Do you think rhythamic gymnists are taller in many cases then elite gymnasts?
Generally, rythmic gymnasts are much taller than artistic gymnasts. Even though Artistic and Rhythmic gymnasts train the same amount of hours, their training is very different because of what their sports demand of them, so the body types will evolve differently. They both require different skills and the success in completing those skills can be affected by their physical attributes, or lack thereof. For example, Rythmic gymnastics is built on it’s elegance and fluid movements that look much better the longer and leaner you are, much like ballet. Longer, leaner lines and flexibility give you an advantage in Rythmic gymnastics, which is most likely why all or most rythmic gymnasts are taller. 5″7 or taller is typically the height rythmic gymnasts are. Artistic gymnastics is a little different. Though artisty is the main concept, power, strength and difficulty is what artistic gymnastics was built on. The difficult flips and skills they perform favours shorter competitors. The shorter a
