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one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
the years of training required to become a champion gymnast
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The latest: Tyler Sabapathy, an 18-year-old Temple student and talented gymnast, died Tuesday after falling from a light pole in Center City during Sunday's celebration.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
And the Games featured the Olympics’ first amputee, American gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals with a wooden leg.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, one gymnast may earn a 9.2 after a routine with a fall.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The gymnast shared a photo of the blue baggage, which was left unzipped and showed several items including a white U.S.A. sweatshirt, a blue backpack and gray sweatpants.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
And the Games featured the Olympics’ first amputee, American gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals with a wooden leg.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, one gymnast may earn a 9.2 after a routine with a fall.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The gymnast shared a photo of the blue baggage, which was left unzipped and showed several items including a white U.S.A. sweatshirt, a blue backpack and gray sweatpants.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Gymnast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnast. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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