Why is gymnastics considered the purest of all sports?

Answer 1

Gymnastics is unique because it is one of those sports like Basketball where it isn't called something different whether a boy or a girl plays it. It can be fun, challenging, scary, and one of the best times of your life. Also because it is scored unlike most sports, and the competitions consist of team work and yourself. Gymnastics is an amazing sport and don't judge it by its cover as a bunch of kids dancing around because it is alot harder then it seems.

Answer 2

Perhaps because there is more skill involved. In most sports, there is an element of luck, and you are at a mercy to your teammates. So it is difficult to ascertain a particular athlete's skill in the other sports. With outdoor sports, the wind and the terrain can be a factor. Even with indoor sports, drafts might affect performance. Plus if other teammates of other sports don't trust you or they hog the ball or otherwise interfere with you, your true potential is hard to ascertain. Now in group gymnastics and dance, you are judged as a team and how everyone works together, without taking away from the ability to judge everyone. Of course, group dance competitions are usually not pure sports since everyone is also judged for their clothes, creativity, routine choice, choice of music, distribution of effort, and popularity.

Also, it may be because the human body can preform movements that are exquisite to behold.