How Linoy Ashram Tore Down Rhythmic Gymnastics' Iron Curtain
By taking down the Russian rhythmic gymnastics dynasty, the Israeli Olympian shocked the world and changed the sport
Linoy Ashram performing her ribbon routine, in Tokyo.Credit: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP
Itamar KatzirTokyo
Itamar KatzirTokyo
Linoy Ashram's gold medal in Tokyo on Saturday will go down in history – and may change the entire sport of rhythmic gymnastics. Not only did an Israeli win first place, but it was the first time in Olympic history that a rhythmic gymnast not from Russia or the former Soviet Union to take home the gold, save for 1984, when the USSR boycotted the Games.
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