When people think gymnastics, I think they think my type of gymnastics which is artistic, [using] vault bars, beam and floor ... They don’t right away think about rhythmic gymnastics -- it’s a beautiful sport.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) speaks with Russian rhythmic gymnastics team main coach Irina Viner (L) and Olympic champion Yevgenia Kanayeva (R) during a meeting with Russian Olympic team members in the Kremlin in Moscow on August 30, 2008. Czech Republic foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg has voiced support for an eventual boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to protest Russia's military intervention in Georgia.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Gymnasts from the USA Gymnastics team (L-R), Alexander Artemev, Joseph Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Paul Hamm, Raj Bhavsar, Morgan Hamm and Kevin Tan, appear inside at the Cirque du Soleil show "KA" after attending a performance at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino August 28, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Gymnasts from the USA Gymnastics team (L-R), Alexander Artemev, Joseph Hagerty, and Jonathan Horton, who is covered by Justin Spring, appear inside at the Cirque du Soleil show "KA" after attending a performance at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino August 28, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Chinese women's gymnastics team made history today, showing the world the China women's gymnastics team is the greatest
It's pretty frustrating. When you do gymnastics yourself, it's a good feeling, but when you teach someone else gymnastics and you see them doing it, the feeling is almost as good