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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Layout step-out

Sports; Gymnastics

A tumbling skill used on beam and sometimes on floor. During a back layout salto the legs are split and the landing is on one foot and then the other. Most often used now as part of a back tumbling ...

Leotard

Sports; Gymnastics

A one piece, fitted garment, usually made of a light stretch fabric that fits closely to the skin to cover a gymnast’s body. It allows for complete freedom of movement in order to be able to perform ...

Limber

Sports; Gymnastics

A frontward or backward gymnastics flexibility skill that is similar to a walkover except the legs remain together at all times. The skill begins on the feet, passes through a handstand and finishes ...

Olympic order

Sports; Gymnastics

The international competition order that is decided by the FIG. Olympic order for women is vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Men compete in the following order: floor exercise, ...

Optionals

Sports; Gymnastics

Personally-designed routines which show the gymnast to the best advantage. Compare compulsories.

Overgrip

Sports; Gymnastics

An overgrip is hanging (swinging) on the bar with the palm of the hand and fingers facing away from the gymnast.

Hollow

Sports; Gymnastics

A term referring to a gymnastics body position, where hips are turned under, the butt is tucked in and the chest is rounded forward. This is a very important body position in the sport of gymnastics ...