Exclusive Interview on His Career, Training, and Olympic Journey
Proust Questionnaire, Gymnastics Style
Gymnast interview: Benjamin Osberger was born in a family of gymnasts in the East of France and started artistic gymnastics when he was 3 years old. Since then he’s almost become a permanent participant at all national meets and since 2021, he’s also been a regular in international competitions. He was twice the National All Around Champion : in 2019 as a Junior and in 2023 as a Senior. He also won silver on Floor and gold on Pommel Horse at the latest Nationals.
He’s now mostly a Floor and Pommel Horse specialist and competed in the PH final at the 2022 Euros in Munich and in the Floor Exercise final at the World Championships in Liverpool In 2022 (he was the first reserve for the Floor final, and could compete after Zhang Boheng withdrew).
Each time, he finished in a very frustrating 4th position – yet with the highest execution scores. He also qualified in the Floor final at the 2023 Euros. Known for his great lines and ability to twist in all directions, Benjamin Osberger is now a major player in men’s gymnastics.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being healthy and my friends and family too
What is your greatest fear?
Injury
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of honesty
Which talent would you most like to have?
Being able to get everything right the first time
When and where were you happiest?
At home with my friends and family at Christmas for example. And when I became National Champion, or my medals at World Cups, especially at the Paris Cup. Listening to the French anthem at the Varna Cup when I won gold on Floor.
Or more recently at the Gazo concert 😊
* Gazo is a French rapper who reached the top of the charts in 2021 and 2022 with his albums KMT and Drill FR
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hunger
What is it that you most dislike?
Injustice and inequalities
What is your greatest regret?
Finishing 4th on Pommel Horse at the 2022 Euros and on Floor at the 2022 Worlds
What would you do if you won 100 million dollars?
I would give a large share to my family first. Then I would save and invest, and give to charities. And I’d try to treat myself to a few fun things
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My friends and family. In gymnastics, competing in finals at the European and World Championships
How would you like to die?
I have never thought about this before… Peacefully in a place where I feel good surrounded by my friends and family, and if possible with no sadness, just some joy
Which gymnast do you most admire?
I love beautiful gymnastics so I would say Carlos Yulo and Nicola Bartolini
What’s your favorite apparatus to do and/or to watch?
Floor Exercise and Pommel Horse, of course! But I enjoy watching all apparatuses
Which gymnastics competition do you have the best memory of?
The Paris Cup at the Accor Arena, the 2022 European Championships in Munich and the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool
Who’s the funniest gymnast you know?
Cyril Tommasone (FRA)
What do you like best about gymnastics?
Being on international podiums
What do you dislike most about gymnastics?
Physical pain… And the worst is even when you try everything to soothe it with physiotherapy, time off, healthy food and sleep, and it still hurts
Your next objective?
To qualify to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
For all information about the qualifications process for the Paris Olympics, please check this article
What do you want to do after you retire as a competing gymnast?
It will depend on the opportunities I’ll have by then. I’m currently thinking of becoming a private coach
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The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions named after French writer Marcel Proust. It is believed that people reveal their true nature in answering these questions and it is often used in modern interviews. The questionnaire has been adapted to fit the world of artistic gymnastics.
More info:
Benjamin Osberger FIG profile
Benjamin Osberger FFG profile
Benjamin Osberger interview in French site SpotGym dedicated to French gymnastics
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