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The Academy caught up with British Olympic gymnasts Beth Tweddle, Katy Lennon and Vanessa Hobbs for the lowdown on their sport.
Academy: When did you first start doing gymnastics?
Beth: I was aged seven and I had too much energy around the house, so my mum thought she'd channel it by taking me along to the local sports centre to try out gymnastics.
And here I am now!
Katy: My mum used to run an under-fives gymnastics club; I got spotted there and went to the local gymnastics club before joining the elite squad.
V: I started when I was six and started gradually getting picked up into squads. I started taking gymnastics seriously from the age of nine.
A: What's the best thing about being a gymnast?
B: It's not a sport anyone can have a try. For example, in football you can start by just kicking a ball around.
With gymnastics you have to spend hours practising your moves.
It's the thrill of throwing yourself around and landing back on your feet - hopefully!
K: Getting to visit loads of different countries and seeing lots of different cultures.
V: I love it when you've competed and you're really pleased with what you've done.
The crowd have watched you, you're happy and they've helped you get into your routine. It's just a great feeling when you've done really well.
A: What's the hardest part of training?
B: Waking up in the morning knowing you've got a six-hour day ahead of you, having to go in the gym and do the same thing over and over again.
But then again you've got your team-mates who are in the same position and there's the coaches to motivate you. Everyone helps you along.
K: Doing the same thing over and over again, but getting better each time you do it.
You get a great sense of achievement that you've gone that one step further.
V: It's hard when you wake up in the morning and you think: "here we go again".
But when you know you can push through those days, it makes thing a whole lot easier.