Gymnast Essay

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There are certain equipments that are required by the gymnasts to compete. The following equipment in order to compete: Balance beam is a beam that stands 1.25m above the mat and 10cm wide. It is used to execute a skill that requires balance i.e. handstand, leaps and flips. Uneven bars are a stand consisting two wooden bars that are held together by an adjustable metal frame. The bars are adjusted according to the height of the gymnast. Carpeted floor apparatus is a carpet that is 12m wide containing spring or foam padding. Vault apparatus is a solid platform at the end of 25m long runway. High bar is a 2.75m single standing bar above the ground on a solid metal structure. Still rings that are hang to flexible straps …show more content…

Gienger: A bar release move in which the gymnast does a flyaway with a one-half twist and regrasp the bar. Invented by Eberhard Gienger (Germany). Handstand: A move performed by supporting the body on both hands, with the arms straight and the body vertical. Hip Circle: A move made by circling either bar of the uneven parallel bars with the hips touching the bar. If the hips do not touch the bar, the move is called a clear hip circle. Layout: Extension of the body to its full length, usually during an aerial move. Miller: A beam maneuver in which the gymnast does a back dive with a quarter twist to a handstand followed by a half pirouette. Invented by Shannon Miller (USA). Pak Salto: A move in which the gymnast releases the high bar, flips backward, and catches the low bar. Invented by Gyong Sil Pak (North Korea). Pike: A position in which the legs are straight and together with a bend at the waist. Round off: Similar to a cart-wheel, but with a half-twist, and the legs standing together in a pair. The gymnast ends facing the direction she stared from. Rudi: One-and-a-half-twisting fronts flip. Salto: A …show more content…

Straddle: A position in which the gymnast's legs are far apart at either side. Straddle Split: A split with legs out at either side. Straddle Swing: A swing movement on the uneven parallel bars in which the legs are extended at each side. Swedish Fall: A move in which a gymnast does a free-fall drop straight to the ground, with the hands shooting out at the last second. Tkatchev (or reverse hecht): A bar release move in which the gymnast swings around the bar, lets go just before reaching a handstand, straddles or pikes his or her legs while flying over the bar, then leans forward to regrasp the bar. Was invented by Alexander Tkachev (USSR). Tsukahara: A vault in which the gymnast does a half turns to the vault followed by a back flip. Invented by Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan). Tuck: A position in which both knees are bent and brought up to the chest to form a ball with the body. Whip Back: A back handspring without the hands touching the floor. Yurchenko: A vault in which a round off is done on the springboard followed by a back and spring on the vault and a back flip. Invented by Natalia Yurchenko

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