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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Straddle back

Sports; Gymnastics

An women’s uneven bar release skill done from a swing backwards on the high bar backwards over low bar, ideally to a handstand to the low bar.

Straddle glide

Sports; Gymnastics

A swinging movement usually done into a kip in which the legs are spread wide apart to each side usually to make it easier to hold up the legs as oppose to a pike glide.

Straddle swing

Sports; Gymnastics

A swing movement in which the legs are extended to each side.

Straight position

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics body position, usually in tumbling or somersaulting dismounts in which the body is straight. The elements performed in this position are more difficult than ones done in tuck or pike. ...

Stick landing

Sports; Gymnastics

Slang term used for when a gymnast executes a landing with correct technique and no movement of the feet.

Still rings

Sports; Gymnastics

A men’s gymnastics apparatus and event. The equipment apparatus consists of a tower, 575 centimetres high, from which two wooden/fiberglass rings are suspended by a cable and straps. The cable and ...

Strug

Sports; Gymnastics

A floor exercise skill named after U.S. gymnast Kerri Strug. It is done by performing a tour jete with additional ½ turn and a landing on both feet. It has been rated by the F.I.G. as a “C” level ...