Definition of gymnastic
: of or relating to gymnastics : athletic
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Cirque’s 42nd original production but first on ice, strives to meld the exhilarating speed and elegant flow of ice skating with Cirque’s daredevil gymnastic circus arts.
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His act in that show was an aerial act involving gymnastic rings, and during the routine Arnaud would soar over the audience, holding onto the rings with just one hand.
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Several of her former gymnastic students attended the watch party.
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Some of the choreography was gymnastic and dynamic, some was more interpretive or ballet-like.
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The bag of the season is even a literal riff on a gymnastic ball: its rubber form, sliced in half, is customized with a vintage scarf that serves as a strap.
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As the investigation continues, here's a primer on the history of the training facility that produced many of Team USA's gymnastic medalists. 1.
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But the Texas investigation will likely look at what role, if any, the Karolyi Ranch and its founders, gymnastic gurus Bela and Martha Karolyi, may have played in facilitating Nassar’s crimes.
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Bela Karolyi burst onto the international gymnastic scene as the coach of 1976 Olympic champion Nadia Comaneci.
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First Known Use of gymnastic
1574
Definition of gymnastic
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gymnastics plural in form but singular in construction
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: physical exercises designed to develop strength and coordination
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: a competitive sport in which individuals perform optional and prescribed acrobatic feats mostly on special apparatus in order to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control
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: an exercise in intellectual or artistic dexterity
- my earlier philosophic study had been an intellectual gymnastic
- —John Dewey
- mental gymnastics
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: a physical feat or contortion
- the gymnastics necessary for the killer to have swung from the fire escape
- —E. D. Radin
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In addition, the assaults forced the resignation of MSU President Lou Anna Simon, and the MSU gymnastics coach, and the firing of Strampel.
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Over 15 years, longtime gymnastics coach Patrick Hulliung relied on Nassar’s recommendations for training methods that prevent injury.
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Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth feels good about where her team is at as the season heads into the home stretch.
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The former gymnastics coach resigned last year after she was suspended for defending Nassar over the years.
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Sometimes tears of joy do that to a person, and the Nicolet gymnastics coach wasn’t immune after hearing the team scores from the Oconomowoc Sectional last week.
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Spartans gymnastics coach Kathie Klages allegedly discouraged two women from reporting abuse by Nassar.
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Atascocita and Kingwood gymnastics coach Justin James scrambled to find a new location for the meet following Hurricane Harvey and only finalized Atascocita High School as this year's meet's location a month ago.
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Previously, two Nassar allies were allowed to resign: gymnastics coach Kathie Klages, who allegedly dismissed complaints about the doctor as far back as 1997, and Dr. Brooke Lemmen, who removed patients files at his request after he was suspended.
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First Known Use of gymnastic
1652
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Definition of gymnastic for Students
: of or relating to gymnastics
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