Simone Biles, Nadia Comaneci, and More- Top Five Gymnasts To Revolutionize the Sport

At Tokyo 2020, billions around the world tuned in to watch the top gymnasts on the planet, including arguably the greatest female of all time, displaying their physical and technical brilliance in pursuit of a gold medal and with a special place in history guaranteed for any athlete who innovates and breaks records on the biggest stage.

Simone Biles

Simone Biles dominated women’s gymnastics in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, winning three straight World all-around titles – a first by a woman – from 2013-2015. She followed those wins by taking the all-around gold medal in Rio. 

Nadia Comaneci


Best known for being the first woman to score a perfect 10.0 in Olympic competition, Nadia Comaneci’s legacy extends beyond making the three digit scoreboards of Montreal 1976 obsolete.

Svetlana Khorkina

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Though bad luck seemed to follow her quest for all-around gold at the Olympics – a missed bar routine, an incorrectly set vault, a surging Carly Patterson – Svetlana Khorkina’s revolutionary style forever changed gymnastics.

Nastia Liukin

The first woman to win the Olympics in the era of the open ended scoring system, Nastia Liukin, proved that artistry and execution could still be combined to achieve success in a set of rules focused on amassing difficulty.

Olga Korbut

At the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, 17-year-old Olga Korbut captivated the world with her daring acrobatics and her raw displays of emotion.

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