Hello fellow gymlovers,

My name is MissChim and I hope to bring my take on the world that is gymnastics. I have always been interested in gymnastics, starting when I was 2 years old and continuing on now as a senior in the ripe old age of 20 (I will be 21 on May 1). I am an Australian so of course most of my posts will be related to the state of our gymnastics, but I will include posts on gymnastics in other countries, and not limit myself to just Women's Artistic - you will also read about the men, rhythmic gymnasts and some trampoling and tumbling and sports aerobics. I'm not overly familiar with sports acrobatics but in time I may learn a bit and cheerleading I can also post about too. I would love to hear any suggestions from you all and a little feedback too. I am relatively new to this!!

To start off, here is a list of current women's artistic favourite gymnasts:

ALBANIA (ALB): Ornela Cuka
ALGERIA (ALG): Sara Kebier
ARGENTINA (ARG): Merlina Galera, Celeste Carnevale, Sol Poliandri, Virginia Deluzio
ARMENIA (ARM): Anna Yeghiyan
AUSTRALIA (AUS): Allana Slater, Monette Russo, Dasha Joura, Kylie Shadbolt, Joanna Hughes, Lauren Mitchell, Hollie Dykes, Jacqui Dunn, Trudy McIntosh, Lisa Skinner, Ash Brennan,
AUSTRIA (AUT): Dinah Nagel, Sandra Mayer
BELGIUM (BEL): Aagje Vanwalleghem, Gaelle Mys, Chloe Henry
BERMUDA (BER): Casey Lopes
BELARUS (BLR): Svetlana Boginskaya, Aksana Novikava, Nastassia Marachkouskaya, Liudmila Dmitranitsa, Olga Korbut

BOLIVIA (BOL): Maria Jose De La Fuente

BRAZIL (BRA): Daiane Dos Santos, Jade Barbosa, Daniele Hypolito, Lais Souza, Ethiene Franco, Kiuani Dias, Camila Comin

BULGARIA (BUL): Viktoria Karpenko

CANADA (CAN): Aisha Gerber, Elyse Hopfner-Hobbs, Charlotte and Gael Mackie, Melanie Banville, Lise Leveille, Nansy Damianova, Yvonne Tousek Vanessa Meloche, Kate Richardson, Stella Umeh

CHILE (CHI): Simona Castro

CHINA (CHN): Cheng Fei, Zhou Zhuoru, Jiang Yuyan, Fan Ye, Li Li, Ma Yanhong, Mo Huilan

CAMEROON (CMR): Eyenga

COLOMBIA (COL): Jessica Gil Ortiz

CROATIA (CRO): Tina Erceg

CUBA (CUB): Leyanet Gonzalez

CYPRUS (CYR): Athena Stavrinaki-Panayi

CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE): The current gymnasts representing CZE are fantastic – especially Jana Komrskova, Jana Sikulova, Nicole Pechancova

DENMARK (DEN): Mette Hulgaard

ECUADOR (ECU): Grace Coronado

EGYPT (EGY): Sherine El Zeiny

SPAIN (ESP): Esther Moya, Lenika De Simone, Patricia Moreno, Laura Campos, Mercedes Alcaide, Sara Moro, Elena Gomez, Eva Rueda
FINLAND (FIN): Annamari Maaranen, Aino Aura, Annika Urvikko

FRANCE (FRA): Ludivine Furnon, Isabelle Severino, Emilie LePennec, Pauline Morel, Cassy Vericel, Kathleen Lindor, Elvire Teza, Jenny Kohler, Soraya Chaouch, Laetitia Begue, Julie Martinez, Elodie Lussac, Rose-Eliandre Bellemare

GREAT BRITAIN (GBR): - Beth Tweddle, Marissa King, Hannah Clowes, Aisling Williams, Becky Downie, Imogen Cairns, Lisa Mason, Annika Reeder , Vanessa Hobbs, Katy Lennon, Nicola Willis

- IRELAND (IRL): Katie Slader, Grainne Johnston

- SCOTLAND (SCO): Emma White, Rosalie Hutton

- WALES (WAL): Lynette Lisle, Samantha Bailey, Rhian Pugh

GERMANY (GER): Oksana Chusovitina, Marie-Sophie Hindermann, Anja Brinker, Katja Abel, Maxi Gnauk , Kim Bui, Yvonne Musik

GREECE (GRE): Dimitra Kastritsi, Stefani Bismpkou

GUATAMALA (GUA): Emely Monzon, Luisa Portocarrero

HONG KONG (HKG): Hiu Ying Angel Wong

HUNGARY (HUN): Dorina Boczogo, Enikoe Korcsmaros, Agnes Keleti, Henrietta Onodi

INDIA (IND): Jhunuk Basu

ICELAND (ISL): Frida Einarsdottir

ISRAEL (ISR): Tal Liak, Vered Finkel

ITALY (ITA): Federica Macri, Vanessa Ferrari, Monica Bergamelli, Carlotta Giovanni, Maria Teresa Gargano

JAPAN (JPN): Kyoko Oshima, Koko Tsurumi, Mayu Kuroda,

KAZAHKSTAN (KAZ): Karina Tapalova

KYRGZSTAN (KGZ): Irina Raimbekova

KOREA (KOR): Yu Han Sol

LATVIA (LAT): Agneta Ergle

LITHUANIA (LTU): Jelena Zanevskaja, Diana Bludova

LUXEMBOURG (LUX): Lara Marx

MALAYSIA (MAS): Nurul Fatiha B. Abdul Hamid

MOLDOVA (MDA): Nina Popusoi

MEXICO (MEX): Brenda Magana, Marisela Cantu, Elsa Garcia, Laura Del Carmen Moreno, Denisse Lopez

NAMIBIA (NAM): Ramona Beukes

NETHERLANDS (NED): Verona Van De Leur, Petra Witjes, Sanne Wevers, Lichelle Wong

NORWAY (NOR): Katherine Hansson

NEW ZEALAND (NZL): Belinda Castles

PARAGUAY (PAR):

PERU (PER): Andrea Comina

POLAND (POL): Paula Plichta, Joanna Litewka, Marta Pihan

PORTUGAL (POR): Zoe Lima, Catarina Martins, Rita Limao Oliveira

PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA (PRK): Hong Su Jong, Kim Gwang Suk

PUERTO RICO (PUR): Sidney Sanabria, Leysha Lopez

QATAR (QAT): Aljazy Al-Habshi

ROMANIA (ROU): Camelia Voinea, Nadia Comaneci, Catalina Ponor, Daniela Druncea, Oana Ban, Sandra Raluca Izbasa, Steliana Nistor, Aurelia Dobre, Alexandra Eremia, Monica Rosu, Andreea Raducan, Nicoleta Daniela Sofronie, Cerasela Patrascu, Lavinia Milosoveci, Daniela Silivias, Simona Amanar, Gina Gogean , Alexandra Marinescu, Aura Andreea Muteanu, Maria Olaru, Ecaterina Szabo, Teodora Ungureanu, Corina Ungureanu

SOUTH AFRICA (RSA): Candice Cronje, Rinette Whelpton, Urusla Botha

RUSSIA (RUS): Yelena Davydova, Svetlana Klyukina, Yulia Lozhecko, Elena Zamolodchikova, Svetlana Khorkina, Anna Pavlova, Kristina Pravdina, Anna Grudko, Daria Elizarova, Ksenia Semonova, Ekaterina Kramarenko, Natalia Ziganshina, Elena Dolgopolova, Rozalia Galiyeva, Dina Kotchetkova, Natalia Kuchinskaya, Yekaterina Lobaznyuk, Ekaterina Kramarenko, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Ludmilla Tourischeva, Alena Zmev, Yevgenia Kuznetsova, Ludmilla Ezhova Grebenkova

SENEGAL (SEN): Adji Muene Lam

SINGAPORE (SIN): Jia Hui and XI Hui **Nicole and Tabitha** Tay

SLOVENIA (SLO): Adela Sajn, Carmen Horvat

SERBIA (SRB): Aleksandra Aleksic

SRI LANKA (SRI): Thrimana Hettiarachchige

SWITZERLAND (SUI): Ariella Kaeslin, Sylvia Hitz, Lucia Tacchelli

SLOVAKIA (SVK): Zuzana Sekerova, Ivana Kovacova, Natalie Paulickova

SWEDEN (SWE): Veronica Wagner, Linn Nilsson

THAILAND (THA): Natthakan Khanchai

CHINESE TAIPEI (TPE): Pi-Hsuan Chiang

TUNISIA (TUN): Amira Ayari

TURKEY (TUR): Sema Aslan

UKRAINE (UKR): Alina Kozich, Oksana Omelianchik, Dariya Zgoba, Olga Sherbatykh, Valentina Holenkova, Maryna Proskurina, Anastasia Koval, Iryna Krasnianska, Lilia Podkopayeva, Olha Teslenko, Lyubov Sheremeta, Elena Shushunova, Olga Roschupkina, Tetyana Yarosh, Olesia Dudnik, Tatiana Lysenko, Nina Boharova,Maria Gorokhovskaya, Tatyana Gutsu, Larissa Latynina, Oksana Omelianchik, Irina Yarotska, Stella Zakharova

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA): Vanessa Atler, Hollie Vise, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Kerri Strug, Nastia Liukin, Alicia Sacramone, Shawn Johnson, Rebecca Bross, Shayla Worley, Ashley Priess, Jana Bieger, Chellsie Memmel, Kristin Maloney, Terin Humphery, Shantessa Pama, Amber Trani, Kim Kelly, Bridget Sloan, Mohini Bhardwaj, Mary Lou Retton,
UZBEKISTAN (UZB): Anastasia Dzyundzyak, Tatyana Gayfulina
VENEZUELA (VEN): Jessica Lopez

VIETNAM (VIE): Thuong Di Thi Ngan