46-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina gets standing ovation after competing in her eight Olympic Games

Oksana Chusovitina, a gymnast from Uzbekistan, competed in her eighth Olympic Games this week. The record-setting 46-year-old received a standing ovation after competing in what she said would be her last Olympics.

The Olympian has attended the games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, representing the Commonwealth of Independent states after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. That team, also know as the Unified Team, comprised representatives from former Soviet republics. Both the men's and women's Unified teams earned team all-around gold medals in gymnastics at the Barcelona games.