Talk:Rhythmic gymnastics

Sourcing problems
Portions of this page were copied from. Someone needs to fix this. Night Gyr 22:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Merge of Men's rhythmic gymnastics
I recommend Men's rhythmic gymnastics become a section of this article. There isn't enough information to need a separate article. --Kevinkor2 18:46, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I think that's a good idea. Does anyone oppose this?  *Cremepuff  222*  " As cool as grapes... "  20:33, 4 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge complete. --Kevinkor2 17:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Photo
The team in the unnamed photo (a group of gymnasts posing) is the French Team. (Couldn't find where else to give this precision) 77.192.95.15 19:31, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

"Sport"
Can we put in a section that discusses the merits of this as a sport. I personally don't think it should be a sport, and I'm sure we could find reliable sources that argue both sides of the issue. I, for one, would like to know what makes it hard, why the IOC included it at the Olympics, the skills involved, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.243.155 (talk) 17:40, 24 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, goodness, if someone as important as YOU doesn't think it should be a sport, we need to change this right away! I have Jacques Rogge on the phone right now-- we'll get to the bottom of this right away, don't you worry! -128.195.216.136 (talk) 02:11, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * This point of view seems to be incredibly common, and I think it's hard to accurately discuss rhythmic gymnastics without including the negative perception of it and controversial nature as a sport. And I'm sure there are reliable sources backing this up.  It may also be worth noting that it's pretty openly mocked in popular culture, such as in Old School and an episode of Bernie Mac.173.16.12.107 (talk) 03:40, 7 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Is Time magazine a good enough source? http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834475,00.html  MidlandLinda (talk) 14:49, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Personally, I believe that Rhythmic Gymnastics should be a sport. It is currently a sport and there are valid reasons why.
 * Firstly, how do you define sport?
 * “a human activity capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill, which, by its nature and organisation, is competitive and is generally accepted as being a sport.” (The Australian Sports Foundation, supported by the Australian Government and Australian Sports Comission)
 * Rhythmic Gymnastics fits these guidelines and is therefore a sport.
 * It '''is' a human activity that is extremely capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and physical skill as you would agree if you attempted high level routines. It's nature and orginisation, consisting of set elements, orginised competition dates, judging guidelines and more. Is very competitive in its extensive competitions including invitational, state trials, state, national and international. It is also competed at school level at IGSSA (Independent Girls Schools Sporting Association) and CIS.
 * In conclusion, rhythmic gymnastics is a valid sport accordong to the Australian Sports Foundation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fusabel (talk • contribs) 10:49, 13 June 2011 (UTC)


 * As a red-blooded American male, I may appreciate rhythmic gymnastics for all the wrong reasons, but it is pretty obvious that it involves a great deal of training, skill, and practice to compete at a high level. For those of you complaining that it isn't a sport, I would hope to see you also whining over at the golf talk page because a great many people don't really consider it a sport, either. The truth is, the layperson is going to consider that which they like as "sports" and that which they don't like or understand are dismissed as non-sports. If it isn't a sport, what do you think it is? It has to be something. As far as Time magazine constituting a source, the article linked to above is nothing more than an opinion piece. Regardless, to create some worthless section in the article regarding this "controversy" would undoubtedly give undue weight to the view that it isn't. People can make jokes about anything they want, but those jokes don't constitute some objective appraisal of rhythmic gymnastics as a sport one way or the other.--172.190.3.238 (talk) 00:02, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Bricklaying is "human activity capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill". Considered as a team sport, it is "competitive" in the sense that in a capitalist market, bricklaying companies need to compete with each other for business. The only place it falls free of that definition is that it is not "generally accepted as being a sport". But by many people, neither is rhythmic gymnastics. Tobyink (talk) 09:19, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Violin playing "involves a great deal of training, skill, and practice to compete at a high level". Tobyink (talk) 09:19, 4 February 2012 (UTC)


 * In the US, at least, many states have musical competitions among school-age players - so I guess, by the definition above, these are "sports" too. For that matter, kids hunting for Easter eggs would be a "sport" too - I mean, if they're hidden in places that require some physical exertion to get to, and there's some sort of prize for whoever finds the most or finds them first, voila - a "sport." Spanghew2fs (talk) 03:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

This point of view seems to be incredibly common. incredibly common where? in a trailer park? 202.74.162.54 (talk) 02:07, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Generally, human activity the primary goal of which is to produce music for the enjoyment of others is not considered a sport. 202.74.162.54 (talk) 02:06, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Dancing routine???
How do you call in English the routine performed by the youngest gymnasts, the one without any apparatus, with dancing and acrobatic elements only ? (83.20.77.91 (talk) 20:32, 18 June 2009 (UTC))


 * This type of routine is called Freehand, it is performed at young ages only and is thought to be the easiest due to the lack of apparatus handling and mastery (throws and catches). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fusabel (talk • contribs) 10:35, 13 June 2011 (UTC)


 * The rhythmic routine for lower levels without apparatus is called floor. It is deemed too simple for higher levels.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Violetta Bogopolsky (talk • contribs) 00:49, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Biased article
The sport has been dominated by Bulgaria and the CIS countries but you wouldn't think so, going by this article. Presumably it was written by someone obsessed with "Stalin" and other bogeymen. Mention is made of Spain's wonderful perfomance at Athens and Canada's potluck at the boycotted games but where is the balance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.69.182 (talk) 14:47, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Scoring/Competion
I came here looking for more information about how the actual competition works. Do the competitors have to perform once with each apparatus? Or do they get to choose?

If anyone with some expertise could fill this in, that would be great! Rioux15 (talk) 17:21, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

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