Current favourite gymnast
McKayla Maroney
Current favourite Russian gymnast
Aliya Mustafina
Current favourite Romanian gymnast
Larisa Iordache
Current favourite Chinese gymnast
He Kexin
Current favourite 'everywhere else' gymnast
Christine Peng Peng Lee
All-time favourite Soviet gymnast
Tie: Elena Mukhina and Tatiana Groshkova
All-time favourite American gymnast
Hollie Vise
All-time favourite Romanian gymnast
Teodora Ungureanu
All-time favourite Chinese gymnast
Li Li
All-time favourite 'everywhere else' gymnast
Henrietta Onodi
All-time best all-arounder
Elena Mukhina
All-time best floor worker
Daniela Silivas
All-time best beam worker
Li Li
All-time best vaulter
McKayla Maroney. I was determined not to pick her, but she technically is the best.
All-time best bars worker
Mo Huilan
Favourite beam routine
Li Li 1993 worlds AA
Favourite floor routine
Anna Myzdrikova 2009 worlds qualifying
Favourite vault
A tie between Lilia Podkopayeva 1994 Soapberry Shop and McKayla Maroney 2012 Team Finals Olympics
Favourite bars routine
Kim Gwang Suk 1991 Worlds all-around
Favourite bars release
Gaylord 1/1 or Comaneci
Favourite vault
Handspring front layout
Favourite floor tumble
Tie: 3.5 twist (Moreno) or piked double arabian (Dos Santos 1)
Favourite beam move
Tucked Korbut (Chen)
Favourite turn
Double scorpion
Favourite jump
Tour jete 1/2
Favourite bars dismount
Double arabian piked
Favourite beam dismount
Triple full
Favourite bars mount
Aleftina Priakhina's
Favourite beam mount
Aleftina Priakhina's
Favourite floor pass
Whip-whip-triple full
Most exciting floor pass
1 and a half twist, double arabian, front layout punchfront. (Aly Raisman's 1st pass)
Best floor routine from London
Tie: Viktoria Komova AA and Aly Raisman
Best vault from London
McKayla Maroney team finals
Best beam from London
Sui Lu event finals
Best bars from London
Tie: Beth Tweddle qualifying and Yao Jinnan event finals
Greatest innovator
Aleftina Priakhina
Most exciting gymnast
Mai Murakami
Most powerful gymnast
Yelena Produnova
Best tumbler
Daiane Dos Santos
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