Whether you’re new to the sport or you’ve been doing it for years, it’s always a good idea to refresh your knowledge of some of the more basic gymnastics moves. These can help you stay on top of your game and prevent injury if you ever fall behind in the competition.
Bridge
The bridge is one of the most essential skills for young gymnasts to learn. It allows them to build their core muscles and stretch the shoulders, back and arms that will be needed for other gymnastic movements. It’s also a great way for them to get their feet into the air so they can perform some of the higher-difficulty skills.
Forward Roll
The forward roll is a fundamental move for every gymnast to know and perfect. It looks like a very graceful somersault when executed properly. The gymnast starts in a standing position with the hands on their legs and the toes pointed up. Then they bend their knees and hips, moving them down until they’re flat on the floor.
It is important to remember that this is a beginner skill so it should be done in a safe and controlled manner. The most important thing is that you don’t tens out or hesitating during the movement.
Round Off
The round-off is a common entry skill in all types of tumbling. This skill is often connected with a back handspring and dismount. The round-off is a sideways rotation of the body where the gymnast begins in a standing position, rotates half way and pauses in a handstand position before returning to the original standing position.
This maneuver is named after Soviet gymnast Natalie Yurchenko, who first performed it on the world stage at the 2009 World Championships in Moscow. The move has a difficulty score of 6.4 and is considered one of the hardest vaults in women’s artistic gymnastics.
Tsukahara
The tsukahara is a gymnastics maneuver that is named after Japanese gymnast Mitsuo Tsukahara. It’s a vault maneuver that involves a half-turn on the vault and then a backflip off of the vault. In many nations it’s referred to as the moon somersault or a moon salto.
It’s also a back tumbling skill that teaches gymnasts to use their arms and hands as support, which can be important when performing high-difficulty moves. A tsukahara can be performed on all types of bars and can even be adapted to the uneven bars.
Beam
The beam is the most commonly used beam in tumbling. It’s also a very popular apparatus in gymnastics. A beam is an oval-shaped piece of wood, often with a bar at one end. This can be used as a balance beam, floor exercise, or an acrobatics element.
A beam dismount is a very difficult gymnastics move, and it’s one of Biles’ signature moves. This move was first successfully completed at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
“It’s really hard to do, it’s a huge challenge,” Johnson told ABC News. It is a double layout with a half-twist that requires a lot of strength to complete.
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