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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Front hip pullover

Sports; Gymnastics

A mount for the uneven bars in which the body is supported by the hands and the hip rests on a bar.

Forward somersault

Sports; Gymnastics

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

Scissors

Sports; Gymnastics

A combination requirement in a competitive routine on the pommel horse which combines cuts and undercuts. It begins in a stride support and ends in an opposite stride support.

Scissors leap

Sports; Gymnastics

(also called switch leap or a switch split leap) A leap in which the legs exchange positions while in the air, showing a split with both legs in one jump.

Sequence

Sports; Gymnastics

Two or more positions or skills which are performed together creating a different skill or activity.

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, dismount or during a ...

Sports acrobatics

Sports; Gymnastics

An international sport featuring tumbling, balances, lifts and pyramids. Athletes may compete in Mixed Pair (male base / female top), Women's Pair, Men's Pair, Women's Trio or Men's Foursome. The ...