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The Thomas Flare is a gymnastics pommel horse skill involving a circular leg motion executed during routines. It was popularized by Kurt Thomas in 1978 and remains a challenging element within elite men’s artistic gymnastics. Gymnasts utilizing this skill require strength, coordination, and precise...
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...
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.
A pommel horse travel skill in which the gymnast rotates the entire body 360 degrees longitudinally while maintaining hand support, requiring precise timing and body tension throughout the rotation.
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 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.
