Uneven Bars

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1. At the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, the Dutch team had their best finish in history, moving from 14th place at the 1999 Worlds to 5th. At those 2001 Worlds, one of their gymnasts medaled on the uneven bars. Which gymnast? Renske Endel Verona van de Leur Gabrielle Wammes Monique Nuijten

2. Who was the first woman to perform consecutive release moves on the uneven bars? Natalia Yurchenko Nelli Kim Nadia Comaneci Natalia Shaposhnikova

3. Which of these dismounts is named after Nadia Comaneci? underswing half twist to back tuck or pike forward flyaway 3/2 twist clear hipcircle to back tuck flyaway double tuck with a full twist during first salto

4. The trend in the sport has been moving more and more towards importing skills from the men's high bar and adapting them to the uneven bars. The one-armed giant is one such skill. Which Chinese gymnast became the first female gymnast to compete this move? Bi Wenjing Liu Xuan Meng Fei Kui Yuanyuan

5. What is another name for an L-grip? eagle grip mixed grip reverse grip regular grip

6. Which Chinese gymnast became the first woman to perform a Gaylord I salto on the uneven bars? Dong Fangxiao Mo Huilan Liu Xuan Bi Wenjing

7. Going into the 2002 World Championships, Svetlana Khorkina had won the uneven bars at every Olympics, Worlds and European Championships since 1994. However, at this competition, she was dethroned. Who took the title that year? Courtney Kupets Oana Petrovschi Lyudmila Yezhova Laura van Leeuwen

8. Chinese gymnasts certainly aren't the only ones who import skills from the men's high bar to the uneven bars. Which gymnast brought the Markelov to the uneven bars? Amy Chow Svetlana Khorkina Lilia Podkopayeva Verona van de Leur

9. Which of these countries was accused of falsifying age records for their top gymnast at the time, the 1991 world champion on the uneven bars? Romania Soviet Union China North Korea

10. The tucked double twisting double back (known as the double-double) dismount off uneven bars bears the name of which Russian gymnast? Dina Kochetkova Oksana Fabrichnova Yelena Grosheva Svetlana Khorkina