the years of training required to become a champion gymnast
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As for right now, the gymnast is still on a break from the sport, in order to give her body time to recover after competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Past attendees include Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL husband, Jonathan Owens, as well as American country music star Shaboozey.—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026 Former gymnasts immediately—and accurately—saw the season’s cancellation as a death sentence, and sought ways to intervene.—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026 At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, fourteen-year-old gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored perfect 10s.—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gymnast
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Etymology
Middle French gymnaste, from Greek gymnastēs trainer, from gymnazein