Artistic Gymnastics

Courage is easy to talk about but hard to practise. How can we find the courage to speak out for the right thing? And do you have the courage to face your fears?

Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias won gold on the rings at Rio 2016. His journey to that moment has been difficult. He was bullied as a child for being short and lost his father two weeks before he became world champion in 2015. 

We also spoke the US gymnasts – like Aly Raisman - who spoke out against their abuser and recently won an award for their courage.

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Finding courage with an Olympic gold medallist Eleftherios Petrounias

Re-watch all the Artistic Gymnastics at Rio 2016.

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Gymnastics Artistic: M Ring, M Vault, W Beam | Rio 2016 Replay

All the Olympic highlights from Greece, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Greece in Rio

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Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Fans the world over were delighted to see the return of Vasiliki Millousi at the artistic gymnastics European Championships taking place in Antalya, Türkiye on Wednesday (12 April).
The popular Greek competed on two pieces of apparatus – the uneven bars and balance beam – with the 38-year-old three-time Olympian

SILVI MARINA, ITALY - JULY 01:  Vasiliki Millousi of Greece focuses while competing on the balance beam during the Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final  at the PalaUniverso sports Hall during the XVI Mediterranean Games on July 1, 2009 in Silvi Marina, Italy.  (Photo by Getty Images)

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Mamma mia – Greece's Vasiliki Millousi returns to the arena to the delight of fans at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships

One year before Paris 2024 and all the European artistic gymnastics stars will be coming out to play at the 2023 European Gymnastics Championships in Antalya, Türkiye from 11-16 April.
Thirty-nine countries will be represented by 321 gymnasts – 178 men and 143 women – competing for team, all-around and

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Giorgia Villa of Italy celebrates following their routine on the Uneven Bars during Women's Team Final on day four of the 2022 Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena on November 01, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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European Championships 2023: How to watch artistic gymnastics from Antalya – Preview, schedule and stars competing

Artistic gymnastics is so popular at an Olympic Games that iconic moments from the sport become part of the parlance of fans the world over. Nadia’s perfect 10, Simone’s twisties, the magnificent seven, but between times the sport fades in profile, despite those same gymnasts performing throughout the fallow Olympic

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Artem Dolgopyat of Team Israel competes in the Men's Floor Exercise Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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How to watch artistic gymnastics stars outside of Olympics and world championships, starting with Cottbus World Cup

Two Olympic gymnastics gold medallists added continental titles to their resumes Sunday (21 August) at the 2022 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Munich, Germany. Israel's Artem Dolgopyat, the Tokyo 2020 floor exercise Olympic champion, and 2016 Olympic still rings champion Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece picked up gold medals in the

European Championships | Munich 2022

MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece celebrates during the Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Rings Final on day 11 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at Olympiapark on August 21, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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Olympic gymnastics champions Artem Dolgopyat, Eleftherios Petrounias bag European titles 

2020 Olympic vault gold medallist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil is participating in the Brazilian Gymnastics National Championships. The competition, which is her first since the Tokyo Games, begins Friday (1 October) and fans can watch the competition live through the Brazilian Olympic Committee website. Andrade’s competitive session begins at 2:30pm

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 02: Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil in action during the Women's Floor Final on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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Rounding Off: Olympic champion Rebeca Andrade set for first competition since Tokyo 2020

The Rio 2016 artistic gymnastics champion on still rings, Eleftherios Petrounias, will be at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 to defend his title after successfully obtaining qualification at the final opportunity on Friday (25th June).
Greece's Petrounias, who needed to win at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

BASEL, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 24: Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece celebrates after competing on Rings during the Apparatus Finals of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships at St. Jakobshalle on April 24, 2021 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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Eleftherios Petrounias books Tokyo 2020 spot in rings after beating required score at Doha World Cup

It's the last chance saloon for the Lord of the Rings, Eleftherios Petrounias.
The Greek, who is the reigning artistic gymnastics Olympic champion on still rings, has yet to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, having missed out previously through the World Championships in 2019.
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'Lord of the Rings' Petrounias takes aim at final Tokyo 2020 qualifying shot

The International Gymnastics Federation announced Thursday (3 June) that the final event of its apparatus World Cup series will go ahead. The event will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 23-26 June and is the final opportunity for athletes to earn points to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games in

International Gymnastics Federation confirms dates for Doha World Cup

Happy Bastille Day!
In honor of the national day of France that commemorates the famous storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution, let’s take a look at one of their greatest Olympians: Martin Fourcade, who owns five Olympic gold medals in biathlon.

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Olympic Daily News: 14 July 2020

The Olympic flag was hoisted, and the national anthems of Japan and Greece sounded, as the Olympic flame handover ceremony took place at Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium.
The event, which began at 11:30am local time on Thursday (19th March) in windy but sunny conditions, was significantly scaled down due to

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Olympic flame handover ceremony delivers message of unity

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The Men's Rings Final took place at Bercy Arena, France, on 04/08/24. Liu Yang (CHN) grabbed the Gold with a score 15.300. Fellow countryman Jingyuan Zou followed closely, with a score of 15.233, winning the Silver. Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) completed the podium.

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Men's Rings Final | Artistic Gymnastics | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Artistic Gymnastics session took place at the Bercy Arena, France, on 04/08/2024. It includes the Finals for Men's Rings, Women's Uneven Bars, and the Men's Vault.

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Men's Rings, Women's Uneven Bars, Men's Vault | Artistic Gymnastics | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Artistic Gymnastics session took place at the Bercy Arena, France, on 04/08/2024. China claimed Gold and Silver medals with Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan, while the bronze was awarded by Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE).

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Men's Rings | Artistic Gymnastics | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Artistic Gymnastics session took place at the Bercy Arena, France, on 03/08/2024. At the Men's Floor Exercise Final Carlos Edriel Yulo (PHI) won the Gold medal, Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) claimed the Silver, and Jake Jarman (GBR) took the Bronze. 
At the Women's Vault Final, Simone Biles (USA) won the Gold medal, Rebeca Andrade (BRA) took the Silver, and Jade Carey (USA) claimed the Bronze. 
And at the Men's Pommel Horse Final, Rhys Mc Clenaghan (IRL) claimed the Gold medal, while Nariman Kurbanov (KAZ) won the Silver and Stephen Nedoroscik (USA) took the Bronze.

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