Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of various exercises on several different apparatus, mainly uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault for women. While men compete in floor exercises, vault, pommel horse, string rings, parallel bars and high bar.

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mixed grip

Sports; Gymnastics

On the bars, this term refers to a grip with one hand in regular grip and the other in reverse grip, which means on one hand the fingers are facing away and are facing in on the other hand finger.

mount

Sports; Gymnastics

This term is used both to identify the first skill with which the gymnast starts a gymnastics routine and also means to get up onto a gymnastics apparatus.

nail

Sports; Gymnastics

Same as stick.

needle scale

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnast balance arabesque type element usually done on beam (but also possibly on floor) balanced on one foot, with the other leg lifted high (preferably showing a 180 degree split) to the back. ...

olympic order

Sports; Gymnastics

The international competition order that is decided by the FIG. Olympic order for women is vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Men compete in the following order: floor exercise, ...