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Tsukahara (Vault)
A vaulting move that begins with a half-turn onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the table, and finishes with a flip off in a salto or layout position.
Korbut Flip (Uneven Bars)
An acrobatic skill named after a Soviet gymnast featuring a backflip from a standing position on the high bar to re-grasp the same bar.
Adler (High Bar)
A high bar skill similar to the Stalder, but performed with straight arms and a more pronounced pike through the bottom position.
Mann (Parallel Bars)
A skill performed on the parallel bars that involves a half-turn followed by a regrasp, resulting in the gymnast facing the opposite direction.
Salto (Floor/Beam)
A rotational skill where the gymnast flips forward or backward in the air, typically seen in floor exercise and balance beam routines.
Straddle Jump (Floor/Beam)
A jump where the gymnast's legs are split horizontally to the sides while in mid-air, typically used in floor and balance beam routines.
Layout Step-Out (Balance Beam)
A skill performed on balance beam where the gymnast executes a back layout somersault with hands-free and then steps out into a walking or running step.
Thomas Flair (Pommel Horse/Floor)
A circular movement performed on the pommel horse or floor where the gymnast swings their legs in a straddle position and turns on their hands.
Peach Basket (Parallel Bars)
A skill where the gymnast swings upward from beneath the bars to a handstand position through a piked position with straight arms.
Amanar (Vault)
A type of Yurchenko vault characterized by a round-off back handspring entry followed by 2.5 twists off the vaulting table.
Double Pike (Floor)
A tumbling skill where the gymnast performs a double backward salto with the body in a piked position.
Roundoff (Floor)
A floor skill where the gymnast performs a 180-degree turn, similar to a cartwheel, and snaps their legs together to prepare for backward tumbling.
Endo (High Bar)
A high bar skill involving a forward stalder into a handstand, with the gymnast's legs passing between their arms during the skill.
Comaneci (Uneven Bars)
A challenging skill named after the legendary Romanian gymnast, which involves a straddle backflip to re-catch the high bar.
Tsukahara Layout (Vault)
A variation of the Tsukahara vault involving a half-turn onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vault, and finishing with a stretched or layout body position.
Produnova (Vault)
An extremely difficult vault that involves a front handspring entry and two front somersaults in a piked position off the vaulting table.
Planche (Floor/Still Rings)
A skill where the gymnast holds their body straight and horizontal to the ground supported by the arms with straight elbows.
Giant Swing (High Bar/Uneven Bars)
A continuous, 360-degree swing around the bar, starting and ending in a handstand position.
Kovacs (High Bar)
A high bar skill where the gymnast performs a double backwards somersault over the bar and re-grasps it.
Hindorff (Uneven Bars)
A dynamic release skill on the uneven bars where the gymnast swings backward to clear the bar, executes a straddle flip, and re-grasps the bar.
Front Handspring (Vault)
A basic vaulting skill performed by doing a forward somersault action with a push-off from the hands after a springboard jump.
Wolf Jump (Floor/Beam)
A leap where one leg is kicked outward while the other is bent underneath, often integrated into dance sequences on floor and beam.
Flic-Flac (Floor)
Another term for a back handspring where the gymnast pushes off the floor with their hands to land back on their feet after a backward arched position.
Maltese (Still Rings)
A strength move where the gymnast holds their body parallel to the ground in a static position, with the arms in line with the body.
Gainer (Floor/Beam)
A skill where the gymnast takes off from one foot, performs a backward somersault in the air, and lands on the opposite foot.
Iron Cross (Still Rings)
A strength hold where the gymnast holds the rings out to the side in a static position, with the body straight and arms horizontal to the floor.
Onodi (Balance Beam)
An advanced beam skill named after a Hungarian gymnast, combining a back handspring step-out with a front handspring.
Takamoto (Parallel Bars)
Named after a Japanese gymnast, this skill involves a swing to handstand with a half-turn to a side-stance handstand on the parallel bars.
Nabieva (Uneven Bars)
A challenging release move on the uneven bars where the gymnast performs a toe-on to a piked somersault with a half-turn to re-catch the bar.
Kip (Uneven Bars)
A basic gymnastics maneuver where the gymnast swings from below the bars and with a quick motion, brings her hips to the bar, transitioning to a support position.
Stutz (Parallel Bars)
A skill on parallel bars where the gymnast performs a quarter-turn handstand with a push from the forearms.
Moy (Parallel Bars)
An under-swing move on the parallel bars where the gymnast swings below the bars and passes their legs between their arms to re-grasp the bars.
Yurchenko (Vault)
A round-off onto the springboard, followed by a back handspring onto the vaulting table and then a flip off.
Clear Hip Circle (Uneven Bars)
This skill entails performing a complete circle around the bar from a hang, with a clear hip action as the hips extend away from the bar.
Whip Back (Floor)
A no-handed back handspring where the gymnast keeps their body in a slightly piked position throughout the skill.
Tkatchev (Uneven Bars/High Bar)
A release skill named after a Soviet gymnast, where the gymnast swings to a backward straddle over the bar, releasing and re-grasping.
Back Handspring (Floor)
An acrobatic skill where the gymnast takes off from their feet, arches through the back, and lands back on their feet after pushing off with their hands.
Jaeger (Uneven Bars/High Bar)
A release skill where the gymnast performs a forward salto to re-grasp the bar.
Scissors (Pommel Horse)
A skill on the pommel horse where the gymnast swings one leg forward and one leg back, alternating their positions.
Stalder (Uneven Bars/High Bar)
A skill where the gymnast performs a full circle around the bar with their body in an extended position, with legs passing between the arms.
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