@rexlapz asked, "What is at the bottom of the foam pit? I need answers."
Trampoline is at the bottom of the foam pit. Hi, I'm Olympic gold medalist and three-time Olympic gymnast, Dominique Dawes.
I'm here on Twitter to answer your questions. This is "Gymnastics Support".
@charliwest_ asked, "Why do men and women have different events in gymnastics? Like uneven bars and beam for girls and rings and pommel horse for boys?"
That is a very good question, Charlie. I just remember stepping in the gymnastics gym when I was young and just knowing the vault, the bars, and the beam, and the floor were for women and the other six apparatus, such as rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar, vault and floor were for the men, and I really never questioned why.
But when I think about it, it probably has to do with the strengths that each of us bring to the table. On the balance beam, we can be graceful and have a lot of control and balance where you would not wanna see a male gymnast on a balance beam.
It would be pretty scary. Our floor routines are performed to music, men's floor teams or not.
Though, I think it would be quite entertaining if they could perform to music, to tell you the truth, but they are powerhouses on the floor. However, the female gymnast today, what I'm seeing them do triple doubles, it's insane.
So we are really raising the bar when it comes to gymnastics and competing versus the men. @_lisakinnear asked, "I don't understand how some gymnasts of Olympic level don't wear grips, how could they hold onto the bar?"
The grips that elite level athletes do wear are dowel grips. This is the dowel.
