Currently, per the 1997 regulation, gymnasts must be at least 16 years of age, or turning 16 within the calendar year, to compete in senior-level events. For the current Olympic cycle, in order to compete in the 2016 Olympics, a gymnast must have a birth date before January 1, 2001.
Current Local Time: Massachusetts is in the Eastern Time Zone: The Current Time in Massachusetts is: Sunday 2/18/2018 12:29 AM EST Massachusetts is in the Eastern Time Zone
That would mean when the East Coast is on Daylight Saving Time in the summer months, Massachusetts' clocks would match up with the rest of the East Coast. In the winter months, Massachusetts would be one hour ahead. But if the Bay State were to leave the Eastern time zone, they wouldn't do it alone. The Commission has already recommended that Massachusetts should only join Atlantic Standard Time if the majority of states in New England go with them, as to not disrupt commerce, trade, transportation and broadcasting in the region.