Suman Varandani is a Primary Editor for the Olympics Sports division at EssentiallySports. Suman loves to create insights on a wide range of American sports including gymnastics, swimming, surfing, and Alpine Skiing. 
A postgraduate in mass communication and journalism, Suman has been in the media industry for over a decade. She has covered diverse beats ranging from geopolitics to entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
Suman’s journalistic prowess shined through when she covered the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and took the reins on Google Discover through her writers’ coverage of Simone Biles.
Along with her interest in sports, she is a globetrotter – who enjoys experiencing local cultures and cuisines.

For Riley McCusker, 2023 started as her sophomore year at the University of Florida. She showed off some of her best gymnastics [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/gymnastics-2/gymnastics/] performances this year. Clinching the Gator Gymnastics’ Most Improved is one of those. However, her fiery run proved short-lived as Riley McCusker got injured during practice. How she was injured remains unknown. But the incident might keep her away from the mat for the rest of the season. However, the reclusion may seem to be boring to someone like Riley McCusker, who has spent most of her time flipping or on the uneven bars. But in her latest IG story, she has cherished something special on the eve of the Thanksgiving ceremony.? RILEY MCCUSKER CHOOSES SAGE AS HER SAVIOR Riley McCusker shared an image of her pet dog, Sage, in her latest IG story [https://www.instagram.com/stories/riley_mccusker/3242128766251743973/?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA]. The Florida Gator athlete captioned the picture in the best way possible, “I’m Thankful For”. The directed caption to Sage has come out as a beautiful gesture of the athlete. Sage has been framed as critically clueless in that situation. However, on the eve of Thanksgiving, the post clearly magnifies Riley’s affectionate side.? However, this is not the first time Sage has received a presence in Riley McCusker’s social media post. The Gator shared a heartfelt post regarding Sage on the first anniversary. She ornamented the post with the caption, “1 year with my girl, happy gotcha day Sage!”.? RILEY MCCUSKER’S OFF-COURT COMMITMENTS In her crisis moments, Riley McCusker has received her fellow teammates’ company [https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-gymnastics-news-praying-for-you-ri-trinity-thomas-leanne-wong-and-fans-unite-to-wish-gymnast-riley-mccusker-a-swift-recovery-after-injury/]. That accomplishment has driven her to clinch many glories in her athletic years. The 2018 World Team gold medalist has accepted this truth a number of times. So, with Sage, she has never shied to thank them again and again.? Read more: After Dazzling at Star Studded Glamour Event, Gymnastics Star Riley McCusker Faces Setback Before the New Season [https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-gymnastics-news-after-dazzling-at-star-studded-glamour-event-gymnastics-star-riley-mccusker-faces-setback-before-the-new-season/] However, apart from being an athlete, Riley has maintained her taste in mental health. In an interview given to the Glamour [https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-gymnastics-news-alongside-millie-bobby-brown-and-selma-blair-gymnast-riley-mccusker-dazzles-in-sherri-couture-at-star-studded-glamour-event/], she accepted that she was clicked to make her voice through gymnastics. This voice is for keeping an athlete’s mental health in a positive frame. In the same interview, she explained that she loves to be a college kid in her precious free time. This keeps her mental state up to the level. In a regular share of that free time, she prefers to spend time with her dog, Sage.? This acceptance seems to be proven therapeutic for Riley McCusker when she’s down with her injury. So, any moment apart from Thanksgiving couldn’t be better to accept Sage’s role in the 22-year-old athlete?s recovery.? Gymnastics Champion As Mother [https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/us-sports-news-from-olympic-gymnast-to-feeding-baby-the-life-of-a-coveted-gymnastics-champion-as-mother/] 

Riley McCusker has shared an adorable picture of her pet dog, Sage, on the eve of the Thanksgiving ceremony.

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specializes in covering aquatic arena events. Post his experiences with
prominent publications, Prasun began his days in ES, by actively covering two
prime events - 2023 US Open Swimming Championships and the 2024 TYR Pro Swim
Series. Prasun's coverage extends beyond the pool, and he takes specific
interest in the progress of the triangular rivalry between track and field
stars, Sha’Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. When
he is not following up on his favorite athletes, Prasun enjoys a good movie and
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Gymnastics is a collection of physical exercises requiring a lot of strength, agility, balance, and flexibility. It is closely related to circus performing skills as athletes put their bodies to the fullest use. Likewise, there are various disciplines for gymnasts to showcase their talents. Thus, it evolved from ancient Greeks that included skills to mounting to dismounting a horse. The competitive form of gymnastics is called artistic gymnastics. It involves various events for women like the floor, vault, uneven bars, and the beam. For men, they have floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bars. Therefore, the sport is famous for its aesthetic values and the Olympics draws major crowds to the gymnastics arena.

[caption id="attachment_996875" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-996875 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1342598189.jpg" alt="Simone Biles" width="1920" height="1281" /> LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Simone Biles performs during the Gold Over America Tour at Staples Center on September 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)[/caption]
<h3>History of Gymnastics</h3>
Gymnastics originated from the Greek term, 'to exercise naked,' applied in ancient Greece exercises. These exercises became a mainstay at the Olympics but most of the competition came from ancient roots. There are stone engravings found in Shandong province during <a href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/gymnastics/Gymnasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Han Period</a> (206?<span class="text-smallcaps">BCE</span>?220?<span class="text-smallcaps">CE) where they portrayed acrobatics. Like every sport, the person credited for making the sport famous was Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of the Turnverein movement as he helped to spread gymnastics across the world. </span>

<span class="text-smallcaps">Most of the exercises were conducted on the playground. Therefore, various events came into existence. They held the first Gymnastics festival in 1860 in Coburg. The Americans were introduced to Gymnastics in the late 1820s while the Federation Internationale Gymnastique was founded in 1881 to organize the event. The 1896 Olympic Games saw the starting stages of gymnastics being introduced to the world.?</span>
<h3>The Sport</h3>
There are three divisions of artistic gymnastics- artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline. There are six <a href="https://completegymnastics.com/gymnastics-disciplines-explained/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">events</a> for men and the all around event where they combine scores from every discipline. For women, there are four exercises and a similar all around event, both team and individual events. Apart from artistic gymnastics, there is rhythmic gymnastics and is practiced only by women. Trampoline is the other discipline of gymnastics and introduced itself at the 2000 Olympic Games. As years pass by, various gymnasts showcased their athletic skills to the masses in attendance.

[caption id="attachment_1074502" align="alignnone" width="473"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1074502" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1332096751-473x315.jpg" alt="simone biles" width="473" height="315" /> TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Simone Biles of Team United States competes in the Women's Balance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)[/caption]
<h3>Famous gymnasts in the world</h3>
<strong>Simone Biles:</strong>

In terms of pure dominance, Simone Biles enters the list as arguably the greatest gymnast of all time. She is the <a href="https://www.rookieroad.com/gymnastics/top-6-best-womens-players-of-all-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most decorated</a> gymnast in the World Championships, winning four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. The 2016 Rio Olympics saw her winning four gold medals and completely dominated the events. She has 25 World Championships medals to her name and her stance on mental health helps her become an influential person in the society.

<strong>Larisa Latynina:</strong>

Winning nine gold medals at the Olympics is astonishing and Larisa Latynina ranks on top of the famous gymnast charts. After Michael Phelps, she has the most Olympic medals with 18. She popularized the sport of gymnastics and was the first star in the sport. Her iconic performances will go down to the gymnastics folklore.

[caption id="attachment_688263" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-688263 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-640615533.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1293" /> Nadia Comaneci of Romania performs her routine on the Balance Beam during the Women's ArtisticTeam all-around event on 19 July 1976 during the XXI Olympic Summer Games at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Don Morley/Getty Images) )[/caption]

<strong>Nadia Comaneci:</strong>

Achieving a perfect 10.0 score in gymnastics is amazing. But, doing it at the Olympics, when just turning 14, placed Nadia Comaneci amongst the pantheon of greats. The 1976 Olympics saw her earning seven perfect scores. She won five Olympic gold medals out of the nine she won.

<strong>Svetlana Khorkina:</strong>

With a total of 47 Olympic, World and European Championships medals, Svetlana Khorkina is a remarkable gymnast. She became the first gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships while winning five gold medals in the uneven bars at World Championships. Her success in the uneven bars earned her the moniker 'The Queen of Bars.'

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Gymnastics is a collection of physical exercises requiring a lot of strength, agility, balance, and flexibility. It is closely related to circus performing skills as athletes put their bodies to the fullest use. Likewise, there are various disciplines for gymnasts to showcase their talents. Thus, it evolved from ancient Greeks that included skills to mounting to dismounting a horse. The competitive form of gymnastics is called artistic gymnastics. It involves various events for women like the floor, vault, uneven bars, and the beam. For men, they have floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bars. Therefore, the sport is famous for its aesthetic values and the Olympics draws major crowds to the gymnastics arena. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 25: Simone Biles performs during the Gold Over America Tour at Staples Center on September 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) History of Gymnastics Gymnastics originated from the Greek term, &#8216;to exercise naked,&#8217; applied in ancient Greece exercises. These exercises became a mainstay at the Olympics but most of the competition came from ancient roots. There are stone engravings found in Shandong province during the Han Period (206?BCE?220?CE) where they portrayed acrobatics. Like every sport, the person credited for making the sport famous was Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of the Turnverein movement as he helped to spread gymnastics across the world. Most of the exercises were conducted on the playground. Therefore, various events came into existence. They held the first Gymnastics festival in 1860 in Coburg. The Americans were introduced to Gymnastics in the late 1820s while the Federation Internationale Gymnastique was founded in 1881 to organize the event. The 1896 Olympic Games saw the starting stages of gymnastics being introduced to the world.? The Sport There are three divisions of artistic gymnastics- artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline. There are six events for men and the all around event where they combine scores from every discipline. For women, there are four exercises and a similar all around event, both team and individual events. Apart from artistic gymnastics, there is rhythmic gymnastics and is practiced only by women. Trampoline is the other discipline of gymnastics and introduced itself at the 2000 Olympic Games. As years pass by, various gymnasts showcased their athletic skills to the masses in attendance. TOKYO, JAPAN &#8211; AUGUST 03: Simone Biles of Team United States competes in the Women&#8217;s Balance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Famous gymnasts in the world Simone Biles: In terms of pure dominance, Simone Biles enters the list as arguably the greatest gymnast of all time. She is the most decorated gymnast in the World Championships, winning four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. The 2016 Rio Olympics saw her winning four gold medals and completely dominated the events. She has 25 World Championships medals to her name and her stance on mental health helps her become an influential person in the society. Larisa Latynina: Winning nine gold medals at the Olympics is astonishing and Larisa Latynina ranks on top of the famous gymnast charts. After Michael Phelps, she has the most Olympic medals with 18. She popularized the sport of gymnastics and was the first star in the sport. Her iconic performances will go down to the gymnastics folklore. Nadia Comaneci of Romania performs her routine on the Balance Beam during the Women&#8217;s ArtisticTeam all-around event on 19 July 1976 during the XXI Olympic Summer Games at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Don Morley/Getty Images) ) Nadia Comaneci: Achieving a perfect 10.0 score in gymnastics is amazing. But, doing it at the Olympics, when just turning 14, placed Nadia Comaneci amongst the pantheon of greats. The 1976 Olympics saw her earning seven perfect scores. She won five Olympic gold medals out of the nine she won. Svetlana Khorkina: With a total of 47 Olympic, World and European Championships medals, Svetlana Khorkina is a remarkable gymnast. She became the first gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships while winning five gold medals in the uneven bars at World Championships. Her success in the uneven bars earned her the moniker &#8216;The Queen of Bars.&#8217; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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