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6 crazy photos from Rio's gymnastics gala

Related Topics: Gymnastics

The gala celebrating the end of gymnastics events at the Olympics looks like the best time, or the weirdest. Most likely the latter.

There were all kinds of performances that resulted in some wild, crazy and amazing photos. Here are the best:

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

I know, I posted that photo already, but it’s A HUMAN JUMP ROPE! Here’s video:

Switzerland's Li Donghua, gold medalist in pommel hors in Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games performs during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ORG XMIT: OLYDL125
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: A dancer performs during the Gymnastics Rio Gala on Day 12 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 662084045 ORIG FILE ID: 591564590
(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Britain's acrobatic group Jennifer Bailey, Katrina Fearon and Roxanna Parker perform during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ORG XMIT: OLYDL124
(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
United States' Danell Leyva performs on the parallel bars during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ORG XMIT: OLYDL120
(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
United States' Danell Leyva performs on the parallel bars during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ORG XMIT: OLYDL119
(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)