Have you ever wondered what equipment your gymnast is using while practicing? Olympic.org is where all the equipment used is listed, and how each piece is used.
Still rings-
Two parallel rings 50cm apart, suspended from a cable and straps. One ring in each hand, for a series of exercises in men’s artistic gymnastics. This particularly requires stillness of the body. They are also called the “rings”.
Uneven bars-
An apparatus used in women’s artistic gymnastics. They have a top bar that is 2.4m above the floor, and a lower bar 1.6m above the floor. They are used for a series of grip changes, releases, new grasps and other complex moves.
High bar-
A bar standing 2.75 meters high, used in men’s artistic gymnastics; also called the “horizontal bar”.
Parallel bars(artistic)-
An apparatus consisting of two wooden dowels on uprights, adjustable in height and used for swinging, vaulting and balancing exercises.
Pommel horse-
A solid apparatus 115 centimeters high with two handles, or pommels, on top that men in artistic gymnastics use for a series of maneuvers. Defined by complex hand placements, and body positions, while holding themselves above the apparatus.
Plane-
An imaginary surface where moves are performed, i.e. lateral, frontal, horizontal or diagonal.
Diagonal Plane-
An imaginary surface at less than a 90-degree angle to the floor, where moves are performed.
Horizontal plane-
An imaginary surface, level with the ground, where moves are performed.
Lateral plane-
An imaginary surface to the side of, and parallel to, the body, where moves are performed.
Safety platform-
A large, thick mat that sits on the floor at each end of the trampoline to cushion the impact if anyone falls.
Vault-
A solid apparatus similar to the pommel horse, but lacking handles, and used in men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics for a variety of handsprings from a running approach.
Beatboard-
The springboard used in the men’s and women’s vault.
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