rings

best act: 1972, 1974

Click here to view a video about rings from gymkana’s 80th home show

Rings is an alluring apparatus that consistently recruits experienced and inexperienced troupers alike. Although the still rings are the standard today, Gymkana originally performed on the flying rings, a set of rings that swing back and forth. On still rings, strength skills are essential, with shoulder stands, handstands, and levers dominating the act. Women have also added a unique spin on the act, emphasizing eccentric flexibility skills. Gymkana’s emblem, the beloved M-Man, is a trouper holding the iron cross on the rings, a skill widely regarded as the embodiment of strength.