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The Yurchenko 2.5, commonly known as the Amanar vault, is an elite gymnastics skill demanding exceptional power and coordination. It involves a round-off start transitioning into a back layout with two and a half twists. This complex maneuver is performed by competitive female gymnasts seeking to ma...

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The triple twist layout is an acrobatic skill combining a straight-body backward salto with three complete twists around the body’s longitudinal axis. Unlike a tucked or piked skill, the performer keeps the hips and knees extended through most of the rotation. The element is used in artistic gymnast...

Piked full out is an advanced tumbling element consisting of two backward saltos performed in a piked body position, with a full twist completed during the second salto. The athlete must maintain the pike while controlling both the somersaulting and twisting rotations before preparing for landing. I...

The Rigby is a complex competitive trampoline element distinguished by its specific combination of multiple twists and rotations performed during aerial flight.

The full twisting double back is a tumbling element in which the gymnast performs two backward saltos while completing one full twist. The twist may be integrated into the linked somersaulting action, so the athlete must control both the longitudinal and transverse rotations before landing. It is us...

A full out is a tumbling and gymnastics skill consisting of a double back salto with one full, or 360-degree, twist completed during the second salto. The timing of the twist distinguishes it from a full in, in which the twist occurs during the first rotation. The skill requires the athlete to combi...

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The Arabian is a tumbling and artistic-gymnastics skill that combines a forward takeoff with a half twist into a backward somersault. The gymnast begins the element moving forward, changes orientation during the twist, and completes the rotation backward. It is practiced by athletes training advance...

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Randolph is a named trampoline skill consisting of a forward somersault with two and a half twists. The performer must combine forward rotation and multiple axial twists before completing the landing, making body position and spatial orientation especially important. It belongs to the advanced vocab...

A fliffis is a trampoline term for a twisting double somersault. In a standard fliffis, the gymnast completes two backward rotations while adding a twist, with the exact arrangement of the twist specified by the element notation. The skill can be performed in tucked, piked, or straight body position...

A full twisting layout is an acrobatic maneuver utilized in gymnastics, cheerleading, and tumbling. During the skill, the athlete executes a straight-backed backward salto while simultaneously rotating their body a complete 360 degrees horizontally. Unlike tucked or piked positions, the layout requi...

The Quad Twist represents a pinnacle of trampoline acrobatics. It’s a complex maneuver requiring four full rotations performed during a single somersault—a feat achieved by a very small number of highly skilled competitors. This advanced skill is primarily for elite trampolinists pushing the boundar...

In tumbling and artistic gymnastics, a half out is an element that combines a double backward salto with a half twist. The twist is performed during the final salto, changing the athlete's orientation before landing. It is an advanced skill because the performer must control two backward rotations,...

The Butterfly Twist is an intermediate aerial acrobatics trick requiring precise timing and core strength. It involves a horizontal rotation of 540 degrees initiated from a single support. Typically performed by experienced aerialists and acrobats seeking to develop rotational skills and control wit...

A Rudolph, also called a Rudi or Rudy, is a trampoline element consisting of a single forward somersault with one and a half twists. It is normally performed in a straight body position and lands on the feet, although variations can change the body shape or connect it to other skills. The element is...

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In gymnastics, tumbling, and trampoline, a barani is a forward somersault combined with a half twist, so the performer changes orientation while rotating forward. The skill is used in acrobatic sequences and is identified by the half twist rather than by a full twist. Its name is associated with Ita...

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A twisting layout is an advanced acrobatic skill utilized in gymnastics, cheerleading, and power tumbling. During the maneuver, the athlete performs a backward salto while maintaining a straight-bodied layout position and simultaneously executing a longitudinal rotation, known as a twist. The degree...

A backward salto with a complete 360° body twist performed from a standing position without a run, demanding precise spatial awareness and timing and used as a difficulty marker in beginner and intermediate floor progressions.

A high-difficulty floor tumbling element named after the gymnast who first performed it in FIG-sanctioned competition, reflecting the trend of naming D- or E-rated passes after the originating athlete.

A standing full is an advanced tumbling skill in which the performer executes a backward somersault with a full 360-degree twist, beginning from a stationary standing position with no running approach. It is considered one of the more difficult standing tumbling elements and is performed in cheerlea...

The Kasamatsu Vault is a gymnastics skill contested in men's artistic gymnastics, named after Japanese gymnast Shigeru Kasamatsu. It belongs to the Tsukahara family of vaults, which require a round-off entry onto the vaulting table. The gymnast then executes a back salto off the table, incorporating...

A Triple Full is an acrobatic element performed in gymnastics, trampolining, and cheerleading. It consists of a backward layout somersault executed simultaneously with three full twists, resulting in a 1080-degree rotation. In artistic gymnastics, it is utilized as a high-difficulty tumbling pass on...

The Onodi is an acrobatic skill in gymnastics named after Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Onodi, who competed internationally in the late 1980s and 1990s. The skill consists of a back walkover or back handspring with a half twist, with the gymnast initiating the rotation backward and completing the skil...

An aerial acrobatic element combining the butterfly kick's horizontal spin with a full 360-degree body rotation, originating in wushu and tricking communities and distinguished by its distinctive sideways-spinning flight path.

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