Pak salto
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The Pak, or Pak salto, is a release move performed on the uneven bars in women's artistic gymnastics
. The move starts with the gymnast facing the low bar, swinging forwards towards the low bar and performing a straight backward salto to catch the low bar.
), which increases its difficulty level.
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
. The move starts with the gymnast facing the low bar, swinging forwards towards the low bar and performing a straight backward salto to catch the low bar.
Variations
The Pak salto can also be performed with a full twist (called a Bhardwaj salto, after American gymnast Mohini BhardwajMohini Bhardwaj
Mohini Bhardwaj is a retired American gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a team silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
), which increases its difficulty level.
External links
- Code of Points at the official website of the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG)
- YouTube video of girls learning the Pak salto