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Alicia Sacramone
Alicia Marie Sacramone Quinn (; born December 3, 1987) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal with the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and is the 2005 World Champion on floor exercise and the 2010 World Champion on the vault. With a total of eleven World Championship and Olympic medals, Sacramone is the fourth most decorated U.S. female gymnast, behind Simone Biles (41), Shannon Miller (16), and Nastia Liukin (14). Early years Sacramone was born in Boston on December 3, 1987, to parents Fred, an orthodontist, and Gail Sacramone, a hairstylist and salon owner. She is of Italian descent and has an older brother, Jonathan. She graduated from Winchester High School in 2006. She began studying dance at the age of five and started gymnastics three years later, in 1996. She trained with Mihai and Silvia Brestyan at a club called Gymnastics and More, and followed them when they opened their own facility in Ashland, Massachusetts. The Brestyans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Gymnastics National Championships
The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The national championships have been held since 1963. History 20th century Before 1970, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics, so the national championships from 1963 to 1969 were run under the auspices of that organization."Former Women's National Champions" usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013. usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013. The first USA Gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from 21 to 27 November 2005. Only the individual all-around and event finals were contested at this meet. There was no team competition; nations were permitted to bring up to six Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) and up to four Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) athletes to compete. Results Men Qualification All-Around Final Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Women Qualification All-Around Final Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise Medal count Overall Men Women External linksOfficial website {{2005 in artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2005 in gymnastics, W 2005 in Australian sport, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sports competitions in Melbourne International gymnastics competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester High School (Massachusetts)
Winchester High School is a comprehensive 9–12 high school located in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1850, it moved into its current location in the spring of 1972. Ranked 29th among Massachusetts High Schools, close to 98% of students graduated in 2023, with about 96% of those continuing to higher education. A major three-phase reconstruction and expansion of the school started in 2014 and was completed in September 2017. Most of the school was rebuilt using the original structural frame. After the complete redesign of the interior of the building, approximately 75% of classrooms now have exterior windows and direct day-lighting versus 25% in 1972. The original internal courtyard was enclosed to create the 2-story dining commons and assembly space. Winchester High School remained in use during construction. Sports Winchester High School fields teams in the following sports: Notable alumni *Pat Badger, (Class of '85) Bassist of the band Extreme * Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthodontics
Orthodontics (also referred to as orthodontia) is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, as well as misaligned bite patterns. It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial orthopedics. Abnormal alignment of the teeth and jaws is very common. The approximate worldwide prevalence of malocclusion was as high as 56%. However, conclusive evidence-based medicine, scientific evidence for the Health benefit (medicine), health benefits of orthodontic treatment is lacking, although patients with completed treatment have reported a higher quality of life than that of untreated patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. The main reason for the prevalence of these malocclusions is diets with less fresh fruit and vegetables and overall softer foods in childhood, causing smaller jaws with less room for the teeth to erupt. Treatment may require several months to a few years and enta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia "Nastia" Valeryevna Liukin (; ; born October 30, 1989) is an Americans, American former artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around, all-around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2005 and 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2007 World champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. national champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. With nine World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller for the third-highest tally of World Championship medals among U.S. gymnasts. Liukin also tied Miller's record (later equaled by Simone Biles) as the American gymnast having won the most medals in a single 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Miller
Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1992 Summer Olympics all-around silver medallist, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the 1996 Olympics. Miller is the second most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympics history, with a total of seven medals, surpassed only by Simone Biles in 2024. With a combined total of 16 World Championships and Olympic medals between 1991 and 1996, she is the second-most decorated American gymnast, male or female, surpassed only by Simone Biles. She was also the most successful American athlete at the 1992 Olympics, winning five medals. Early life Miller was born in Rolla, Missouri, but she and her family moved to Edmond, Oklahoma, when she was six months old. She began gymnastics when she was five and travelled to Moscow with her mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Biles
Simone Arianne Biles Owens ( Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. With 11 Olympic medals, she is tied with Věra Čáslavská as the List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics, second-most decorated female Olympic gymnast, and has the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast. At the Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Biles is a two-time gold medalist in the individual all-around (Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around, 2016, Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around, 2024). She is also a two-time champion on vault (Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's vault, 2016, Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used to score performances and regulates all aspects of elite international competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations such as British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games. History The gymnastic system was mentioned in writings by ancient authors, including Homer, Aristotle, and Plato. It included many disciplines that later became independent sports, such as swimming, racing, wrestling, boxing, and horse riding. It was also used for military training. Gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what later became Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. The term "artistic gymnastics" was introduced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
The 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships were held in Brazil. Artistic gymnastics events were competed in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ..., October 6–9, 2005, while rhythmic gymnastics events were held in Vitória, November 11–13, 2005. Medalists Artistic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Medal table References External links USA Gymnastics - Artistic gymnastics resultsUSA Gymnastics - Individual rhythmic gymnastics results {{2005 in artistic gymnastics 2005 in gymnastics Pan American Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by Brazil 2005 in Brazilian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ..., December 1–05, 2004. Medal summary Medalists Medal table References 2004 in gymnastics Pan American Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by Venezuela 2004 in Venezuelan sport {{Gymnastics-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Medalists At The FIG World Cup Final
This is a list of medalists at the FIG World Cup Final. Acrobatic gymnastics IFSA era ;1975 ;1977 ;1981 ;1983 ;1985 ;1987 ;1989 ;1991 ;1993 FIG era ;2003 ;2007 Aerobic gymnastics ;2001 ;2003 ;2007 Artistic gymnastics ;1975 ;1977 ;1978 ;1979 ;1980 ;1982 ;1986 ;1990 ;1998 ;2000 ;2002 ;2004 ;2006 ;2008 Rhythmic gymnastics ;1983 ;1986 ;1990 ;2000 ;2002 ;2004 ;2006 ;2008 Trampoline and tumbling FIT era ;1993 ;1995 ;1997 FIG era ;1999 ;2000 ;2002 ;2004 ;2006 ;2008 2022 References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIG World Cup Final Medalists Gymnastics competitions Lists of medalists in gymnastics Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 39th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Aarhus, Denmark, from October 13 to October 21, 2006. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, International Gymnastics Federation, which celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006, introduced a new Code of Points (gymnastics), Code of Points at the World Championships, removing the "Perfect 10 (gymnastics), perfect 10" in favor of an open-ended code with separate scores for the difficulty and execution of a routine. Vanessa Ferrari won the first female gold medal for Italy in the individual all-around. Results Men Qualification Team Final All-around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Women Qualification Team Final All-around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise Medal count Overall Men Women References FIG official site External links Official website of the championships {{2006 in artistic gymnastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
