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.

Industry: Sports

Add a new term

Contributors in Gymnastics

Become a Contributors

Gymnastics

Active stretching

Sports; Gymnastics

The practise of having a relaxed limb moved beyond its normal range of motion with the assistance of a partner. Another method of active flexibility is using high kicks of the leg. This is the type ...

Adagio

Sports; Gymnastics

Means slow, in dance it means a slow, sustained movement.

Eagle grip

Sports; Gymnastics

In an eagle grip, a gymnasts hands are turned 180 degrees outward from a regular over grip. The hands and thumbs are turned out in the grip. This position requires a high degree of shoulder ...

Events

Sports; Gymnastics

The 4 women's events in gymnastics are Floor, Uneven Bars, Beam and Vault. The 6 men’s events are Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and High Bar.

Entrechat

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics and ballet movement which is a a jump from two feet, tapping/beating the legs together and landing on either one or two feet.

Extension

Sports; Gymnastics

A term commonly used by gymnasts and coaches to refer to the height of the leg when it is raised into the air during a dance skill.

Extension/flexion

Sports; Gymnastics

The act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb. Extension of a joint is moving toward its most straight position. Flexion is the bending of a joint. Opposing muscles move each joint in the ...