artistic gymnastics
Vault and beam
Artistic gymnastics is the form of gymnastics performed on apparatus—vault, floor, balance beam, uneven bars for women; floor, vault, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar for men.
Routines combine tumbling, strength, flexibility, and balance, scored on execution and difficulty.
It's the most prominent gymnastics discipline at the Olympics: She competed in artistic gymnastics from age six.
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- flipQuick turning motion
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- handstandInverted balance on palms
aerial · backbend · layout · pike · tuck · handspring · twist · dismount
Secure storage chamber
- uneven barsStaggered horizontal rails apparatus
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- pommel horseHandled gymnastics apparatus
still rings · parallel bars · horizontal bar · springboard · chalk · mat · leotard · grips
Accuracy of measurement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- controlAuthority to direct
- executionCompleting a planned task
- formShape or document
body tension · arch · amplitude · stick landing · clean lines · cast · kip · giant swing
Global athletic contest
- medalsAwards for achievement
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
finals · qualifiers · all-around · team final · deductions
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
musicality · line · extension · presentation · leaps · turns · splits · straddle
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- flipQuick turning motion
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
handstand · aerial · backbend · layout · pike · tuck · handspring · twist · dismount · landing
vault
Secure storage chamber
- uneven barsStaggered horizontal rails apparatus
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
pommel horse · still rings · parallel bars · horizontal bar · springboard · chalk · mat · leotard · grips · landing zone
precision
Accuracy of measurement
form · body tension · arch · amplitude · stick landing · clean lines · cast · kip · giant swing
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- medalsAwards for achievement
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
judges · finals · qualifiers · all-around · team final · deductions
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
choreography · musicality · line · extension · presentation · leaps · turns · splits · straddle
- gymnasticsbalance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars, back handspring
- dance & gymnasticsaerobic dance, aerobics, jazz dance, ballet, modern dance
- Olympic Sportsathletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing
- performance sportsfigure skating, synchronized swimming, ice dancing, floor exercise, trampoline
- trick sportsfreestyle BMX, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, snowboarding, halfpipe
- Cold War SportsMoscow Olympics, doping scandal, sports schools, Nadia Comaneci, Olympic medals
artistic gymnasticspowerlifting
Maximal barbell competition sport
weightlifting · strongman · shot put · hammer throw · sprinting
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