Christina Lessa

This was a fun (and quick) read. The book is full of photos. Some are action shots, but nearly all of them are artistic in nature. Two examples are Shannon Miller in a lavender dress balancing on a horse (probably my favorite picture) and Chainey Umphrey as Atlas with the earth on his shoulders.

Along with the photographs, the gymnasts share their experiences, what drew them to gymnastics and what they learned along the way.

Most of the gymnasts featured competed in the 90's, and the Magnificent Seven are included. There are some top gymnasts from earlier times, though, like Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci. Most interesting to me were the two gymnasts from the 50's since it was so interesting to here what gymnastics was like back then.

Also, at the beginning there is a handy list of the gymnasts and their career highlights.… (plus d'informations)