2021 in artistic gymnastics
Below is a list of notable men's and women's artistic gymnastics international events held in 2021, as well as the medalists.
Retirements
Gymnasts who announced retirements in 2021
Gymnast
Country
Date
Ref
Nile Wilson
Great Britain
January 14, 2021
[ 1]
Krisztián Berki
Hungary
February 4, 2021
[ 2]
Daria Spiridonova
Russia
February 17, 2021
[ 3]
Leah Grießer
Germany
May 9, 2021
[ 4]
Aliya Mustafina
Russia
June 8, 2021
[ 5]
Kenzo Shirai
Japan
June 16, 2021
[ 6]
Zoé Allaire-Bourgie
Canada
June 19, 2021
[ 7]
Epke Zonderland
Netherlands
June 24, 2021
[ 8]
MyKayla Skinner
United States
August 1, 2021
[ 9]
Sam Mikulak
United States
August 9, 2021
[ 10]
Maria Holbură
Romania
August 10, 2021
[ 11]
Naoto Hayasaka
Japan
September 24, 2021
[ 12]
Giulia Steingruber
Switzerland
October 1, 2021
[ 13]
Deng Shudi
China
October 2, 2021
[ 14]
Mai Murakami
Japan
October 24, 2021
[ 15]
Ümit Şamiloğlu
Turkey
November 19, 2021
[ 16]
Victoria-Kayen Woo
Canada
November 24, 2021
[ 17]
Alexander Shatilov
Israel
December 2, 2021
[ 18]
Shogo Nonomura
Japan
December 12, 2021
[ 19]
Larisa Iordache
Romania
December 16, 2021
[ 20]
Calendar of events
Canceled events
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , several events were canceled.
Medalists
Women
International events
Regional championships
World Cup series
Men
International events
Regional championships
World Cup series
Season's best scores
Women
Note: Only the scores of senior gymnasts from international events have been included below. Only one score per gymnast is included.
All-around
Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise
Men
All around
Floor exercise
Pommel horse
Rings
Single vault
Vault
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar
^ a b c d e f g Japan, China, and Russia only
References
^ "I've Retired from Gymnastics... - YouTube" . www.youtube.com . Retrieved 2021-01-15 .
^ "Torna: Berki Krisztián Visszavonul És Sportigazgató Lesz" [Krisztián Berki Will Retire And Become Sports Director]. Hungarian Gymnastics Association (in Hungarian). February 4, 2021.
^ "Я УШЛА ИЗ СПОРТА❤️" . Instagram (in Russian). February 17, 2021.
^ @deutscherturnerbund (May 9, 2021). "@leahgriesser beendet ihre Turn-Karriere und legt den Fokus auf ihr Medizin-Studium" – via Instagram .
^ "Алию Мустафину официально проводили из гимнасток отвечать за молодежную сборную" . Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). June 8, 2021.
^ "Gold medalist Shirai retires after missing out on Tokyo Games" . The Asahi Shimbun . June 16, 2022.
^ @zoeallairebourgie (June 19, 2021). "After 13 years of being in that incredible world of gymnastics, i officially decide to announce my retirement as a gymnast" – via Instagram .
^ @epkez (July 24, 2021). "My last routine on the high bar" – via Instagram .
^ "Olympics 2021: MyKayla Skinner's gymnastics career ends at Tokyo Olympics with the unlikeliest of silver medals" . ESPN . August 1, 2021.
^ "Sam Mikulak to retire from gymnastics after Tokyo Olympics" . NBC Sports . August 2, 2021.
^ @mariaholbura (August 10, 2021). "Multe nu am de spus" – via Instagram .
^ @naoto.hayasaka (24 September 2021). "全日本シニア終了いたしました!人生最後の試合で人生で1番ボロかましました!" [All Japan Senior has finished! In the last game of my life, I cheated the most in my life!] (in Japanese) – via Instagram .
^ "Giulia Steingruber se retire du sport de haut niveau" . Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in French). October 1, 2021.
^ "It's hard to say goodbye!Saying goodbye to 25 years of gymnastics career, another world champion in China announced his retirement" . iMedia . July 6, 2022.
^ "Retiring Mai Murakami ends career with gold at world championships" . The Japan Times . October 25, 2021.
^ "Ümit Şamiloğlu 32 yıllık aktif cimnastik kariyerine 'yaştan' dolayı son verdi" [Ümit Şamiloğlu ended his 32-year active gymnastics career due to 'age']. www.aa.com.tr (in Turkish). November 19, 2021.
^ @vicwshak (November 24, 2021). "Dear gymnastics…" – via Instagram .
^ "אלכס שטילוב פורש, ימונה למנהל נבחרת המכשירים ומאמן הסגל הצעי" [Alex Shtilov retires, will be appointed director of the instruments team and the young faculty coach]. Walla! (in Hebrew). December 2, 2021.
^ "全日本団体体操で引退の野々村笙吾「精いっぱいの演技を」" [Shogo Nonomura, retired from all-Japan group gymnastics, "acting to the best of his ability"]. The Sankei News (in Japanese). December 10, 2021.
^ @larisa_iordache (16 December 2021). "Azi inchei acest capitol frumos din viata mea..." [Today I end this beautiful chapter of my life...] (in Romanian) – via Instagram .
^ "GA Statement: 2021 Australian Gymnastics Championships" . Gymnastics Australia . March 10, 2021.
^ @gymnastics (June 3, 2021). "#ArtisticGymnastics: The FIG can now confirm that the Apparatus World Cup in Doha will take place from 23 to 26 June" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "IOC member says that 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic" . USA Today . March 23, 2020.
^ "2020 Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed Due to Coronavirus, Says IOC's Dick Pound" . Bleacher Report . March 23, 2020.
^ "Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus" . CNET . March 23, 2020.
^ "JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE" . International Olympic Committee . March 24, 2020.
^ "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee And Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announce New Dates For The Olympic And Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020" . International Olympic Committee . March 30, 2020.
^ "Northern European Championships returning to Cardiff in November" . Welsh Gymnastics . Retrieved 2 September 2021 .
^ Pandemic – New postponements or cancellations of World Cups . Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . January 11, 2021.
^ @FIG_media (January 25, 2021). "#ArtisticGymnastics - The Apparatus World Cup in Baku (4-7 March 2021) is cancelled due to the health crisis" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Turnen: EnBW DTB-Pokal 2021 abgesagt" . EnBW DTB Pokal (in German). January 14, 2021.
^ "Gymnastics World Cup in Birmingham cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns" . British Gymnastics . February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021 .
^ "Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo cancelled" . International Gymnastics Federation . March 9, 2021.
^ "Gymnast Pranati Nayak to compete at Tokyo Olympics after winning Asian quota" . ESPN . May 1, 2021.
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