gymnast
Vault and flip
A gymnast is an athlete who performs gymnastics—exercises requiring strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination on apparatus like bars, beams, rings, and floor mats.
Gymnasts train intensively from childhood, and the sport is known for producing competitors who peak in their teens: She was a gymnast before becoming a stunt double.
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- handstandInverted balance on palms
aerial · flipping · twisting · layout · piked · tuck · dismount · roundoff
Secure storage chamber
- ringsCircular bands worn
- beamStructural support member
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
mat · trampoline · apparatus
Tight one-piece garment
- gripsHolds firmly onto
- wristbandsBands worn on wrists
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
Ability to adapt easily
- strengthPower to exert force
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
endurance · muscle · power · conditioning · stamina · core · explosive · proprioception
Global athletic contest
- medalMetal honor token
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- routineRegular sequence of actions
all-around · finals · judges · qualifying · podium · deduction · nationals · worlds
Effortless beauty of motion
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- fluidityState of flowing freely
finesse · rhythm · precision · expression · lines · extension · presentation · choreography
One who instructs
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillHole-boring device
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
progression · repetition · warm-up · stretching · visualization · recovery · overtraining · camp
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
handstand · aerial · flipping · twisting · layout · piked · tuck · dismount · roundoff · handspring
vault
Secure storage chamber
- ringsCircular bands worn
- beamStructural support member
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
chalk · mat · trampoline · apparatus
leotard
Tight one-piece garment
- gripsHolds firmly onto
- wristbandsBands worn on wrists
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- strengthPower to exert force
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
agility · endurance · muscle · power · conditioning · stamina · core · explosive · proprioception · kinesthetic
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- medalMetal honor token
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
routine · all-around · finals · judges · qualifying · podium · deduction · nationals · worlds · trials
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
fluidity · finesse · rhythm · precision · expression · lines · extension · presentation · choreography · musicality
coach
One who instructs
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillHole-boring device
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
spotting · progression · repetition · warm-up · stretching · visualization · recovery · overtraining · camp
NCAA
University sports authority
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- acrobaticsacrobat, tumbling, somersault, cartwheel, handstand
- Olympic athletesgold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist, Olympic medalist, decathlete
- Soft G Wordsgel, gem, gene, genie, genius
- agile personacrobat, dancer, ninja, tumbler, contortionist
- balance athletestightrope walker, slackliner, high wire artist, unicyclist, figure skater
gymnastweightlifter
One who hoists barbells
powerlifter · strongman · bodybuilder · sumo wrestler · shot putter
- Olympic gymnasticsCompetitive acrobatics at international games
- mental gymnasticsConvoluted reasoning to justify beliefs
- gymnastic skillsPhysical feats requiring flexibility
- gymnastics routineChoreographed athletic floor performance
- gymnastics ringsSuspended circular athletic apparatus
- rhythmic gymnasticsFloor exercise with apparatus