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Kehre (Pommel Horse)

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description Kehre (Pommel Horse) Overview

The Kehre is a classic pommel horse skill in gymnastics that involves a specific 180-degree turn or change of direction while maintaining the continuous double leg circle.

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What happens during a Kehre on pommel horse?

A basic Kehre is a turning element performed during continuous double-leg circles, with a 180-degree change of direction. The gymnast must keep the circle moving while changing support and orientation. [Pommel horse code reference](https://gymnastics.uchicago.edu/Gymnastics/2007-09%20Boys%20Gymnastics%20Rules.pdf)

Is a Kehre a circle, a flair, or a dismount?

In men's artistic gymnastics, the Kehre is a turning circle element rather than a flair or a dismount. The 2025-2028 code places Kehre swings in the pommel-horse group alongside circles, flairs, spindles, Russian work, and flops. [2025-2028 code](https://www.gimnasticna-zveza.si/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/en_1.1-MAG-CoP-2025-2028.pdf)

What does the sequence Kehre forward, reverse Stöckli, Kehre forward mean?

It describes three linked pommel-horse elements: a forward Kehre, a reverse Stöckli, and another forward Kehre. The sequence appears by name in the FIG men's artistic gymnastics code for 2025-2028. [2025-2028 code](https://www.gimnasticna-zveza.si/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/en_1.1-MAG-CoP-2025-2028.pdf)

Is every Kehre only a 180-degree turn?

The standard Kehre description uses a 180-degree turn, but codes also list variations with additional rotation. An older pommel-horse rules table, for example, lists a Kehre with a 360-degree turn around one arm. [Gymnastics rules](https://gymnastics.uchicago.edu/Gymnastics/2007-09%20Boys%20Gymnastics%20Rules.pdf)

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