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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Gymnastics

Pointe

Sports; Gymnastics

In classical ballet, when a dancer uses special shoes (called pointe shoes or toe shoes) to dance en pointe (on their toes). The arch of the top of the foot is at its maximum when the dancer "pushes ...

Pointed toes

Sports; Gymnastics

Toe point is an important factor in gymnastics. When the toes and foot are pulled downward so that the line from the knee to the tip of the toes is essentially straight and there is no angle in the ...

Pommel horse

Sports; Gymnastics

A men’s gymnastics event performed on an apparatus 115 centimetres high, 35 centimetres wide, and 160 centimetres long, with two pommels on the top, adjusted between 40 and 45 centimetres apart. A ...

Pirouettes

Sports; Gymnastics

Changing direction or moving in a circular motion by twisting in the handstand position.

Pit

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics safety training constructions in which a large quantity of soft foam is used to cushion landings or any falls off another gymnastics apparatus. Pits are used to train for almost every ...