2021 in artistic gymnastics
Below is a list of notable men's and women's artistic gymnastics international events held in 2021, as well as the medalists.
Retirements
| Gymnast | Country | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nile Wilson |  Great Britain |
January 14, 2021 | [1] |
| Krisztián Berki |  Hungary |
February 4, 2021 | [2] |
| Daria Spiridonova |  Russia |
February 17, 2021 | [3] |
| Leah Grießer |  Germany |
May 9, 2021 | [4] |
| Aliya Mustafina | Russia |
June 8, 2021 | [5] |
| Kenzo Shirai |  Japan |
June 16, 2021 | [6] |
| Epke Zonderland |  Netherlands |
June 24, 2021 | [7] |
| MyKayla Skinner |  United States |
August 1, 2021 | [8] |
| Sam Mikulak | United States |
August 9, 2021 | [9] |
| Maria Holbură |  Romania |
August 10, 2021 | [10] |
| Naoto Hayasaka | Japan |
September 24, 2021 | [11] |
| Giulia Steingruber |  Switzerland |
October 1, 2021 | [12] |
| Deng Shudi |  China |
October 2, 2021 | [13] |
| Mai Murakami | Japan |
October 24, 2021 | [14] |
| Alexander Shatilov |  Israel |
December 2, 2021 | [15] |
| Shogo Nonomura | Japan |
December 12, 2021 | [16] |
| Larisa Iordache | Romania |
December 16, 2021 | [17] |
Calendar of events
Canceled events
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several events were canceled.
| Scheduled Date | Location | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25–28 | Cottbus
|
FIG World Cup | [26] |
| March 4–7 |  Baku
|
FIG World Cup | [27] |
| March 20–21 | Stuttgart
|
FIG All-Around World Cup | [28] |
| March 27 | Birmingham
|
FIG All-Around World Cup | [29] |
| May 4 | Tokyo
|
FIG All-Around World Cup | [30] |
| May 29–June 1 | Hangzhou
|
Asian Championships | [31] |
Medalists
Women
International events
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | Team |  ROCLilia Akhaimova Viktoria Listunova Angelina Melnikova Vladislava Urazova |
 United StatesSimone Biles Jordan Chiles Sunisa Lee Grace McCallum |
 Great BritainJennifer Gadirova Jessica Gadirova Alice Kinsella Amelie Morgan |
| All-Around |  Sunisa Lee
|
 Rebeca Andrade
|
 Angelina Melnikova
| |
| Vault | Rebeca Andrade
|
MyKayla Skinner
|
 Yeo Seo-jeong
| |
| Uneven Bars |  Nina Derwael
|
Anastasia Ilyankova
|
Sunisa Lee
| |
| Balance Beam | Guan Chenchen
|
Tang Xijing
|
Simone Biles
| |
| Floor Exercise | Jade Carey
|
 Vanessa Ferrari
|
Mai Murakami Angelina Melnikova
| |
| World Championships | All-Around | W.svg){kind=small} Angelina Melnikova
|
Leanne Wong
|
Kayla DiCello
|
| Vault | Rebeca Andrade
|
Asia D'Amato
|
Angelina Melnikova
| |
| Uneven Bars | Wei Xiaoyuan
|
Rebeca Andrade
|
Luo Rui
| |
| Balance Beam | Urara Ashikawa
|
Pauline Schaefer-Betz
|
Mai Murakami
| |
| Floor Exercise | Mai Murakami
|
Angelina Melnikova
|
Leanne Wong
|
Regional championships
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African | All-Around |  Zeina Ibrahim
|
Farah Hussein
|
 Naveen Daries
|
| European | All-Around | Viktoria Listunova
|
Angelina Melnikova
|
Jessica Gadirova
|
| Vault |  Giulia Steingruber
|
Jessica Gadirova
|
Angelina Melnikova
| |
| Uneven Bars | Angelina Melnikova
|
Vladislava Urazova
|
Amelie Morgan
| |
| Balance Beam |  Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos
|
Sanne Wevers
|
 Anastasia Bachynska
| |
| Floor Exercise | Jessica Gadirova
|
Angelina Melnikova
|
Vanessa Ferrari
| |
| Oceania | All-Around |  Emily Whitehead
|
Georgia-Rose Brown
|
Brianna Scott
|
| Pan American | Team | Brazil
|
 Mexico
|
 Argentina
|
| All-Around | Rebeca Andrade
|
 Luciana Alvarado
|
Lorrane Oliveira
| |
| Vault | Natalia Escalera
|
 Hillary Heron
|
 Alaís Perea
| |
| Uneven Bars | Lorrane Oliveira
|
Christal Bezerra
|
Daniela Briceño
| |
| Balance Beam | Luciana Alvarado
|
Paulina Campos
|
Júlia Soares
| |
| Floor Exercise | Ana Luiza Lima
|
Christal Bezerra
|
Abigail Magistrati
|
World Cup series
Men
International events
Regional championships
World Cup series
Season's best scores
Women
Note: Only the scores of senior gymnasts from international events have been included below. Only one score per gymnast is included.
All-around
Vault
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States
|
15.183 | Olympic Games QF |
| 2 | Jade Carey | United States
|
15.166 | Olympic Games QF |
| 3 | Rebeca Andrade | Brazil
|
15.100 | Olympic Games QF |
| 4 | MyKayla Skinner | United States
|
14.916 | Olympic Games EF |
| 5 | Giulia Steingruber | Switzerland
|
14.823 | European Championships EF |
| 6 | Yeo Seo-jeong | South Korea
|
14.800 | Olympic Games QF |
| 7 | Alexa Moreno | Mexico
|
14.716 | Olympic Games QF |
| 8 | Shallon Olsen |  Canada
|
14.699 | Olympic Games QF |
| 9 | Lilia Akhaimova | Russia
|
14.699 | Olympic Games QF |
| 10 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
14.683 | Olympic Games EF |
Uneven bars
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Derwael | Belgium
|
15.400 | Olympic Games TF |
| Sunisa Lee | United States
|
15.400 | Olympic Games TF | |
| 3 | Rebeca Andrade | Brazil
|
15.100 | World Championships QF |
| 4 | Anastasia Ilyankova | Russia
|
14.966 | Olympic Games QF |
| 5 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
14.933 | Olympic Games QF |
| 6 | Viktoria Listunova | Russia
|
14.900 | Olympic Games TF |
| 7 | Vladislava Urazova | Russia
|
14.866 | Olympic Games QF |
| 8 | Wei Xiaoyuan | China
|
14.733 | World Championships QF |
| 9 | Lu Yufei | China
|
14.700 | Olympic Games QF |
| Elisabeth Seitz | Germany
|
14.700 | Olympic Games QF |
Balance beam
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guan Chenchen | China
|
14.933 | Olympic Games QF |
| 2 | Luo Rui | China
|
14.566 | World Championships QF |
| 3 | Viktoria Listunova | Russia
|
14.333 | Olympic Games TF |
| Tang Xijing | China
|
14.333 | Olympic Games QF | |
| 5 | Sunisa Lee | United States
|
14.200 | Olympic Games QF |
| Vladislava Urazova | Russia
|
14.200 | Olympic Games AA | |
| 7 | Giorgia Villa | Italy
|
14.150 | Flanders International Team Challenge |
| 8 | Larisa Iordache | Romania
|
14.133 | Olympic Games QF |
| 9 | Urara Ashikawa | Japan
|
14.100 | World Championships EF |
| Ellie Black | Canada
|
14.100 | Olympic Games QF | |
| Lu Yufei | China
|
14.100 | Olympic Games QF |
Floor exercise
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jade Carey | United States
|
14.366 | Olympic Games EF |
| 2 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
14.300 | European Championships QF |
| 3 | Vanessa Ferrari | Italy
|
14.266 | Doha World Cup EF |
| 4 | Viktoria Listunova | Russia
|
14.166 | Olympic Games TF |
| Mai Murakami | Japan
|
14.166 | Olympic Games EF | |
| 6 | Simone Biles | United States
|
14.133 | Olympic Games QF |
| 7 | Rebeca Andrade | Brazil
|
14.066 | Olympic Games QF |
| 8 | Jessica Gadirova | Great Britain
|
14.066 | Olympic Games QF |
| Leanne Wong | United States
|
14.066 | World Championships AA | |
| 10 | Kayla DiCello | United States
|
13.800 | World Championships QF |
| Jennifer Gadirova | Great Britain
|
13.800 | Olympic Games QF |
Men
All around
Floor exercise
|
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Pommel horse
|
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Rings
|
|
Single vault
| No. | Gymnast | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wataru Tanigawa | Japan |
15.533 | NHK Trophy |
| 2 | Hidenobu Yonekura | Japan |
15.500 | All Japan Championships Tryout |
| 3 | Keisuke Asato | Japan |
15.300 | All Japan Championships VT QF |
| 4 | Adem Asil |  Turkey |
15.266 | Olympic VT Final |
| 5 | Daiki Hashimoto | Japan |
15.233 | All Japan Championships AA QF |
| 6 | Chen Yilu | China |
15.200 | Chinese National Games VT Final |
| 7 | Andrey Medvedev | Israel |
15.133 | Doha World Cup VT Final |
| 8 | Shin Jea-hwan | South Korea |
15.100 | Olympic QF |
| 9 | Carlos Yulo |  Philippines |
15.066 | All Japan Team Championships |
| 10 | Zhang Boheng | China |
15.033 | Chinese Championships AA QF |
Vault
|
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Parallel bars
|
|
Horizontal bar
|
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