Tumbling (gymnastics)
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In gymnastics, tumbling is an acrobatic discipline which is practiced on a 25 meter long dynamic track.
This sport is practiced both by men and women. Tumblers go along the track performing eight consecutive elements, without interruption, or change of the rhythm. Only feet and hands contacts with the track are allowed.
Governed by rules established by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) tumbling is one of the Gymnastic disciplines. Most elements of tumbling are also practiced on Floor Exercise by participants of both Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) and Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG). Tumbling elements such as the round-off and back-handspring (flic) are commonly integrated into the balance beam routines of gymnasts.
Tumbling has only been an Olympic gymnastics event once, at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and was a demonstration event in 1996 and 2000. It is one of the events of the World Games.
[edit] Basic Tumble moves
- front tuck somersault
- back tuck somersault
- back handspring
- roundoff
- layout
- Strait Back
- layout
- brani
- flip-flop
[edit] Famous tumblers
- Alexei Kryjanovsky (RUS)
- Chrystel Robert (FRA)
- Elena Blujina (RUS)
- Fen Tao (CHN)
- Alexander Rasolin (RUS)
- Seamus O Cearra (IRL)
