Libertyville's Laura Zeng might not have made it to the finals in rhythmic gymnastics closing week on the U.S. Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, however her eleventh-vicinity end will pass down withinside the records books. The 16-year-vintage on Friday obtained the very best vicinity when you consider that 1984 in rhythmic gymnastics while Valerie Zimring tied for eleventh vicinity withinside the sport.
Zeng, who attends Libertyville High School, certified for the Olympics in June. With her bronze medal on the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, she have become the primary U.S. rhythmic athlete to win a medal at an Olympic or Youth Olympic Games, in line with her profile at the Team USA website. In May she have become the primary American to medal at a international cup while she gained bronzes in hoop and ribbon in Minsk, Belarus.
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Photo credit: USA Gymnastics Facebook page
Zeng turned into the best athlete from the U.S. to compete in rhythmic gymnastics as an man or woman competitor. Rhythmic gymnastics is a shape of gymnastics emphasizing dance-like rhythmic routines, usually accentuated through using ribbons or hoops.
A group of 5 gymnasts who additionally trains at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, additionally made it to the Olympics and competed Saturday in Rio. The squad left the ground in tears after completing in closing vicinity withinside the qualifying round, in line with the Chicago Tribune. But their tears had been satisfied ones.
They made records through making it to the Olympics because the first group in U.S. records to qualify on their very own advantage for the summer time season Olympics, in line with the Chicago Tribune. A rhythmic gymnastics group did compete in 1994 on the Atlanta video games however this is best due to the fact they had been given a courtesy berth, that is given to all host nations.
The group consisted of Monica Rokhman, Kiana Eide, Alisa Kano, Natalie McGiffert and Kristen Shaldybin, together with Jenny Rohkman, who served because the substitute athlete for the group.
Monica Rokhman and Jenny Rokhman, who're same dual sisters, grew up in Northbrook and are each 2015 graduates of Glenbrook North High School. Monica and Jenny are the daughters of Dmitry and Svetlana Rokhman.
Shaldybin attends Highland Park High School, and Eide attends Glenbrook North High School. McGiffert graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 2015 and Kano graduated from Glenbrook North in 2013.