15 Minutes Of Gymnastics Fame - The Real Cost! Do gymnasts spend too much time in the gym? Are gymnastics workouts really effective? How do gymnasts get their 15 minutes of fame? Gymnastics is not an overnight success story. Publish Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:42:47 -0500 Read more...

here's the link: http://ezinearticles.com/?15-Minutes-Of-Gymnastics-Fame-The-Real-Cost!&id=1086387 [quote]If you count the 5 minutes of competition in the compulsory portion of the Games, then another 5 minutes in the optional competition, and if the gymnast qualifies to compete on every apparatus in event finals, you could add another 5 minutes for a total of fifteen minutes of potential fame.[/quote] out-od-date: no compulsory routines anymore at Olympics [quote]1996 Atlanta, USA The rhythmic group event is added to the Olympic gymnastics program. The artistic team rules change with a new strategic rule, known as the "7-6-5" rule: seven gymnasts comprise a team, six athletes compete on each apparatus, and the top five scores on each apparatus count towards the team total. Five of the gymnasts on the USA team are competing in their second Olympics: Dominique Dawes, Jair Lynch, Shannon Miller, John Roethlisberger, and Kerri Strug. This year also marks the last year of compulsory exercises.[/quote] http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/1996/olympics/history-80-96.html