flying somersault
Midair forward flip
A flying somersault is an acrobatic maneuver where the performer launches into the air—typically from a running start, springboard, or trapeze—and completes one or more full rotations before landing.
The "flying" distinguishes it from a ground-based somersault: the body travels through space while rotating.
Common in gymnastics, diving, cheerleading, and circus arts: She landed the flying somersault perfectly.
- flipQuick turning motion
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- aerial maneuverAcrobatic action aloft
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- acrobatAgile circus performer
gymnast · balance beam · twist · full twist · airborne · leap · rotation · tuck · pike · double back · midair · springboard · vault · high bar · landing · stick the landing · trampoline · circus
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
flying somersaultcartwheel
Lateral body rotation
forward roll · backward roll · handstand · walking · standing still
flying somersaultstanding position
Upright bodily posture
plank · statue pose · freeze · motionlessness · dead hang
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