description Adolph Overview
The Adolph is a forward somersault with three and a half twists, making it a highly difficult acrobatic skill. It is associated mainly with trampoline and other disciplines that allow substantial airborne rotation. The name identifies the skill within the sport's established naming system, in which difficult elements are often named after athletes connected with their development or first successful performance.
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What is an Adolph in trampoline gymnastics?
An Adolph is a single forward somersault with three and a half twists. Three and a half twists equal 1,260 degrees of rotation, making it an advanced airborne skill. [FIG Code of Points](https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20TRA%20CoP%202025-2028.pdf)
Why does the Adolph have three and a half twists?
The name describes the skill's rotation count rather than three and a half somersaults. The athlete completes one forward somersault while adding three full twists and one half twist.
Is the Adolph mainly a trampoline skill?
It is most strongly associated with trampoline gymnastics and other disciplines that allow substantial airborne rotation. The defining movement remains a forward somersault with three and a half twists.
What makes the Adolph difficult to land?
The performer must control one forward somersault and 3.5 twists at the same time, then open and align for the landing. A small timing error can change both body position and landing direction.
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