Copying this from another forum I frequent. I've wondered this myself, maybe someone here has the answer.
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Why isn't "swimming" a single event like "gymnastics" is?
I mean, you can get medals for the 100m butterfly, 400m relay, 200m backstroke (I don't know, I'm making those particular examples up); but the gymnasts don't get separate medals for hoops, uneven bars, floor exercise, etc.
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but the gymnasts don't get separate medals for hoops, uneven bars, floor exercise, etc.
This is not true. Tonight (Sunday) is the Apparatus finals for the women - where they can compete for an individual medal on each of the exercises - floor, uneven bars, balance beam and vault. The only US women competing tonight are Nastia and Shawn on the floor exercise, Sacaromone on vault - and Nastia is on a couple others.
but the gymnasts don't get separate medals for hoops, uneven bars, floor exercise, etc.
This is not true. Tonight (Sunday) is the Apparatus finals for the women - where they can compete for an individual medal on each of the exercises - floor, uneven bars, balance beam and vault. The only US women competing tonight are Nastia and Shawn on the floor exercise, Sacaromone on vault - and Nastia is on a couple others.
