(The Program see here). Departure from Yakutsk down the Lena River (see the map). Viluy River. Here the Viluy River flows into the Lena River. The Viluy is 2,450km long and ends in the Viluy Sea. Zhigansk. is the first settlement beyond the Polar Circle.
Jahnâs techniques became so popular that his gymnastics techniques were adopted by the US military toward the end of the 19th century to improve hand-to-hand combat skills. Gymnastics earned a spot in the first summer Olympic games in 1896 and has been an Olympic sport ever since.
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton came to Texas from West Virginia in 1982 to train with Bela and Martha Karolyi at the Karolyi's ranch near New Waverly. Two years later, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she became the first U.S. woman to win the all-around gymnastics gold medal.