?Lebron of Gymnastics?: 47-Year-Old Legend Announces 9th Appearance at Olympics Leaving Gymnastics World Amazed

Never has the old adage?age is just a number?wrung more emphatically than when Olympic athletes continue to show their prowess, irrespective of the experiences gathered over the span of their careers. Standing true to the test of time, these athletes have discovered and rediscovered their footing in their sports. The story of this Uzbekistan gymnast is no different. An eight-time Olympic veteran, she is all set to make her ninth attempt at the sporting world’s most prestigious competition next year in Paris.

Oksana Chusovitina has been participating in the Olympics since the time Derek Redmond made the news, and the US Olympics ‘Dream Team’ created history. At 47, she is far from retirement. Her competitive spirit has impressed fans all around the world, some even drawing allusion to one of the NBA GOATs.

With more than 30 years of experience, Chusovitina is far from done

A tweet from the official Olympics handle highlighted this impressive fact. They wrote, “47 years old & targeting her 9th Olympics…The Uzbekistan athlete is aiming for #Paris2024 and we can?t WAIT to see her there!” She has appeared in every Olympics since the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and many were certain that Tokyo Olympics 2020 would be her last. However, her announcement to be in Paris next year has silenced critics about her retirement talks and created a genuine buzz among fans.

Chusovitina first entered the Barcelona Olympics as a part of the Unified team. She was merely 17 years old when she took away the gold. While her journey since has been consistent, her next Olympic medal wouldn’t come until the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won silver for Germany at the vault event.

She was already the oldest competitor there, and now, 15 years later, she is flying high on her back-to-back bronze medal wins at both the Gymnastics World Cup at Cottbus and Doha. These world cups serve as the pit stops before Paris Olympics 2024.

Oksana Chusovitina’s consistency is beyond belief

With a career spanning three decades, she is in a league with the likes of LeBron James, who recently completed two decades in the NBA and is still in raging form. They wrote, “the LeBron of gymnastics Jesus.” While one fan alluded to King James, here are more fans celebrating her career.

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With the Paris Olympics only a year away, her addition to the roster definitely builds excitement. There are only a handful of names who have competed in nine Olympics in their careers and Chusovitina will be looking forward to etching her name into the elite list. Are you?

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