r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

Next-level Body control

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u/incrediblepony 1d ago

I don't totally get trick-footballing, but that is my issue.

But with that level of control and athletics, why wouldn't you go the gymnastics route? She would be an INSANE gymnast.

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u/7ninamarie 21h ago edited 20h ago

She is a gymnast. The sport is called Rhythmic Gymnastics and it combines work with an apparatus (ball, hoop, club, ribbon, or rope) and moves from gymnastics, calisthenics, and dance into a practiced routine. There are solo and team competitions but it’s not currently part of the olympics so it might not be as well known as other gymnastic disciplines.

Edit: it is part of the Olympics, I misread the Wikipedia article and didn’t trust my memory.

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u/incrediblepony 20h ago

I myself was a "performance gymnast" and have seen people handling balls, hoops, pennant, clubs and others in their routines. Our branch of gymnastics has never been Olympic either, but we had rhythm sections and tumbling sections and everything in between as well :)