Roundoff
Sign in to saveA roundoff is a move in gymnastics similar to a cartwheel, except the gymnast lands with two feet placed together on the ground instead of one foot at a time, facing the direction of arrival. It was also sometimes called an arabian handspring.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Roundoff is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to vertical and horizontal, dance and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics Acro dance moves and Gymnastics elements.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Sport
- gymnastics
- Image
- Gymnastics 0000.gif
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Round-off (floor)
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Description
- References
A roundoff is a move in gymnastics similar to a cartwheel, except the gymnast lands with two feet placed together on the ground instead of one foot at a time, facing the direction of arrival. It was also sometimes called an arabian handspring.
The roundoff is a gymnastic technique that turns horizontal speed into vertical speed and can be used to turn forward impulse from a run into backwards impulse. Roundoffs are used by most acrobatic sports, including gymnastics, dancing, and cheerleading.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roundoff” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.