Somersault

Somersault

This is when a person turns either forward or backward in a complete revolution, where they bring their feet over their head and then land back on their feet.

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somersault

Entertainment; Circus

One of the most frequent tricks in circus acrobatics. It is an aerial jump with turn over without support. There are backward, forward, sideways (Arabian) somersaults depending ...

somersault

Sports; Diving

This is a full turning or rotation of the body on an imaginary horizontal axis running through the swimmer hips.

somersault

Sports; Trampoline

This is when a person turns either forward or backward in a complete revolution, where they bring their feet over their head and then land back on their feet.

somersault

Language; Dictionaries

A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end.

front somersault

Sports; Gymnastics

Same as forward somersault.

somersault/salto

Sports; Gymnastics

An acrobatic movement where the body makes a complete aerial turn (360 degrees) in the transversal axis. Can be done forward, backward and sideward. It is performed as mount, ...

ball out

Sports; Trampoline

The gymnast starts with a Back Drop and then does a 1º forward somersault.

ballout

Sports; Trampoline

This move starts on the back and then goes into a 1º forward somersault

cody

Sports; Trampoline

A somersault movement that begins with the gymnast stomach landing on the bed of the trampoline and then a 1º back somersault is performed.

barani out

Sports; Trampoline

The gymnast does a double forward somersault with a half-twist when doing the second somersault.

barrel roll

Sports; Trampoline

This move starts on the stomach, with one full twist and the landing is once again on the stomach.

bed

Sports; Trampoline

What the gymnast bounces on. The bed of a trampoline has 120 springs, is 3.60 to 4.30 meters long, and is 1.80 to 2.15 meters wide. The frame height is 0.95 to 1.05 meters high.