Alyssa Beckerman
Encyclopedia
Alyssa Erin Beckerman is an American gymnast
and student.
although she was unable to compete due to a wrist injury. She was named an alternate member of the 2000 US Olympic
team, but was unable to compete because Tasha Schwikert
(the other alternate member) was instead selected in place of an injured Morgan White
. Beckerman competed on the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) intercollegiate gymnastics team from 2001 to 2003 while pursuing a degree in sociology
.
Beckerman is best known for her exquisite, clean gymnastics, impeccably long and smooth legs, and her tremendous dance
ability. While not a very powerful gymnast, her floor exercise routines were dramatic and well-received by judges. Beckerman's ability to pirouette was largely unmatched by other American gymnasts. Her triple pirouette on the floor exercise was well performed, as well as her pirouette with leg horizontal to the floor on the balance beam.
Beckerman's strongest events were the uneven bars and the balance beam.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
and student.
Biography
Beckerman was a member of the United States National Gymnastics Team from 1997 to 2000. Her highest honor was making the 1999 World Gymnastics ChampionshipsWorld Gymnastics Championships
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique organises World Gymnastics Championships for each of the gymnastic disciplines:...
although she was unable to compete due to a wrist injury. She was named an alternate member of the 2000 US Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team, but was unable to compete because Tasha Schwikert
Tasha Schwikert
Tasha Schwikert Warren is an American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S...
(the other alternate member) was instead selected in place of an injured Morgan White
Morgan White
-Career and film information:Best known to a generation of Hawaii viewers as "Pogo Poge" in the locally-produced Checkers & Pogo show, White also wrote and produced several episodes of the show. Checkers & Pogo, which ran from 1967 to 1982 and produced by KGMB/Honolulu, is considered the...
. Beckerman competed on the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA) intercollegiate gymnastics team from 2001 to 2003 while pursuing a degree in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
.
Beckerman is best known for her exquisite, clean gymnastics, impeccably long and smooth legs, and her tremendous dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
ability. While not a very powerful gymnast, her floor exercise routines were dramatic and well-received by judges. Beckerman's ability to pirouette was largely unmatched by other American gymnasts. Her triple pirouette on the floor exercise was well performed, as well as her pirouette with leg horizontal to the floor on the balance beam.
Beckerman's strongest events were the uneven bars and the balance beam.