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A front handspring, performed as part of an acro dance routine.. A handspring (also flic-flac or flip-flop [1]) is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into an inverted vertical position and then pushing off (i.e., "springing") from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position.
A kip-up (also called a rising handspring, Chinese get up, kick-to-stand, nip-up, [1] flip-up, or carp skip-up) is an acrobatic move in which a person transitions from a supine, and less commonly, a prone position, to a standing position.
Daniele Hypólito performing a Yurchenko-style vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics The three families of vaults in order from left to right: handspring, Tsukahara, and Yurchenko Yurchenko , also known as round-off entry vaults , are a family of vaults performed in artistic gymnastics in which the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard and ...
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.
“I would have done a back handspring if I wasn’t 77 years old,” says Dunn. About a month later, on the eve of this year’s NCAA tournament, West Virginia’s coach told his players “let ...
Blisters commonly happen on your heels, toes, or other parts of your feet, but they can really happen anywhere that body parts rub together or where your skin rubs against clothing, shoes, or ...
A balance beam skill in which the gymnast stands sideways on the beam, dives backwards into a back handspring (the "loop"), grasps the beam, performs a back hip circle and ends up in a front support position, resting on the hands. It is named after Natalia Yurchenko. Yurchenko vault A vault and a family of vaults.
Latino men vaulted into the spotlight with their greater-than-expected support for President-elect Donald Trump.Soon, they’ll be looking for returns on their votes. U.S. Hispanics, who are ...