The youngest American gymnast is Bridget Sloan, who was born on 6/23/1992. Bridget is 16 years old. Shawn Johnson is the second-youngest American gymnast, born on 1/19/1992.
Gymnastics international federation (FIG) requires that senior elite gymnasts (Olympic level) be 16 years old, or turn 15 years old before the year ends, to compete internationally at the Senior Level.
This requirement means that a girl on the 2008 Beijing Olympic team must either be 16 years old or turn 16 years old by December 31, 2008.
You can not be younger than 16 years old to compete in the Olympics. There are several 16 year olds in the Olympics. Nadia Comenici was the youngest Olympian to score perfect 10's back when you could be 14 years old to be in the Olympics.
The best gymnast in the world is currently Gabrielle Douglas, a member of the US Gymnastics Team at the 2012 London Olympics. She took the individual gold. She is also the first woman of color and African-American to win individual gold in the Olympics.
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The tallest mountain in the US is Mount McKinley at 20,320ft
First U.S female gymnast to get the gold medal was Julianne McNamara.
By the way, we have the tallest bridge that supports cars to go over it, but Colorada beats us with being the tallest bridge(not a bridge that supports cars). New River Gorge Bridge is still a better bridge though ;3.
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Mount Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in the Americas. Mount McKinley is the tallest mountain in the US.
Jordyn Marie Wieber (born July 12, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast who is a member of the gold medal-winning US Women's Gymnastics team at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was 7th in Floor her only individual event in the 2012 Olympics
The tallest mountain in the US is Mount McKinley, or Denali, located in Alaska. If you are asking about the tallest peak in the incorporated states, it is Mount Whitney in California.
Softball has been an event at the Olympics since 1996 and the 2008 Games will be the fourth Olympics that have had softball. The US team has played in each one and won the gold medal in 1996, 2000, and 2004.
Shawn Johnson is one of the best American Gymnasts. Nastia Liukin is very good too. But, Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to get a perfect 10 in Olympic Gymnast history.