Gymnastics Fan Central

By Amy Van Deusen, About.com Guide to Gymnastics

Everything you'd like to know about watching gymnastics: what to look for, famous gymnasts of the past and present, and big meets that are coming up.

1. The Basics
2. Gymnastics Competitions
3. Famous Gymnasts

The Basics

Get the lowdown on the major types of gymnastics -- the apparatus, competition format, scoring, and what to watch.

• Women's Artistic Gymnastics
• Men's Artistic Gymnastics
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Trampoline
• Tumbling, Acro, and Group

Gymnastics Competitions

The Beijing Games are over, but there are plenty of big gymnastics meets before the next Olympics. Get the meet schedule, and brush up on gymnastics' most memorable routines, controversial decisions, and more.

• Upcoming Gymnastics Meets
• The Greatest Moments in Gymnastics
• The 9 Most Controversial Olympic Decisions
• The Top 10 Stuck Landings in the Last 10 Years

• 2008 Olympic Highlights Photo Gallery
• The History of the Sport
• Olympic Medalists from 1896-2008

Famous Gymnasts

Find out all about the legends of gymnastics: the "Queen of Gymnastics" Nadia Comaneci, the first US Olympic All-Around Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton and more recent stars such as Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. (listed alphabetically)

• Cheng Fei (China)
• Nadia Comaneci (Romania)
• Dominique Dawes
• Paul Hamm (USA)
• Jonathan Horton (USA)
• Shawn Johnson (USA)
• Nastia Liukin (USA)
• Chellsie Memmel (USA)
• Shannon Miller

• Steliana Nistor (Romania)
• Carly Patterson (USA)
• Samantha Peszek (USA)
• Alicia Sacramone (USA)
• Bridget Sloan (USA)
• Jordyn Wieber
• Yang Wei (China)
• Where Are They Now? Past Gymnastics Stars