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August 12, 2012

Rhythmic Gymnastics, female-only sports in the London Olympics 2012

Rhythmic Gymnastics is a combination of gymnastics and dance. Rhythmic gymnastics is one of the two female-only sports in the Olympics. Rhythmic gymnastics is described as a combination of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation. And body manipulation, considering how these women might pull one foot over their head or do the splits while upside down and balancing on their chests.
Russia competes during the Rythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around qualifier.
Anastasia Bliznyuk, Uliana Donskova, Alina Makarenko, Anastasia Nazarenko, and Karolina Savastynova of Russia compete during the Rythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around qualifying on day 14.

Chrystallleni Trikomiti leaps for Cyprus during Rhythmic Gymnastics
Chrystallleni Trikomiti of Cyprus performs to qualify in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition on Day 14 at Wembley Arena.

Yasmine Mohmed Rostom makes her mark during Rhythmic Gymnastics
Yasmine Mohmed Rostom of Egypt in action at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition on Day 14 at Wembley Arena

Julie Zetlin flies for the USA during Rythmic Gymnastics
Julie Zetlin of the USA performs during the Rythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition on Day 14 at Wembley Arena.

Janine Murray of Australia competes during the Rythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena

The Group All-Around at day three of the Gymnastics Test Event
The Great Britain team in action in the Group All-Around during the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification round.

Ribbon apparatus of the Individual All-Around
Jana Berezko-Marggrander of Germany in action in the Individual All-Around during the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification event.

Delphine Ledoux of France competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena.

Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena

Daria Dmitrieva of Russia performs with the hoop during the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualification on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena. Dmitrieva leads at the close of the first day of qualification.

The Italy team competes in the Group All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena.

Daria Dmitrieva of Russia competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 at Wembley Arena.

Aliya Garayeva of Azerbaijan competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 at Wembley Arena.

Liubou Charkashyna of Belarus competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at Wembley Arena.

Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena.

Chrystallleni Trikomiti leaps for Cyprus during Rhythmic Gymnastics
Chrystallleni Trikomiti of Cyprus performs to qualify in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition on Day 14 at Wembley Arena.

Members of the Germany team compete in the Group All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena.

The Great Britain team competes in the Group All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena

Deng Senyue of China competes in the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics

The Japan team competes in the Group All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena. Russia lead at the end of the first day of qualification.



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