About WAG

• Descrption

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics is THE discipline of the FIG. Every gymnast must be graceful and explosive during their movement but also flexible and strength. You can begin Gymnastics at 18 months, 6 for competition and 14 for international competition (as a junior). It always has been an Olympic discipline.

Historical champions

– Nadia Comaneci (ROM)
Olympic Champion in 1976, she was the first gymnast on earth to obtain the perfect mark: 10.

– Svetlana Boginskaïa (BLR)
Nicknamed the “goddess of the Gymnastics” for her grace during floor exercises, she has been European Champion in 1989 and World Champion in 1989.

– Elena Schouchounova (URSS)
Olympic Champion in 1988 and World Champion in 1985, she is famous for the extreme difficulty on his exercises.

– Svetlana Khorkina (RUS)
She is the most title holder gymnast in the history. She won all existing title in uneven bars (Olympic, world and European).

– Mary-Lou Retton (USA)
We will always remember Mary-Lou because she obtained 10 on her floor exercise and 10 on vault during the 1984 Olympic Games.

– Lilya Podkopayeva (UKR)
Olympic, World and European Champion, she won each competition from 1995 to 1996.

– Simona Amanar (ROM)
An incredible list of hits for this Romanian gymnast: she has been decorated seven times during Olympic Games and 10 times during World Championship.

– Catalina Ponor (ROM)
She is another huge Romanian legend. During 2004 Olympic Games she made a hat-trick and she also won many medals during World and European Championship.

– Anastasia Liukin (USA)
With Champions as parents – her father is a previous Men Gymnastics Champion and her mother, Anna Kotchneva, is a previous rhythmic Gymnasticss Champion – Anastasia was predestined to become a famous gymnast. She won five medals during Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 including the all-around title.

– Kyla Ross (USA)
Olympic Champion in team during 2012 Olympic games and Vice-World Champion in 2013, she is currently one of the best pretender for 2016 Olympic Games.