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  • Aerial -

Turns performed in the air with the body having no contact with the apparatus

  • Flic-Flac -

Also known as a flip-flop or back handspring

  • Full-in, Back-out -

A double salto with a full twist(twist is during the first salto)

  • Giant -

A swing in which the body is fully extended and moving through a 360 degree rotation around the bar

  • Half-in, Half-out -

A double salto with a half twist on the first salto and a half twist on the second salto

  • Handspring -

Springing off the hands by putting the weight on the arms and using a strong push from the shoulder, performed frontwards or backwards

  • Kip -

Movement from a position below the equipment to a position above

  • Layout Position -

Straight or slightly arched body position

  • Pike Position -

Body is bent forward more than 90 degrees at the hips while the legs are kept straight

  • Pirouettes -

Changing direction by twisting in the handstand position

  • Release -

Leaving the bar to perform a move before regrasping it

  • Salto -

A flip or somersault with feet coming up over the head and body rotating around the axis of the waist

  • Tuck -

Body position where the knees and hips are bent and drawn to the chest

  • Twist -

Not to be confused with a salto, a twist occurs when the gymnast rotates around the body's longitudinal axis, defined by the spine

  • Yurchenko Vault -

Round-off entry onto the board, flic-flac onto the horse and one of the following off the horse: layout, full twist, one and a half twist, or a double twist

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