Gymnastics's G.O.A.T.: Nadia Comaneci, Simone Biles, and More
JOE LEVIT Lerner Publications Minneapolis Lerner Sports Sports Greatest of All Time Gymnastics's G.O.A.T. NADIA COMANECI SIMONE BILES AND MORE
Gymnastics requires strength Athletes can’t complete skills without it STICK THE LANDING Great gymnasts have competed against one another for years in the Olympic Games and World Championships Yet choosing which athlete is the greatest of all time G.O.A.T. is not a simple task 4
SVETLANA KHORKINA claimed the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 1995 and 2003 World Championships SAWAO KATO helped his team win the all-around title by 0 4 of a point NADIA COMANECI earned seven perfect scores at the 1976 Olympics SIMONE BILES has four elements named after her including a floor exercise move that has the highest difficulty rating in women’s gymnastics That’s partly because scores changed after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece Before those Games a 10 was a perfect score The new system is based on two different scores One score rates the difficulty of a routine The other score rates how well the gymnast performs Before 1991 World Championships were held every four years Since then the events have taken place every two years except for Olympic years So modern gymnasts have more chances to earn medals FACTS AT A GLANCE 5 5
