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The Thomas flair, or Thomas circle, is a gymnastics skill performed on the pommel horse consisting of simultaneous leg swings combined with a full-body rotation around the horizontal axis. It is named after American gymnast Kurt Thomas, who first performed the skill internationally in the late 1970s...
The Russian Flair is a specialized element performed on the pommel horse in men's artistic gymnastics. Similar to the traditional Thomas Flair, this maneuver involves continuous leg circles but requires the gymnast to maintain an inverted body orientation during the swing phase. Named for its origin...
The Tong Fei Travel is a recognized element performed on the pommel horse in men's artistic gymnastics. Named after the Chinese gymnast Tong Fei, the skill involves a complex sequence of circular swings that travel longitudinally across the apparatus. Gymnasts execute this movement using alternating...
Continuous circular travel movements along the full length of the pommel horse, named after Hungarian gymnast Zoltán Magyar, who dominated the event with multiple World and Olympic titles in the 1970s–80s.
Russian travel is a pommel horse skill in men's artistic gymnastics where the gymnast moves longitudinally along the apparatus while performing continuous double-leg circles. The skill demands precise rhythm and upper body strength to maintain fluid motion and form. It is a fundamental pommel horse...
The Spindle is a skill performed on the pommel horse in men's artistic gymnastics. During the element, the gymnast executes a full 360-degree longitudinal rotation of the body while maintaining continuous support on the hands, with the legs extended and held together. The skill requires coordinated...
The Pommel Horse Circle is the foundational continuous leg-circle skill on the pommel horse, requiring rhythmic hip rotation and precise weight transfer between the handles and horse body.
The Magyar Travel is a gymnastics pommel horse skill where the athlete moves continuously sideways across the length of the horse, named after Hungarian champion Zoltan Magyar.
The Flop Circle is a pommel horse skill in gymnastics involving rapid, continuous spindle turns on the pommels, recognized for its high difficulty rating in elite competition.
The Scissor on pommel horse is a swinging skill in which the gymnast alternately passes each leg forward and backward over the horse in a scissors-like exchange while supporting on one hand.
A classic pommel horse element where the gymnast swings alternating legs in a scissors-like pattern while supporting on the hands or pommels, one of the oldest codified pommel horse skills.
