front flip
Tumbling forward somersault
A front flip is an acrobatic maneuver where a person rotates forward through the air, head over heels, typically landing on their feet.
Common in gymnastics, diving, parkour, and skateboarding: She landed a clean front flip off the diving board.
Also called a front somersault or forward flip.
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- trampolineSpring-mounted bouncing surface
floor routine · foam pit · aerial · tuck · pike · rotation · landing · stick the landing · springboard · momentum · vault · dismount · parkour · freerunning · action sports · diving · high dive · twist
- pool jumpscannonball, belly flop, swan dive, jackknife, can opener
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- rotationsrotate, roll, spin, turn, twist
- physical featsbackflip, handstand, somersault, cartwheel, splits
- Aerial Tricksbackflip, somersault, barrel roll, cork, gainer
- cheerleadingcheerleader, cheerleaders, cheer squad, spirit squad, pom-poms