Handspring double salto forward tucked explained

The handspring double salto forward tucked, known as a Produnova in women's artistic gymnastics and a Roche in men's artistic gymnastics,[1] [2] is a vault consisting of a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults in a tucked position off it.

Men's Artistic Gymnastics

The first person to complete the vault was Cuban gymnast Jorge Roche in 1980.[1]

23 Roche vaults were performed during the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

By 2010, male gymnasts had developed more difficult variations by performing it piked or with twists.[4]

Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Under the 2017–2020 Code of Points (artistic gymnastics) for WAG, the vault had a D-score of 6.4,[5] and is considered one of the hardest vaults ever performed in women's artistic gymnastics.[6] It is currently tied with the Biles vault as the vault with the second-highest D-score. It is named after Yelena Produnova of Russia, who was the first woman to complete it successfully in 1999.[7] Produnova's coach, Leonid Arkayev, bet her that she could not perform the vault.[1] The D-score of the Produnova has been slowly reduced over the quads from 7.1 (2009–2012), to 7.0 (2013–2016), to 6.4 (2017–2020). In the 2022-2024 Code of Points, it has been reduced to a D-score of 6.0.[8]

The vault is dangerous because a gymnast could break her neck if she fell short of two rotations. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina attempted the Produnova but fell. The vault is termed the "vault of death" due to its high level of difficulty and likelihood of injury.[9] [10] [11] Asked why she did not perform the vault, Simone Biles stated, "I’m not trying to die."

Gymnasts who have successfully completed the Produnova

Notes and References

  1. News: The Produnova vault: a leap for Artistic Gymnastics at the 1999 Summer Universiade . 5 October 2022 . www.fisu.net.
  2. Čuk . Ivan . Ferkolj . S. M. . Changes in technique of handspring double salto forward tucked performed on horse and vaulting table . Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis . 2012 . 13 . 20 . 10.12697/akut.2008.13.02. free .
  3. Takei . Yoshiaki . The roche vault performed by elite gymnasts: somersaulting technique, deterministic model, and judges' scores . Journal of Applied Biomechanics . 2007 . 23 . 1 . 1–11 . 10.1123/jab.23.1.1 . 17585174 . 1065-8483.
  4. Ferkolj . M. . A kinematic analysis of the handspring double salto forward tucked on a new style of vaulting table . Science of Gymnastics Journal . 2010 . English. 2. 1. 35–48.
  5. Web site: 2013 FIG Vault Value Table. USA Gymnastics. FIG. 20 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Exploring The New Code: Women's Vault . 27 September 2012 . Gymnastike . 1 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043128/http://www.gymnastike.org/blog/42981-Exploring-The-New-Code-Womens-Vault . 8 August 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: The Vault That Is Too Wild for Simone Biles . Cohen . Ben . Radnofsky . Louise . The Wall Street Journal . 7 August 2016 . 2016-08-07 .
  8. Web site: 2022 – 2024 CODE OF POINTS Women's Artistic Gymnastics . FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE.
  9. News: Hoping to beat Simone Biles, 41-year-old Uzbek gymnast attempts the 'vault of death' . Roman Stubbs . 14 August 2016 . Washington Post .
  10. News: Why Dipa Karmakar's Produnova is a vault of death . 19 April 2016 . DNA India .
  11. News: Two gymnasts attempt the 'Vault of Death' (Video) . Daniel Tran . 14 August 2016 . Yahoo Sports .
  12. Web site: Elena Produnova Sticks World's Most Difficult Vault . 9 June 2013 . WOGymnastika . 1 August 2014 . 12 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812000435/http://wogymnastika.blogspot.com/2013/06/elena-produnova-sticks-worlds-most.html . dead .
  13. Web site: Memorable Moments From Prelims . Lawrence . Blythe . 8 October 2012 . ESPN . 1 August 2014.
  14. News: Talwar . Sushant . 'Produnova', The 'Vault Of Death'; Only 5 Women Have Nailed It . 5 October 2022 . TheQuint . 13 August 2016 . en.
  15. Web site: video: Fadwa Mahmoud (EGY) 14.950 . 29 March 2014 . youtube . 1 August 2014.
  16. Web site: After a flight, a landing: Why Dipa Karmakar's medal in Commonwealth Games is its bravest bronze. 2014-08-24. The Indian Express. 2016-04-20.
  17. Web site: Why Dipa Karmakar's Produnova is a vault of death Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. dna. en-US. 2016-04-20.
  18. News: Sloat . Sarah . Why Simone Biles Won't Attempt the "Vault of Death" . 5 October 2022 . Inverse . en.

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