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The most important attribute for success in female gymnastics?

Although the most popular response for this poll is flexibility, there still are plenty of those that think other attributes are more important. See below for some other suggestions and comments from some voters. Of course you could never be a success in gymnastics with only one of these attributes. An elite gymnast would have good skills in all areas.

Other Suggestions

• attitude / determination
• age
  
• core body strength / stability
  
• agility and balance / coordination
  
• elegance
  
• cardiovascular endurance
  
• depends on the area of gymnastics
  

Comments

• I disagree with flexibility being the most important thing in gymnastics because if you don't have power you look very sloppy, and in gymnastics, the more graceful it is, and the more beautiful it is, the better. I am not saying that flexibility isn't important, you need to be flexible to be in gymnastics, but when your performing, they dont usually say 'Wow, she is super flexible!', they say 'Wow, she is so graceful' and I think everybody knows that
• body size is important as you need to look fit for your sport wen you walk on floor, or judges deduct.
• in order to be flexible you must have strength and power.
• Strength and power are used to hold yourself up and to do somersaults and back flips
• Being a gymnast I think flexibility is the most important closely followed by strength and power
• you need to have flexibility to become a gymnast and then you will gain power and strength as well as speed to adapt to different moves etc.....
• they need flexibility to be able to do some of the moves they do with out being injured!
  

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