Men don't compete in the Olympics for rhythmic gymnastics
The Olympics in 2010 will be in Vancouver and it will be Winter Olympics. It is not yet determined where the next Olympics will be further than 2012, which will be held in London. Rhythmic gymnastics, is a form of gymnastics, just like artistic gymnastics is. With rhythmic you are performing with ribbon, balls, pins, and hoops. It is more about grace than with artistic gymnastics.
Current record holder for the Olympics is Almuneda Cid, having participated in the Olympics for Rhythmic Gymnastics 4 times.
There are 2 gold medals for rhythmic gymnastics. One is for individual all-around and one for team all-around.
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The International Gymnastics Federation first accepted rythmic gymnastics as a sport in 1962. In 1963 it had its first world championships. In 1984 it was in the Olympics as an individual sport and in 1996 as a team sport.
Evgenia Kanaeva, Russia.
There is ice dancing in the winter Olympics and rhythmic gymnastics (dancing with a ball, hoop, or rope) in the summer Olympics
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Rhythmic gymnastics grew out of the ideas of I.G. Noverre (1722-1810), Francois Delsart (1811-1871), and R. Bode (1881), who all believed in movement expression, where one used dance to express oneself and exercise various body parts.
Chine, Russia, maybe Bulgaria.