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

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A position in which the legs are spread far apart to the side.

Double twist

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A single layout somersault with two twists. See Double Full.

Double, double

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A double twisting, double back somersault tumbling skill. This is perhaps the most difficult tumbling skill currently done on a regulation gymnastics floor. It is done in either the open tuck ...

Deduction

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Points taken off a gymnast's score for errors. Most deductions are pre-determined, such as a 0.5 deduction for a fall from an apparatus or a 0.1 deduction for stepping out of bounds on the floor ...

Double back

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A tumbling skill with two consecutive backwards somersaults done in the same skill movement. Double backs can be done in any body position – tuck, pike, open, or layout.

Degree of difficulty

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A rating that measures the difficulty of the specific moves in a gymnast’s routine. It is factored into the total score after judges have scored the execution of the moves. Each skill has a Level of ...

Dislocate

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This is a skill in gymnastics, that involves a rotating of the shoulders when performing a backwards turn or movement. Dislocates require a degree of shoulder flexibility to perform. On bars, ...