Every four years the Olympics serves as a reminder that the human body has remarkable capabilities. And gymnastics is one of the most physically challenging, visually stunning sports around.
Since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off on July 23, we’ve seen astonishing displays of strength, grace, and agility. We collected photos of 15 of the most mind-blowing gymnastics moments so far to help you relive the highlights.
1. Japan’s Kazuma Kaya creates a perfect V on parallel bars
Look at that concentration!
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2. Lu Yufei of Team China gracefully levitates during her floor routine
Yufei Lu and DaBaby?
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3. Artur Dalaloyan of Team ROC flips in the air on horizontal bar
So much potential energy in one image.
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4. Asia D’Amato of Team Italy upside down over beam
Can you do the splits?
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5. Takeru Kitazono of Team Japan slices through the air
He’s soaring, flying…
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6. USA’s Sunisa Lee lunges into the air during her floor routine
No, she isn’t photoshopped.
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7. Samuel Mikulak of Team USA takes the cannon ball to the next level during his floor exercise
If only there was a pool beneath him.
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8. Jennifer Gadirova of Team Great Britain hovers over balance beam
Wow!
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9. USA’s Brody Malone reaches for horizontal bar
Oh, nbd!
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10. USA’s Grace McCallum flies between uneven bars
Birds are jealous.
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11. Japan’s Takeru Kitazono spins through the air during his floor exercise
We’re getting dizzy just thinking about it.
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12. Angelina Melnikova of Team ROC wows on beam
Stressful!
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13. Takeru Kitazono of Japan is all angles on the pommel horse
Does anyone have a protractor?
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14. Nina Derwael of Belgium balances on the beam in such a way that she appears headless
Where is her head?
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15. Angelina Melnikova of Team ROC soars through the air during her floor exercise
Absolutely stunning.
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