Thomas salto
{{Short description| Extremely difficult and dangerous move performed during the floor exercise in artistic gymnastics}}
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.{{cite news |title=Kurt Thomas, first U.S. man to win a world gymnastics title, dies at 64 |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/29275771/kurt-thomas-first-us-man-win-world-gymnastics-title-dies-64 |access-date=13 June 2020 |agency=ESPN News Services |publisher=ESPN |date=6 June 2020}}
Technical details
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.{{Cite web|title=USA Gymnastics {{!}} Skills Named for U.S. Gymnasts|url=https://usagym.org/history/skills-named/|access-date=2023-12-25|website=usagym.org}}
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.{{cite book|author=Dvora Meyers|title=The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score —from Nadia to Now|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=weHPCgAAQBAJ&q=Thomas+salto+Mukhina+gymnastics&pg=PT47|year=2016|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-501-10140-3}} As of the 2017–2020 Code, "3/2 salto elements with reception by and then spring from the hands are not permitted,"{{Cite web |title=2017-2020 Code of Points Men's Artistic Gymnastics |url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/rules/files/mag/CoP_MAG_2017-2020_ICI-e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043420/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/rules/files/mag/CoP_MAG_2017-2020_ICI-e.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2020 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |page=39}} effectively banning the Thomas salto for all gymnasts.
References
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External links
- [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/rules/files/mag/CoP_MAG_2017-2020_ICI-e.pdf Code of Points for Men]
- [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202017-2020.pdf Code of Points for Women]
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