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artistic gymnastics
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a discipline of gymnastics that involves routines on apparatuses emphasizing strength, flexibility, and artistry
Artistic gymnastics is a type of gymnastics where athletes perform routines that involve strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, usually on different apparatuses. For men, this includes events like the floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. For women, the events include vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. Routines are performed in a set time frame and are judged based on the level of difficulty, execution, and artistry. This sport combines acrobatic elements with creative movement, requiring athletes to display power, precision, and elegance in their performances.
- Artistic gymnastics demands precision and flexibility.
- The vault is a thrilling event in artistic gymnastics.
- Judges assess difficulty and execution in artistic gymnastics.
- He clinched gold in artistic gymnastics at nationals.
- Artistic gymnastics includes floor exercise and uneven bars.