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The international sports governing body for gymnastics. Its name is commonly abbreviated as "FIG". Flight series On balance beam, a series of acrobatic skills performed in combination from one end of the beam to the other. Flip A move where the gymnast will jump from a handstand;forwards or backward landing facing the same direction. Floor
Gymnastics is one of the most dangerous sports, with a very high injury rate seen in girls age 11 to 18. [52] Some gymnastic movements which were allowed in past competitions are now banned for safety reasons; for example, the Thomas salto, a twisting salto landed with a forward roll on the floor, was banned after several injuries.
A roll is the most basic and fundamental skill in gymnastics class. There are many variations in the skill. Rolls are similar to flips in the fact that they are a complete rotation of the body, but the rotation of the roll is usually made on the ground while a flip is made in the air with the hips passing over the head and without any hands touching the ground.
Simone Biles has the chance to make history at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris — but the "GOAT of gymnastics" has already made an indelible impact on the sport. The seven-time Olympic medalist ...
Straight Jump – A vertical jump with the body held straight and arms in a straight line above the body at take-off.; Tuck Jump – From a straight jump start, the knees are pulled up to the chest and the hands must at least briefly grasp the legs between the knees and ankle.
A boy demonstrates a roundoff followed by a back handspring. The roundoff is a gymnastic technique that turns horizontal speed into vertical speed (to jump higher); it is also used effectively to turn forward momentum from a run into backwards momentum, giving speed and power to backwards moves such as flips and somersaults.
Biles started her gymnastics career when she was 14, competing at the 2011 American Classic in Houston. She came first on the vault and balance beam, fourth on floor exercise, eighth on uneven ...
From gold medals to grown-up and gorgeous! The women of the 2008 and 2012 Olympics US Gymnastics teams are no longer the sweet-faced teens you watched on TV.