Gymnastics Quiz

Gymnastics is one of the oldest and most physically demanding sports in the world, combining strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and artistic expression in performances that can seem to defy the laws of physics. Modern competitive gymnastics is divided into several disciplines: Artistic Gymnastics (the most widely watched, featuring events like floor exercise, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam for women; floor, vault, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar for men), Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics, Acrobatic Gymnastics, and Parkour.

Olympic Gymnastics and Legends

Gymnastics has been part of every modern Olympic Games since 1896, and the sport has produced some of the most iconic Olympic moments in history. Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 scores at the 1976 Montreal Olympics were so unprecedented that the scoreboard couldn't display a 10 and showed "1.00" instead. Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title in 1984. Simone Biles, widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time, has won 37 World Championship medals (the most of any gymnast in history) and has performed skills so difficult they were named after her. Check out our sports quiz for more athletic content!

Gymnastics scoring underwent a fundamental change after the 2004 Athens Olympics judging controversy, shifting from the iconic 10.0 perfect score system to the current "Code of Points" open-ended scoring system, where scores can theoretically exceed 16 points for elite gymnasts. The change sparked widespread debate among gymnasts, coaches, and fans who had grown up with the romance of the perfect 10. Simone Biles has been at the center of multiple controversies - From skill difficulty recognition to her courageous decision to withdraw from some events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to prioritize her mental health, an act that changed the conversation about athlete wellbeing. Try our Olympic quiz for more!