Pictured: Lais Souza who has been quadraplegic for nearly a decade now.
Fourth Place Finishers at the 2006 World Championships
Lais Souza (left), Daiane Dos Santos (right) were both fourth at the 2006 World Championships. Today, they continue to be close friends.
15 Cool Facts From the 2006 World Championships
Vanessa Ferrari became the first World All-Around Champion under the open ended code
The Brazilian Pan-American Medallists (1999 – 2019)
Daniele Hypolito has attended all five Pan-American Games between 1999 and 2015. She's pictured at the 2011 edition in Guadalajara.
Born In 1988, How Did Their Careers Turn Out To Be? – Part 2
Pictured above: Laura Campos a two time Olympian for Spain that was born in September of 1988.
How Gymnastics Has Interacted With Winter Sports
Not all interactions have been happy ones.
Remembering Lais Souza’s Accident Four Years Later
Lais Souza, our hero!
From Winnipeg to Toronto: 10 Cool Facts From the Last 5 Pan-American Games
COOL FACT: Daniele Hypólito has attended all 5 Pan-American Games and has won 3 consecutive beam medals, silver in 2003 and bronze in 2007 and 2011.
Rio de Janeiro, A History
Three famous gymnasts were born in Rio de Janeiro, two of them made it into the 2016 Olympic Team.