American the Wall Street Journal has referred to Gebeshian, the first female gymnast to represent Armenia at an Olympic Games, and Mount Ararat.
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American the Wall Street Journal has referred to Gebeshian, the first female gymnast to represent Armenia at an Olympic Games, and Mount Ararat.
Gebeshyan signed Armenian flag soon after competing, “My goal was to bring Armenia on the map” of gymnastics, she said.
She competed Sunday in qualifying rounds in a white leotard adorned with Mount Ararat in crystals. (It’s an Armenian national symbol, located within Turkish borders, and its ownership is disputed.) She also said that her grandparents had fled genocide, and that as a result, her parents had been born in Lebanon.
She is likely to have a skill named after her on the uneven bars—a mount that includes a 360 degree turn to get from the low bar to the high bar—and earning the support of the crowd early on Sunday, finishing her routine by kissing the uneven bars.
