Rhythmic movements, such as walking, chewing or scratching, are phylogenetically old motor behaviors found in many organisms, ranging from insects to primates. In contrast, discrete movements, such as ...

As artistic gymnasts like Simone Biles wrap up their time in Paris, the rhythmic gymnastics competition is just getting started. Most people are familiar with the events of women's artistic gymnastics ...

While gymnastics has a long history - the International Gymnastics Federation was founded in 1881 - rhythmic gymnastics only developed more recently. The first rhythmic gymnastics world championships ...

You've heard of Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and the rest of the U.S. women's artistic gymnastics team, but can you say the same for Laura Zeng, Kiana Eide, and the other members of the rhythmic ...

Rhythmic gymnastics, traditionally a women-only event, debuted in the Olympics with individual competitions in 1984. The group event was added at the Atlanta 1996 Games. It is now the only all-female ...

The mid-air flips, the carefully balanced spins, the sky-high jumps — with the Summer Olympic Games finally here, almost everyone’s focus is zeroing in on gymnastics as one of the most popular events.

No need to jump through hoops to find out which rhythmic gymnasts made the podium at the 2024 Olympics. Let’s do a quick flip through history: While gymnastics has been a part of the Olympics since ...

In both the individual all-around and group finals, the Russian favorites finished second after winning both at the last five straight games. The individual event was not without some controversy, ...