WebJul 26, 2021 · Two months before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles —the reigning women’s gymnastics all-around champion— made history by becoming the first woman to successfully perform a Yurchenko ...

WebTumbling was originally contested as one of the events in Men's Artistic Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in 1955 and 1959 at the Pan American Games. From 1974 to 1998 it was included as an event …

WebAug 2, 2021 · In Ancient Greece, It Meant ‘Exercising Naked.' How Gymnastics Evolved Over Time. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C., had his Macedonian soldiers train on a device...

WebRock tumbling began millions of years ago when waves and streams tumbled Earth's first sediments. These natural processes shape and smooth the rocks but they rarely produce a highly-polished gemstone.

WebAcrobatics, (Greek: “to walk on tip-toe,” or “to climb up”), the specialized and ancient art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing, often later with the use of such apparatus as poles, one-wheel cycles, balls, barrels, tightropes, …