

On high bar, a front giant into a one-and-one-half front salto over the bar to regrasp.
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It’s also used a great deal on the balance beam.Ī double salto with a full twist (the complete twist performed during the first salto).

This element is used in a majority of tumbling passes on the floor exercise.

Take off on one or two feet, jump backwards onto hands and land on feet. The range of motion through which a body part can move without feeling pain.Īlso known as a flip-flop or back handspring. The International Gymnastics Federation is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and is responsible for the governance of the sport of gymnastics on the international level. Bent knees, poor toe point and an arched or loosely-held body position are all examples of poor execution. Form, style, and technique used to complete the skills constitute the level of execution of an exercise. The six men’s events are Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, High Bar. To leave an apparatus at the end of a routine usually done with a difficult twist or salto.Įvents: The four women’s events in gymnastics are Floor, Uneven Bars, Beam, Vault. Most deductions are pre-determined, such as a 0.8 deduction for a fall from an apparatus or a 0.1 deduction for stepping out of bounds on the floor exercise. Points taken off a gymnast’s score for errors. Each individual movement or skill is a building block the arrangement of the moves in the exercise is called the composition of the routine. The official FIG rulebook for judging gymnastics skills. One of the various pieces of equipment used in gymnastics competitions.Ī double salto with a full twist (the complete twist performed during the second salto). In general, the higher the salto or the more breathtaking the movement, the better the amplitude and the score. The height or degree of execution of a movement. The all-around champion of an event earns the highest total score from all events combined.

Here is another list of commonly used terms to help parents get started in their quest to be come more fluent in the language of gymnastics!Ī stunt in which the gymnast turns completely over in the air without touching the apparatus with his or her hands.Ī category of gymnastics that includes all of the events. “I have been a player myself and if justice is not delivered, I will myself fight for the player if these two are found guilty,” he said.For a parent who is new to the world of gymnastics, it sometimes seems as if the gym has a foreign language all its own. But it is unlikely that the coach and player would be called back from the Asian Games,” he added.īidiwala himself would be in Incheon for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and is expected to talk to the coach and player to get further details. “They have been talking to other players and coaching in the camp. Mirror, however, could not ascertain this claim independently as Kandhari did not return our calls.Īccording to the provisions in GFI’s constitution, a five-member committee of which Bidiwala and Kandhari are also members has now been investigating the issue. “It is a very sad incident and we are very serious about dealing with this,” he said.īidiwala said he had received the mail from the girl on September 3 and had referred the matter to president Jaspal Singh Kandhari, who even met the accused and the victim a few days ago. When contacted, GFI secretary Kaushik Bidiwala insisted that a thorough inquiry was being conducted to investigate the matter and if proved guilty, severe action would be taken. The coach and player stayed inside the athletes’ village and not many players and officials in the Indian contingent seemed aware of the presence of the duo or what they have been accused of back home. GFI, on its part, insists that an inquiry was launched into the incident immediately after the girl sent them a mail accusing the two of “misconduct” and due process was being followed.
