To protect them from being over-worked at a young age. Also girls are more flexible and faster at a younger age, because as they get older theirs and everyone elses muscles tighten with age and it is harder to get them to stretch as far when the women are older. I am a gymnast myself! **Your Welcome!**
There were no gymnasts in 2010. Gymnasts are in the summer olypics.
She is 16.
In 1996 and prior years the Olympic gymnastic teams were comprised of 7 gymnasts, in 2000 they were reduced to 6 gymnasts, and this year (2012) it was reduced to 5 gymnasts.
the answer is 4 inches wide
There is a complete list at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_gymnastics_(women)
approximately 4 inches
Vault, beam, uneven bars, and floor.
A person can see videos of flexible women by watching gymnastic competitions. Gymnasts are highly flexible, especially the female gymnasts. A person can also see videos of flexible women online at video sites such as Youtube.
A balance beam is 10 cm wide.
Jim Gault has written: 'The world of women's gymnasts' -- subject(s): Gymnastics for women, Gymnastique pour les femmes
1 team gold and 1 uneaven bars gold earned by he kexin
all gymnasts use grips