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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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Phillips
Sports; Gymnastics
A balance bean skill done by American gymnast Kristie Phillips. It was first performed in 1987 World Championships A handstand straddle split, with a 90 degree backbend, originally performed on the ...
Plié
Sports; Gymnastics
A gymnastics and dance movement. Most movements in ballet technique begin and end with a plié, which is a bend and stretch of the hip, knee, and ankle joints. Demi- and grand-pliés are done as an ...
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching
Sports; Gymnastics
A technique for increasing flexibility which combines muscle tension with passive stretching. Also sometimes called isometric stretching.
Randolph
Sports; Gymnastics
A front somersault (usually done in layout) with 2½ twists. Done in tumbling p-asses on floor exercies or as a beam dismount. Also known as a Randy.
Ray
Sports; Gymnastics
(1) An uneven bar skill named after U.S. gymnast Elise Ray. The skill is performed facing inward and is a stalder backward with release and counter movement forward to catch the high bar. The skill ...
Johnson
Sports; Gymnastics
A gymnastics floor skill named after U.S. gymnast Brandy Johnson. It consists of a switch-split leap forward with leg change and ¼ turn to side split leap or straddle pike position. The skill has ...
Korbut
Sports; Gymnastics
This is an uneven bar skill created by Russian gymnast Olga Korbut. It consists of a backwards flip from a stand on the high bar to a re-catch of the high bar. The rules no longer permit gymnasts to ...
