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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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Bryan
Sports; Gymnastics
A pommel horse skill named after Casey Bryan. It is a scissors with ½ turn to handstand, ½ pirouette and straddle back down. It has been rated by the Fig as a C level skill.
Chainé turn
Sports; Gymnastics
A turn on the balls of the feet, usually done in a series of half turns. Turns that are linked together; that is chained together. To do this turn correctly, it is especially important to spot the ...
Développé
Sports; Gymnastics
This is a ballet and gymnastics dance movement. A développé is done by drawing the toe of the gesture leg (which bends at the knee and hip) up the front, side, or back of the supporting leg, until it ...
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Sports; Gymnastics
The international and Olympic governing body of competitive gymnastics. The FIG is recognised by the International Olympic Committee and is responsible for the governance of the sport of gymnastics ...
Fouetté
Sports; Gymnastics
A term applied to a whipping gymnastics and ballet dance movement. The movement may be a short whipped movement of the raised foot as it passes rapidly in front of or behind the supporting foot or ...
Garrison
Sports; Gymnastics
(1) A floor exercise skill named after U. S. gymnast Kelly Garrison. It consists of a cat leap forward with bent legs and 1 ½ turn. It has been rated by the FIG as C level skill and its FIG number is ...
Gatson
Sports; Gymnastics
A P-bar skill named after Jason Gatson. It consists of a swing backward with full turn hop to handstand. It has been rated as D level skill by the FIG.
