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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overshoot

Sports; Gymnastics

A release move from the high bar to the low bar. It starts on the on high bar facing low bar. The gymnast swings up and over the low bar with a half turn to a catch of the low bar. Also called an ...

parallel bars

Sports; Gymnastics

1) A piece of apparatus consisting of two bars, each 195 centimeters high and 350 centimeters long, and positioned 42 to 52 centimeters apart. 2) A men's event performed on the apparatus. A routine ...

passive stretching

Sports; Gymnastics

A general term used to describe a static stretch in which an external force (such as the floor or another person) holds the performer in the static position.

peel

Sports; Gymnastics

Peeling off of a gymnastics apparatus refers to a situation where a gymnast involuntarily lets go of the apparatus with their hands causing their body to fly away from the apparatus and often ...

pig

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics slang term for the pommel horse, not necessarily an affectionate term.

pike

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics body position used in jumps and saltos with the body bent forward at the waist with the legs kept straight. Judges look for more than a 90 degree bend at the hips for correct execution. ...