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.
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
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
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
Gymnastics Photos
Shots of your favorite stars -- from Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin to Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton -- in action.
