question: How American Olympic gymnasts (Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, etc) compete as teens over college-aged, NCAA gymnasts. Are they, as teens, that much better than college athletes?
comment: Strength to weight ratio maxes at about 10yo in girls. Add a few years for advanced training and poise. Strength to weight ratio in girls nosedives toward and after puberty, absent extreme training and/or eating disorders. However, if grace and poise are more prized, as in ballet, maturity becomes a plus.
passages: Another factor added to the contest to earn a college scholarship in gymnastics is the, which has only recently started to occur, interest in college gymnastics from international gymnasts. In previous years, college gymnastics has seen gymnasts from Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Mexico. Typically, international recruits will be former Olympians, such as Marissa King, Brittany Rogers and Olivia Vivian. The most 'culturally diverse' women's gymnastics programs could be known to be teams such as UCLA Bruins, Oregon State Beavers, Florida Gators and LSU Tigers; all of whom have had 2+ international team members every year since 2010. Generally, not as many international gymnasts compete in men's gymnastics, but there is still a handful of international collegiate gymnasts.
   BULLET::::- Danusia Francis – London 2012 Reserve for the British team
  
  BULLET::::- Mitch Gaylord – gymnast; 1984 Olympic gold medalist
  
  BULLET::::- Ron Kaplan – Israeli Olympic gymnast
  
  BULLET::::- Madison Kocian – 2016 Olympic gold medalist, 2015 world uneven bars champion
  
  BULLET::::- Mattie Larson – 2010 World Championships team silver medalist
  
  BULLET::::- Christine "Peng Peng" Lee – Canadian artistic gymnast
  
  BULLET::::- Anna Li – 2012 Olympic Reserve and 2011 World Championships Reserve
  
  BULLET::::- Kristen Maloney – 2000 Olympics team bronze medalist
   Two gymnasts who trained at the Ohio State facilities under coach Miles Avery, but were not NCAA Athletes due to eligibility rules, were Paul and Morgan Hamm - twin brothers from Wisconsin. Paul later went on to win the first ever Olympic Gold medal in the Men's Gymnastics All-Around competition for the United States.
   BULLET::::- 2004 Olympic Gymnastics All-Around Champion, Team & Balance Beam Silver Medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2003 World All-Around Silver Medalist, 2003 World Team Gold Medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2004 National All-Around Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2003 and 2004 American Cup Champion
  
  Madison Kocian:
  
  BULLET::::- 2016 Olympics Team Champion and Uneven Bars silver medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2014 Team World Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2015 Team and Uneven Bars World Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2015 Uneven Bars National Champion
  
  BULLET::::- UCLA Bruins gymnastics scholarship
  
  BULLET::::- 2018 NCAA National Team Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2019 NCAA National Team Bronze medalist
  
  Hollie Vise: 
  
  BULLET::::- 2003 World Team and Uneven Bars Champion
  
  BULLET::::- Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics scholarship
   Ivana Hong:
  
  BULLET::::- 2008 Olympics U.S. Team Alternate
  
  BULLET::::- 2007 World Team Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2009 World Bronze Medalist on Balance Beam
  
  BULLET::::- Stanford University gymnastics scholarship
  
  Rebecca Bross: 
  
  BULLET::::- 2009 World All-Around Silver and Uneven Bars Bronze Medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2010 World Team and Balance Beam Silver and All-Around and Uneven Bars Bronze medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2010 US National Gymnastics All-Around Champion; 8x National Championships medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2007 Pan American Games Team and Floor Exercise gold medalist
  
  BULLET::::- 2010 American Cup Champion
  
  Alyssa Baumann:
  
  BULLET::::- 2014 Team World Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2014 and 2015 National Balance Beam Silver Medalist
   BULLET::::- Dominique Moceanu: trained at CGA during the 2000 season, until her retirement
  
  BULLET::::- Jaycie Phelps: 1996 Olympics team champion, member of the Magnificent Seven
  
  BULLET::::- Kristy Powell: 1997 World Championships team member
  
  BULLET::::- Sierra Sapunar: 1998 Goodwill Games team member; Georgia Gym Dogs team member (2000–04)
  
  BULLET::::- Jennie Thompson: 1997 World Championships team member
  
  BULLET::::- Kim Zmeskal: 1992 Olympics team member; 1991 world champion
  
  BULLET::::- Morgan White: 2000 Olympics team member (did not compete because of injury)
  
  Section::::Alumnae.:2001–2010.
  
  BULLET::::- Bianca Flohr: four-time U.S. National Team member; 2nd all-around among juniors at 2006 U.S. Nationals
   BULLET::::- Samantha Peszek – 2008 Olympic team silver medalist, 2007 World Championships team gold medalist, 3-time NCAA individual champion and 17-time All-American
  
  BULLET::::- Jennifer Pinches – 2012 British Olympic team member, 2010 and 2011 British World Championships team member
  
  BULLET::::- Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (team gold), 2014 World Championships team gold medalist
  
  BULLET::::- Kerri Strug – 1996 Olympic Champion (team gold)
  
  BULLET::::- Peter Vidmar – gymnast; 1984 Olympic gold medalist
  
  BULLET::::- Jordyn Wieber – 2012 Olympic Champion (team gold), three-time World Championships medalist (2011 team gold, 2011 All Around gold, 2011 Balance Beam bronze)
   College gymnastics is a head count sport therefore, meaning that the NCAA limits the total number of individuals that can receive athletic scholarships but allows an individual to receive up to a full ride scholarship. For women's gymnastics, it is 12 for DI and 6 for DII and for men's gymnastics, it is 6.3. No financial aid is award for DIII teams, like all NCAA sports. Gymnastics scholarships are fiercely competitive with many high school gymnasts wanting full-ride scholarships to top schools. Typically, women's gymnasts will need to be at least Level 10 to make a DI team but it is common to find Elite-level gymnasts, the top level of gymnastics, too. For DII scholarships, coaches would prefer a Level 10 gymnast but it is not unusual to find Level 9s earning full-ride scholarships to schools of this division. In DIII, Level 9s or Level 8s will probably compete for these teams, not on scholarships though. For top schools, such as the University of Florida, the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma, their rosters are likely to be filled with former elites, possibly even Olympians and National Team members, and strong Level 10 gymnasts. These teams have the luxury to be selective with recruiting because many talented gymnasts approach them, instead of vice versa. In 2014, it was estimated that there were 19,000 female high school gymnasts and 1,733 college gymnasts in the country; making the chances of a high school gymnast earning a college scholarship around 9.0%. In men's gymnastics, most of the DI teams look for Level 10s and Elites, too. Unlike women's gymnastics, there are less male high school gymnasts wanting scholarships increasing the chances of earning a college scholarship to 19.1%. 
   BULLET::::- Tjaša Kysselef
  
  BULLET::::- Adela Šajn
  
  BULLET::::- Claudia Cummins
  
  BULLET::::- Naveen Daries
  
  BULLET::::- Angela Maguire
  
  BULLET::::- Caitlin Rooskrantz
  
  BULLET::::- Eom Do-hyun
  
  BULLET::::- Ham Mi-ju
  
  BULLET::::- Kim Ju-ry
  
  BULLET::::- Lee Eun-ju
  
  BULLET::::- Lee Yun-seo
  
  BULLET::::- Yeo Seo-jeong
  
  BULLET::::- Yun Na-rae
  
  BULLET::::- Alba Asencio
  
  BULLET::::- Laura Bechdejú
  
  BULLET::::- Helena Bonilla
  
  BULLET::::- Andrea Carmona
  
  BULLET::::- Alba Petisco
  
  BULLET::::- Cintia Rodríguez
  
  BULLET::::- Ana Pérez
  
  BULLET::::- Paula Raya
  
  BULLET::::- Jonna Adlerteg
  
  BULLET::::- Jessica Castles
  
  BULLET::::- Tonya Paulsson
  
  BULLET::::- Marcela Torres
  
  BULLET::::- Izabella Trejo
  
  Section::::S.:Senior.
  
  BULLET::::- Caterina Barloggio
  
  BULLET::::- Jennifer Borriello
  
  BULLET::::- Thea Brogli
  
  BULLET::::- Nina Ferrazzini
  
  BULLET::::- Lynn Genhart
  
  BULLET::::- Ilaria Käslin
  
  BULLET::::- Leonie Meier
   BULLET::::- Mattie Larson – 2010 World Team Silver Medalist, UCLA Bruin
  
  BULLET::::- Hallie Mossett – 2011–2012 National Team Member, Future UCLA Bruin (now trains at West Coast Elite)
  
  BULLET::::- Mohini Bhardwaj – 2004 Olympic Team Silver Medalist, UCLA Bruin
  
  BULLET::::- Alma Kuc – 2014 – Present Polish Senior National Team member, committed to Cal Bears 2017, 2016 Polish National UB Champion, 2015 World Championships Glasgow, 2014 World Championships Nanning, 2016 European Championships Bern, 2015 European Championships Sofia, 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup Qualifier
  
  BULLET::::- Veronica Hults – 2013 Junior National Team member, left in 2010 to go to Texas Dreams Gymnastics
   Section::::Senior career.:2012.
  
  In May, Savona competed at the Canadian Championships in Regina, Canada. She placed fourth in the all around final with a score of 54.800. In the event finals, she placed sixth on the balance beam, scoring 13.050 and fifth on floor, scoring 13.450.
   Overall in his collegiate career, he is
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 Nissen-Emery Award winner
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 NCAA Parallel Bars Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 NCAA High Bar Co-Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 Big Ten Parallel Bars Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2006 Big Ten All-Around Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2005 U.S. National High Bar Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2005 NCAA Parallel Bars Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2004 NCAA High Bar Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 2004 Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion
  
  BULLET::::- 12-time All-American
  
  BULLET::::- Three-time All-Big Ten Team Member
  
  BULLET::::- Six-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
  
  BULLET::::- Three-time Inside Gymnastics NCAA Gymnast of the Week
   Section::::E.
  
  BULLET::::- Farah Hussein
  
  BULLET::::- Zeina Ibrahim
  
  BULLET::::- Mandy Mohamed
  
  BULLET::::- Farah Salem
  
  BULLET::::- Nancy Taman
  
  Section::::F.
  
  BULLET::::- Ada Hautala
  
  BULLET::::- Enni Kettunen
  
  BULLET::::- Maija Leinonen
  
  BULLET::::- Sani Mäkelä
  
  BULLET::::- Nitta Nieminen
  
  BULLET::::- Rosanna Ojala
  
  BULLET::::- Siiri Saukkonen
  
  BULLET::::- Juliette Bossu
  
  BULLET::::- Leanne Bourgeois
  
  BULLET::::- Marine Boyer
  
  BULLET::::- Lorette Charpy
  
  BULLET::::- Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos
  
  BULLET::::- Coline Devillard
  
  BULLET::::- Julia Forestier
  
  BULLET::::- Aline Friess
  
  BULLET::::- Carolann Heduit
  
  BULLET::::- Alisson Lapp
  
  BULLET::::- Oréane Lechenault
  
  BULLET::::- Lea Marques
  
  BULLET::::- Morgane Osyssek
  
  BULLET::::- Sheyen Petit
  
  BULLET::::- Claire Pontlevoy
  
  BULLET::::- Célia Serber
  
  BULLET::::- Louise Vanhille
  
  Section::::G.
  
  BULLET::::- Polina Borzykh
  
  BULLET::::- Anna Subbotina
  
  Section::::G.:Senior.
   BULLET::::- Elena Delle Donne – The 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year and 2015 WNBA MVP was a top prospect in both basketball and volleyball in high school. After burning out on basketball, she played volleyball in her first season at the University of Delaware in 2008 before returning to basketball the next year.
  
  BULLET::::- Tim Duncan – Was a competitive swimmer in the U.S. Virgin Islands; endeavored to make the 1992 Olympic Games before Hurricane Hugo took out his town's only Olympic size pool.
   medalist 2019 pan American games beam champion future ute
  
  BULLET::::- Sarah Finnegan, 2012 Olympic Games alternate, LSU Gymnastics
  
  BULLET::::- Christy Henrich, 1989 World Championships competitor
  
  BULLET::::- Ivana Hong, 2007 World Championships team gold medalist, 2008 Olympic Games alternate, 2009 World Championships balance beam bronze medalist
  
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  BULLET::::- Terin Humphrey, 2003 World Championships team gold medalist, 2004 Olympic Games silver medalist on uneven bars and team, Alabama Gymnastics
  
  BULLET::::- Courtney McCool, 2004 Olympic Games team silver medalist, Georgia Gymnastics
  
  BULLET::::- Leanne Wong, 2018 Junior National Championships gold medalist, 2019 American Cup gold medalist
  
  Section::::Controversy.
   Biles began her elite career on July 1, 2011, at the 2011 American Classic in Houston. She placed third all-around, first on vault and balance beam, fourth on floor exercise, and eighth on uneven bars. Later that month, Biles competed at the 2011 U.S. Classic in Chicago, Illinois, where she placed twentieth all-around, fifth on balance beam and floor exercise.
  
  Section::::Gymnastics career.:Junior.:2012.
   About her first Olympic memory, she said, "I remember watching Carly Patterson. She was one of my favorites. I loved her floor routine. I went to Olympic Trials that year (2004) with Kyla [Ross]. I remember seeing the gymnasts on the floor and I loved all of their leotards. I thought they were so little and so amazing. I thought, how am I going to stay this little? I was worried that I was going to be really tall because my dad is 6'3" and my mom is 5'2", so I didn't know which one I was going to be."
   In AGG, the teams compete in the following age categories:
  
  BULLET::::- Children category 8–10 years
  
  BULLET::::- Children category 10–12 years
  
  BULLET::::- Children category 12–14 years
  
  BULLET::::- Junior category: 14–16 years
  
  BULLET::::- Senior category: over 16 years
  
  In addition, there is a University students category where the gymnasts should be 17 years and over. It is only junior and senior gymnasts that compete in A-category international competitions, such as the World Championships.
  
  Section::::Judging.
   Section::::Gymnastics career.
  
  Section::::Gymnastics career.:Pre-elite.
  
  Biles first tried gymnastics at 6 years old as part of a day-care field trip. The instructors suggested she continue with gymnastics. Biles soon enrolled in an optional training program at Bannon's Gymnastix. She began training with coach Aimee Boorman at age 8.
  
  Section::::Gymnastics career.:Junior.
  
  Section::::Gymnastics career.:Junior.:2011.
   Section::::Gymnastics career.:Senior.:2014.
   Hults placed 8th at the Secret U.S. Classic again qualifying to the National Championships, where she placed 9th with a combined 2-day score of 107.600.
  
  Section::::Junior career.:2013.
   Janiga was the all-around champion at the South Central Regional Championships in 2009. She ended her Stanford career with a 2010 NCAA title on the uneven bars with a score of 9.9375, only the second NCAA individual title in Stanford's history. Stanford coach Kristen Smyth said, "Tonight, Carly was what she's been for Stanford for four years -- amazing and an absolute rock for our team and our program. She is going to be impossible to replace. I can't think of a better way for her to cap off her career than she did tonight."
   Ross attended Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California. Even after making the 2012 Olympic team, Ross decided to maintain her amateur eligibility and compete in NCAA gymnastics. She committed to UCLA in 2015 and graduated from high school in the same year, but deferred college enrollment to vie for a spot on the 2016 Olympic team. In early 2016, Ross announced her retirement from Elite gymnastics, and in the fall she began her collegiate career as a Bruin at UCLA. She is currently pursuing a major in molecular, cell and developmental biology.
   Section::::NCAA Championships.
  
  BULLET::::- All-Around - 1993, 1994, & 1995
  
  BULLET::::- Balance Beam - 1994 & 1995
  
  BULLET::::- Floor Exercise - 1995
  
  BULLET::::- Vault - 1994 & 1995
  
  Section::::Southeastern Conference Championships.
  
  BULLET::::- All-Around - 1993
  
  BULLET::::- Balance Beam - 1995 & 1996
  
  BULLET::::- Floor Exercise - 1994, 1995, & 1996
  
  BULLET::::- Uneven Bars - 1993
  
  BULLET::::- Vault - 1993 & 1994
  
  Section::::Comeback.
  
  After retiring from the sport of Gymnastics, Hansen announced plans to try out for the United States women's gymnastics team for the London 2012 Olympics at the age of 38, but did not make the team.
  
  Section::::External links.
   Cipra transferred to Level 10 for the 2010 season; at the age of fourteen. After being crowned Arizona State champion, Cipra suferred a tough performance at Regionals and failed to advance to Nationals. In 2011, Cipra was fifth at States, competing on bars only; which she won. At Regionals, she placed seventh in the all-around, advancing to Nationals. However, she elected not to attend.
  
presuppositions: Experience will improve the skill of female gymnasts. Experience will improve the skill of female gymnasts.
corrections: Strength to weight ratio in teen girls matters more in gymnastics than experience. Strength to weight ratio declines in girls after the age of ten.
raw_presuppositions: Experience will improve the skill of female gymnasts. Experience will improve the skill of female gymnasts. Experience will improve the skill of female gymnasts.
raw_corrections: Strength to weight ratio in teen girls matters more in gymnastics than experience. Strength to weight ratio declines in girls after the age of ten. Strength to weight ratio declines in girls after the age of ten.