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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flyaway

Sports; Gymnastics

A dismount from a bar in which the gymnast swings down and lets go to do a flip backwards before landing.

fontaine

Sports; Gymnastics

An uneven bar dismount named after Larissa Fontaine. She first performed the skill in the 1994 World Championships. The double somersaulting dismount is a back tuck with ½ twist into a front. The ...

forward somersault

Sports; Gymnastics

A body roll on the floor exercise or balance beam, done forward with knees in the tuck position.

free hip handstand

Sports; Gymnastics

Same as a Clear Hip Handstand.

relevé

Sports; Gymnastics

In ballet and gymnastics to rise or lift onto the ball of the foot.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Sports; Gymnastics

Officially called Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics (RSG). An Olympic sport for either one woman or 5 women in group competition consisting of a floor exercise dance with leaps, turns, balance elements ...