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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Borden

Sports; Gymnastics

A balance beam skill named after Amanda Borden. It is a straddle pike jump done from a sideways position on the beam with a ½ or ¾ turn. It has been rated as a C level skill by the FIG and its FIG ...

Brause

Sports; Gymnastics

An uneven bar skill named after Doris Fuchs Brause. It is done from the low bar facing away from the high bar, with a cast to front salto forward and catching the high bar. It has been rated as a C ...

Bryan

Sports; Gymnastics

A pommel horse skill named after Casey Bryan. It is a scissors with ½ turn to handstand, ½ pirouette and straddle back down. It has been rated by the Fig as a C level skill.

chainé turn

Sports; Gymnastics

A turn on the balls of the feet, usually done in a series of half turns. Turns that are linked together; that is chained together. To do this turn correctly, it is especially important to spot the ...

Miller

Sports; Gymnastics

(1) An uneven bar skill named after Shannon Miller. It consists of a cast to handstand, with a 1 ½ turn after the handstand to a mixed-L grip. The skill has been rated by the FIG as a D level skill ...

Okino

Sports; Gymnastics

(1) An uneven bar dismount named after Betty Okino, who first performed the skill in international competition. It consists of a free hip underswing with ½ twist to layout back salto. The skill has ...