triple twist
Gymnast's aerial maneuver
A triple twist is a gymnastic or diving maneuver involving three complete rotations of the body around its vertical axis while airborne.
The move appears in floor exercises, trampolining, and platform diving, where athletes combine twists with flips for increased difficulty: She landed the triple twist perfectly.
In figure skating, a triple twist involves a pair where the man throws his partner into the air for three rotations before catching her.
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- double flipTwo consecutive aerial rotations
- flipQuick turning motion
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
balance beam · ice skating · ice dancer · dive · high dive · rotation · spiral · spin · corkscrew · aerial · tuck · pike · dismount · stuck landing · vault · acrobat · twirl · airborne
triple twiststanding position
Upright bodily posture
triple somersault · triple flip · forward roll · pike position · back tuck
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