The Thomas salto is an extremely difficult and dangerous move performed during the floor exercise in artistic gymnastics . It is named after American gymnast Kurt Thomas .
5-474: The Thomas salto consists of a 1½ salto backward in a tucked or piked position with 1½ twists or a 1½ salto backward in a layout (straight) position with 1½ twists, landing in a forward roll on the floor. The move and other skills ending with a roll on the floor are effectively banned. It was removed from the Code of Points following several serious injuries, most notably the paralysis of Elena Mukhina in 1980. As of
10-414: A half twist to forwards, and end with one or more saltos forwards. They can be trained by beginning with an Arabian dive roll and adding a front salto to it. They are counted as front tumbling in women's artistic gymnastics and back tumbling in men's artistic gymnastics . By 2003, the tucked double back salto had become common in women's gymnastics. The triple back salto exists in men's gymnastics but
15-467: A horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head . A somersault can be performed forwards, backwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground. When performed on the ground, it is typically called a roll . The word 'somersault' is derived from Old Provençal sobresaut (via Middle French sombresault ) meaning "jump over", from sobre , "over" (from Latin supra- , as in supranational ); and saut , "jump" (from Latin saltus ,
20-464: The 2017–2020 Code, "3/2 salto elements with reception by and then spring from the hands are not permitted," effectively banning the Thomas salto for all gymnasts. This article on Gymnastics is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Somersault A somersault (also flip , heli , and in gymnastics salto ) is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around
25-436: The same root as salient ). Somersaults may be performed with different positions, including tucked, piked (bent at the hips), straddled, and layout (straight body). Somersaults are often completed with twists. The sport of tumbling does not require participants to combine both front and back elements, and most tumblers prefer back tumbling as it is easier to build momentum. Arabian saltos begin backwards, continue with
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