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The Miller is a highly complex trampoline skill involving a backward somersault combined with thirty-five full twists. It was developed by American champion Wayne Miller during the 1960s and remains an elite acrobatic feat. This skill is primarily performed by competitive trampolinists seeking to de...
A backward tucked somersault performed on the 10-centimeter-wide balance beam, one of the foundational acrobatic elements in women's artistic gymnastics.
A standing back tuck is a fundamental gymnastics move where an athlete jumps backward into a tucked salto without a run-up, heavily utilized in floor routines to build momentum.
The Rudi (Rudy) is a front somersault with one and a half twists performed in trampolining and freestyle aerials, named after American trampolinist Rudy Subtract in the mid-20th century.
A backward layout salto incorporating a full 360-degree longitudinal twist, a core floor exercise element and prerequisite for learning advanced multi-twist skills.
The Back Somersault on Beam is a foundational gymnastics acrobatic element where the athlete performs a complete backward rotation on the apparatus.
A backward salto executed with the body fully extended, prized in gymnastics for its aesthetic line and used as the foundation for layout-twisting skill combinations.
A Layout Half is a fundamental gymnastics and trampolining skill where the athlete performs a straight-body backward or forward salto while executing a 180-degree twist.
Salto mortal is the traditional European circus term for a somersault or salto performed in the air, historically considered so dangerous it was once briefly outlawed in Europe.
A backward somersault in a fully extended (layout) body position, the most fundamental aerial skill in gymnastics, used in floor exercise, balance beam, and tumbling.
