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Casual followers of gymnastics might think the sport is all about sparkly leotards and cartwheels. But don’t let the petite frames and hair ribbons fool you: Gymnasts are some of the toughest and most agile athletes in the world. These young women defy gravity, performing logic-defying acrobatics on a four-inch-wide balance beam and seamlessly flying from one bar to another—while cartwheeling mid-jump, mind you. While we wait for the Rio games to kick off on August 5, here are seven mind-blowing gymnastics videos to get you excited.

In February, UCLA senior gymnast Sophina DeJesus performed a floor routine to hip-hop beats, in which she did the whip and the Nae Nae. Her contemporary moves had the crowd going wild, and DeJesus became an overnight viral sensation. Her routine has been viewed more than 29 million times on Facebook.

How long can Guinness World Record holder and two-time World Cheerleading Champion power tumbler Angel Rice go? Watch as she pulls off a round off, back handspring, double back, and three whip backs in a row followed by a back handspring and a double pike in this viral Instagram video.

Simone Biles is the favorite to take the all-around gold medal at this year’s Olympics. After watching her floor routine at the P&G championships earlier this year, you’ll understand the hype.

It’s impossible to watch this compilation of the trickiest balance-beam mounts in history only once.

Until the 1976 Olympics, no gymnast had ever been awarded a perfect 10. Romanian teenager Nadia Comaneci was the first to achieve a perfect score, at the Montreal Games, with a literally flawless performance on the uneven bars.

Kerri Strug became a national hero after performing a vault exercise at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with an injured ankle. Watch as the then-18-year-old Strug limped her way to the end of the runway, yet managed to perfectly land her vault jump.

If you think gymnastics is a girly sport, this Under Armour ad, featuring the U.S. gymnastics team performing a series of rigorous training exercises, proves otherwise.