gymnastics"




11.
  Everything Vault    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is about the vault, great vaulters, and anything else I can think of related to vault.
Average, 15 Qns, triathlonrules, Oct 27 11
Average
triathlonrules
732 plays
12.
  10 Questions about Women's Artistic Gymnastics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some interesting facts about women's artistic gymnastics.
Difficult, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Difficult
SuperRo
1019 plays
13.
  Women's Artistic Gymnastics Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
WAG (Women's artistic gymnastics) used to be dominated by a few countries, but now there are stars from all over the world. Identify which countries the 10 gymnasts below are from. Hint: No two gymnasts listed will be from the same country.
Average, 10 Qns, triathlonrules, Jan 02 12
Average
triathlonrules
741 plays
14.
  Floor Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the things that distinguishes women's gymnastics is the use of floor music. How well do you remember what gymnasts used what floor music? I'll give you a gymnast and the year and competition she used the music at, and you tell me what music it was
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Dec 26 10
Very Difficult
SuperRo
635 plays
15.
  Women's Optional Artistic Gymnastics    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
This quiz covers all four events in Women's Artistic gymnastics. Have a little fun with it.
Tough, 5 Qns, imdirk, Dec 26 10
Tough
imdirk
766 plays

Artistic Gymnasts Trivia Questions

1. Yelena Produnova is readying herself for the vault, and her vault involves a powerful run, a jump on to the springboard, a forward handspring on to the horse, and two tucked saltos off to land. What skill is this?

From Quiz
Skills, Skills, Skills

Answer: Handspring double front

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Produnova, of Russia, was one of the first women to do this incredibly difficult skill well. For her efforts, this vault was named after her.

2. Who was Nadia's coach?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: Bela Karolyi

Bela Karolyi found Nadia in her first year at school. When he first saw her, she and her friend were pretending to be gymnasts. This was in 1968, less then 10 years before she made history.

3. What country is Elena Gomez from?

From Quiz Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: Spain

Elena was 5th at the 2003 World Championships in the All-Around. She also had the highest score in preliminaries there. In 2002, she was the World Champion on Floor Exercise.

4. When vaulting, how many attempts (running approaches) are allowed to successfully complete one or both vaults?

From Quiz Women's Optional Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: three

A "balk" (an approach that does not touch the springboard or table) is considered an attempt. When a gymnast runs and touches the springboard or table, even though she doesn't go over the table, this action is considered a vault and scored a zero.

5. At the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, the Dutch team had their best finish in history, moving from 14th place at the 1999 Worlds to 5th. At those 2001 Worlds, one of their gymnasts medaled on the uneven bars. Which gymnast?

From Quiz Uneven Bars

Answer: Renske Endel

Endel became the first Dutch gymnast to win an individual World Championships medal in the modern history of the sport.

6. In 1972, Olga Korbut dazzled the world at the Olympic Games in Munich. Her signature move was a trick that she performed on the balance beam. What move was that?

From Quiz Balance Beam

Answer: aerial back tuck

That aerial back tuck has been shown over and over again in every Olympic history show that you can think of. Korbut's Olympic debut in Munich is considered to be a defining moment in the sport for two reasons: first, because of her use of acrobatics in gymnastics, which was then considered to be more of a balletic sport than an acrobatic one, and second, because she popularized the sport in the West. Millions of little girls who saw her on television immediately wanted gymnastics lessons, and suddenly more people knew what this formerly obscure sport was all about. However, she was not the first gymnast to perform this move in Olympic competition (that honor belongs to Nancy Thies of the USA, who performed some seven hours before the USSR).

7. Where is Nadia originally from?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: Romania

Olga Korbut, another gymnastics legend, was from the U.S.S.R. (specifically Grodno, in modern-day Belarus). Nadia was Romanian (although she's now an American), and she belonged to the first generation of the gymnastics legends that Romania is now famous for producing.

8. Dominique Moceanu, 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival?

From Quiz Floor Music

Answer: In The Mood

She was only eleven at this meet, but it was aired on national television, and it was her first big exposure to the gymnastics fan base.

9. In 1997, this gymnast surprisingly beat the USA's Vanessa Atler in the American Cup. Who is she?

From Quiz Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: Elvire Teza

France is a country not usually noted for its gymnasts. Elvire Teza is originally from the Reunion Islands. Skater Surya Bonaly (who started out as a gymnast) is also from La Reunion. Maybe there's something in the air?

10. The competitors use what is called a "vaulting table" to propel them into the air during the vault. What type of apparatus was previously used?

From Quiz It's Your Vault

Answer: A vaulting horse

The vaulting horse was similar in form to the pommel horse (as is still used in the men's Olympic competition of the same name), but without the handles. The women used a horse that was perpendicular to them, while the men used a horse that was parallel to them. After several serious injuries, there was pressure put on the International Gymnastics Federation, who got rid of the horse in favour of the vaulting table, which is broader and more cushioned, with a slope at the side of approach.

11. On vault is Elena Zamolodchikova. She salutes and sprints down the runway, leaping on to the springboard and performing a half twist on to the horse and a back salto off to land. What skill is this?

From Quiz Skills, Skills, Skills

Answer: Tsukahara

Zamolodchikova, also of Russia, performed a variation of this vault and had it named after her. Her version was a half on, double layout full off. The first Tsukahara was performed by a member of the 1972 Japanese men's team, Mitsuo Tsukahara.

12. How old was Nadia when she began training for gymnastics?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: 6

She retired when she was 21.

13. What country is Fan Ye from?

From Quiz Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: China

Fan was the 2003 World Champion on Balance Beam.

14. What were the names of the two U.S. gymnasts who tied for gold at the 2003 World Championships?

From Quiz Stars on Bars

Answer: Holly Vise/Chelsie Memmel

Courtney Kupets won in 2002. Katie Heenan won a bronze in 2001.

15. In some higher level competitions, the gymnast must "flash" the judges the vault she will be doing. If the gymnast subsequently performs a different vault, what action do the judges take?

From Quiz Women's Optional Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: Score the vault performed, disregarding the vault "flashed."

16. What woman won gold in vault at both the 2000 Olympics and 2002 World Championships?

From Quiz Everything Vault

Answer: Elena Zamolotchickova

Elena is a very good vaulter. In 2001 Khorkina won vault.

17. Which gymnast snagged the first world championship medal for the Spanish women's team with her floor exercise at the 2002 World Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary?

From Quiz Floor Exercise

Answer: Elena Gomez

Although Gomez had the honor of becoming the first Spanish woman to win a medal on the world stage, many feel that that honor should have gone to Esther Moya. Moya gave a flawless performance in floor exercise finals at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and yet was still inexplicably scored below the Romanian Simona Amanar, who stepped out of bounds.

18. Who was the first woman to perform consecutive release moves on the uneven bars?

From Quiz Uneven Bars

Answer: Natalia Yurchenko

She accomplished this feat with a Tkatchev-Deltchev combination at the 1983 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

19. The unflappable Nadia Comaneci is considered by many to have been the greatest beam worker of all time. However, what was unusual about her beam performance in the optional part of the team competition at the 1979 World Championships?

From Quiz Balance Beam

Answer: she competed a one-handed routine

She had seemed to be in great shape to win Worlds after the compulsory part of the team competition. Unfortunately, she had scratched herself on a palm guard, and by the time the stoic Nadia told anyone about it, she had blood poisoning up the arm and had to have her arm bandaged. She was supposed to sit out the rest of the meet. The rest of Karolyi's team was made up of very young, untried gymnasts, but by the time they got to beam, they had set themselves up to win the team competition anyway. Then Emilia Eberle fell and it seemed that all was lost. Nadia got up and performed a perfect one-handed beam routine, securing her place in gymnastics history yet again and clinching the team gold medal. She scored a 9.950 on it. By the way, the Romanian team actually did walk out of a competition after a scoring controversy involving Nadia. That was at the event finals of the 1977 European Championships. The Romanian Gymnastics Federation forced them to walk out with two events left to go because they felt that Nadia had been cheated out of her vault gold.

20. Nadia's hometown is called what?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: Onesti

During its Communist years, Onesti was officially renamed Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, but to its residents it was still Onesti. After the Romanian revolution, it took back its old name. Onesti was where the Karolyis (Bela and Marta) established the program that would turn Romania into a gymnastics superpower. Deva was where the Karolyis were forced to start over after persecution by the Romanian government in the late 1970s, but they turned their luck around and in the process Deva became a nationally-recognized institution that still stands today. Little girls all over Romania dream of being asked to train with the national team at the club that the Karolyis built, CSS (Clubul Sportiv Scolar) Cetate Deva. Incidentally, the experimental gymnastics school in Onesti where Nadia began her career is still going strong - it's also traditionally been the place where the junior national team trains, although in 1999, the junior team was transferred to Deva.

21. Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996 Olympic Games?

From Quiz Floor Music

Answer: The Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro

She had the last routine of the night, and she won the all-around gold medal with this routine. A few days later, she would pick up an individual gold medal on floor with it as well.

22. Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at an Olympic Competition?

From Quiz Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

Nadia scored her first Olympic 10.0 at the 1976 Summer Olympic games. At those games, she scored 7 perfect 10's, received 3 gold medals, one silver, and one bronze.

23. Who did she marry on April 27, 1996?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: Bart Conner

She met Bart after she defected to the USA in 1989.

24. What country is Holly Vise from?

From Quiz Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: United States

Holly tied for the 2003 World Championship title on Uneven Bars.

25. What is the white substance gymnasts often use on the bars called?

From Quiz Stars on Bars

Answer: chalk

In addition to chalk, gymnasts also use grips on the uneven bars.

26. When performing a beam routine, the athletes leotard touches the beam during a beam straddle. What action do the judges take?

From Quiz Women's Optional Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: None at all.

Actually, it is required the the athletes leotard touch the beam sometime during the performance of the routine, so the correct action by the judges is to score the routine normally.

27. Who became the first gymnast ever to compete a double salto in a floor exercise routine at the Olympic Games?

From Quiz Floor Exercise

Answer: Nelli Kim

Comaneci actually had performed the skill before in several meets prior to the 1976 Olympic Games, but she had a sore ankle in Montreal and chose to leave the double salto out of her routine. In that same Games, Russian gymnast Nelli Kim, the second woman ever to score a perfect ten in Olympic competition, had the first double salto in an Olympic Games with her tuck double-back.

28. Did Nadia win the first national competition that she entered?

From Quiz Nadia Comaneci

Answer: no, she fluffed her beam routine

She was only nine then, and she made a mess of it - she fell off the balance beam three times. Bela Karolyi noted that she fell off, got back on, and promptly fell off the other side. Despite this, the Onesti team won Nationals. Nadia finished 13th.

29. Lavinia Milosovici, 1992 Olympic Games?

From Quiz Floor Music

Answer: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

She also scored the most recent perfect ten in women's Olympic gymnastics with that music and routine - she got it in the individual event finals at that Games. It obviously picked her up the gold in that event - to go with her gold on vault from earlier in the night.

30. One of Romania's most successful gymnasts in the 1990s, she had a world or Olympic gold medal in every individual event. Who is she?

From Quiz Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Answer: Lavinia Milosovici

Milosovici's accomplishments speak for themselves. Olympics: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze - World Championships: 5 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze - European Championships: 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze.

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