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Artistic GymnasticsArtistic gymnasticsArtistic 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...
- AmanarAmanarThe Amanar is an artistic gymnastics vault, first performed by Simona Amanar at the 2000 Olympics.Performance at an Olympics or World Championships is required to get naming credit. The Amanar belongs to the Yurchenko vault family, and contains two and a half twists in the backward salto.The skill...
(vault), Yurchenko on - 2½ twist off(vault), after Simona AmânarSimona AmânarSimona Amânar is a Romanian gymnast. She is a seven-time Olympic medalist and a ten-time world medalist. Amânar helped Romania to win four consecutive world team titles as well as the 2000 Olympic team title. She has a vault named after her, the Amanar...
(Romania). - BlanikBlanik (vault)Blanik is the name of a techique in vault in artistic gymnastics, a double front handspring vault in piked position in, followed by a double back Tsukahara. The piked performance of the technique has rating 10.0 in the Code of Points. The vault was first performed by the Polish gymnast Leszek...
, named after Leszek BlanikLeszek BlanikLeszek Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.-Olympics:...
, a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artistic gymnast. - Borden - straddle pike jump done from a sideways position on the balance beam with a ½ or ¾ turn, after Amanda BordenAmanda BordenAmanda Kathleen Borden is a retired American gymnast, who was one of the members of the gold medalist United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent 7. Borden was the team captain of the Magnificent Seven, with all six other members submitting her name in the vote, including the...
(USA) - Bhardwaj (uneven bar)Bhardwaj (uneven bar)Bhardwaj is a move on the uneven bars in artistic gymnastics in which the gymnast performs a layout salto with full twist from the high bar to catch the low bar. This movement can also be described as a full-twisting Pak salto. The move is named after American gymnast Mohini Bhardwaj, who was the...
-the high bar, does a backward flip (Pak Salto), with full-twist, and catches the low bar, after Mohini BhardwajMohini BhardwajMohini 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...
(USA). - BhavsarBhavsarThe Bhavasar are an ethnic group in India. They are from the traditional Kshatriya varna in Hinduism.-Origin and legends:The Bhavasar's legendary origin dates back to the Saurashtra. Tradition holds the community was formed by Bhavsingh and Sarsingh, two young princes from north-western India...
(rings)-pull through momentary, front lever press to Maltese, after Raj BhavsarRaj BhavsarRaj Bhavsar is an American artistic gymnast of Indian descent. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Champion U.S. team. He earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, becoming the third Indian-American ever to medal at the Olympics, after Mohini Bhardwaj and Alexi Grewal...
(USA). - Bhavsar II (parallel bars) Long Hang Swing forward, straddle cut backward, and regrasp with straight body at horizontal (Tippelt to long hang swing)
- Bi - Turn (uneven bars), after Bi WenjingBi WenjingBi Wenjing is a Chinese gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in uneven bars, and placing fourth in the team competition with the Chinese team.-References:...
(China). - Brause (uneven bars)-done from the low bar facing away from the high bar, with a cast to front salto forward and catching the high bar, after Doris Fuchs-Brause (USA)
- Bryan (pommel horse) -scissors with ½ turn to handstand, ½ pirouette and straddle back down,after Casey Bryan. (USA)
- Bulimar (floor) is a Johnson leap (switch leap with turn to side position) with additional turn, after Diana BulimarDiana BulimarDiana Bulimar is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Since 2011, an element on the floor exercise is named after her. The "Bulimar" is a Johnson leap with additional turn....
(RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - Cassina (horizontal bar), after Igor CassinaIgor CassinaIgor Cassina is an Italian gymnast who won gold in the men's horizontal bar at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This competition saw a crowd protest over a low score for a routine by Alexei Nemov of Russia, which lasted for fifteen minutes until the score was raised...
(Italy). - Cheng FeiCheng FeiCheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
- Yurchenko 1/2 on - 1½ twist off(vault), after Cheng FeiCheng FeiCheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
(China). - Chusovitina (floor) - Full Twisting Double Layout Salto, after Oksana ChusovitinaOksana ChusovitinaOksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina is an Olympic medalist and World Champion gymnast who has competed for Germany since 2006. She was formerly a citizen of, and a competitor for, the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan ....
- Chow/Khorkina (unven bars)-Stalder 1½ pirouette and Chow II (unven bars)-Stalder to Shaposhnikova, after Amy ChowAmy ChowAmy Yuen Yee Chow is a retired American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7, the first American team to win Olympic gymnastics gold...
(USA) - Comaneci saltoComăneci saltoThe Comăneci salto is a gymnastics manoeuvre on uneven bars, developed primarily by Nadia Comăneci and rated E . It is a dismount off the uneven bars with a half twist into a back somersault...
(uneven bars), after Nadia ComăneciNadia ComaneciNadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
(Romania). - Dagget (pommel horse)-scissor backward with ½ counterturn, after Tim Dagget (USA)
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(uneven bars)-back giant with 1 ½ turn in the handstand, after Dominique Dawes (USA) - Diomidov (parallel bars), after Sergei Diomidov (USSR).
- Dos Santos (floor) and Dos Santos II (floor), after Daiane dos SantosDaiane dos SantosDaiane Garcia dos Santos is one of Brazil's most successful female gymnasts. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at age 20, she won the world title on her specialty apparatus, the floor exercise.-Personal life:...
(Brazil). - Drăgulescu(vault), handspring double front somersault with half turn, after Marian DrăgulescuMarian DragulescuMarian Drăgulescu is a Romanian artistic gymnast. During his senior gymnastics career he has won an impressive number of 26 medals at Olympic games, World or European Championships among which eight gold medals at World Championships...
(RomâniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
). - Erceg (balance beam mount),after Tina Erceg
- Fontaine (uneven bars dismount) -double somersaulting dismount is a back tuck with ½ twist into a front, after Larissa Fontaine.
- GarrisonGarrisonGarrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
(floor)-cat leap forward with bent legs and 1 ½ turn, GarrisonGarrisonGarrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
(balance beam)- free shoulder roll forward to stand or tuck stand without hand support, GarrisonGarrisonGarrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
(balance beam)-starts from an extended tuck sit, Valdez swing over backward through horizontal plane with support on one arm and GarrisonGarrisonGarrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
(balance beam)-round-off, tucked full mount, after Kelly Garrison (USA) - Gatson (parallel bars)-a swing backward with full turn hop to handstand, after Jason Gatson (USA).
- Gaylord I (horizontal bar)-front giant into a one-and-one-half front salto over the bar to regrasp – a front somersault in tuck, pike or straddled position over the bar, after Gaylord II (horizontal bar)-back giant into a layout Gienger (back salto, ½ ) over the bar to regrasp – a front somersault in tuck, pike or straddled position over the bar., after Mitch GaylordMitch GaylordMitchell Jay Gaylord , is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.Gaylord was born in Van Nuys, California, son of Fred and Linda Gaylord. While attending UCLA, he won the All-Around in the 1983 and 1984 U.S...
(USA). - GiengerGiengerThe Gienger is a gymnastics skill performed on the uneven bars for women and the high bar for men. It is named after German gymnast Eberhard Gienger. The release move looks like a half-turn layout "flyaway" above the bar....
salto (high bar, uneven bars), after Eberhard GiengerEberhard GiengerEberhard Gienger is a German politician and former gymnast. The Gienger salto is named after him. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- Weblinks :...
(Germany) - Gómez (floor) - Quadruple spin, after Elena GómezElena GómezElena Gómez Servera is a Spanish artistic gymnast. She is the 2002 World Champion on the floor exercise, where she was the only gymnast to perform a quadruple turn , and the first-ever Spanish female gymnast to win the World title...
(Spain) - Grigoraş (beam), after Cristina Elena GrigoraşCristina Elena GrigorasCristina Elena Grigoraş is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team . Individually, she won four medals at the 1981 European Championships...
(Romania). - Hayden (horizontal bar) -a double salto backward in layout, with full twist over the bar, after Daniel Hayden (USA)
- Henrich (balance beam) -a stag-split,r split leap or jump forward with ½ turn, landing on both feet or in a one-two step-out or a split jump in side position with bending of rear leg backward upward that starts from a cross stand, after Christy HenrichChristy HenrichChristina "Christy" Renee Henrich was a world-class American artistic gymnast whose death from anorexia nervosa at 22 led to major reforms in the way women's gymnastics is covered on television and in the news media....
(USA) - Hindorff (uneven bars), after Sylvia Hindorff (GDR).
- Humphrey (floor) -switch split leap forward with a ¼ turn to side split leap or straddle pike position, after Terin HumphreyTerin HumphreyTerin Marie Humphrey is a United States gymnast. She was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in Athens, Greece where she helped the team to a silver medal. This was the best ever result achieved by an American Olympic gymnastics team away from home. Her teammates were Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia...
(USA) - Hypolito (floor), after Diego HypólitoDiego HypolitoDiego Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast and the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the floor exercise. He is the first male gymnast from Brazil, and South America, to medal at the World Championships...
(Brazil). - Jäger-salto (high bar, uneven bars), after Bernd Jäger (GDR).
- Janz Salto (uneven bars), after Karin Janz. (GDR)
- JohnsonJohnsonJohnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"...
(floor)-a switch-split leap forward with leg change and ¼ turn to side split leap or straddle pike position, after Brandy JohnsonBrandy JohnsonBrandy Johnson, also known as Brandy Johnson-Scharpf is a retired American gymnast, gymnastics judge and stuntwoman....
(USA) - Kasamatsu (vault), after Shigero Kasamatsu (Japan).
- Kim (floor) , Double tuck back salto, after Nellie KimNellie KimNellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
(USSR) - Khorkina (floor), Hop with 1.5 turns to front lying support, after Svetlana KhorkinaSvetlana KhorkinaSvetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has...
- Khorkina I (uneven bars), Khorkina II (uneven bars), Khorkina (balance beam), Khorkina/Chow (uneven bars), Khorkina (floor), Khorkina I (vault) and Khorkina II (vault), after Svetlana KhorkinaSvetlana KhorkinaSvetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has...
(Russia). - Kotchetkova (balance beam)- full-twisting back handspring, after Dina KotchetkovaDina KotchetkovaDina Anatolyevna Kochetkova is a Russian gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympics. Stylistically, Dina was considered by many to be the "last of the Soviets," performing difficult skills with elegant, clean technique...
(RUS) - Korbut FlipKorbut FlipTwo gymnastics skills are known by the name, Korbut Flip. They are the same skill performed on two separate apparatus. Both, extremely difficult, were first performed internationally by the Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut....
(balance beam)-standing back somersault, Korbut FlipKorbut FlipTwo gymnastics skills are known by the name, Korbut Flip. They are the same skill performed on two separate apparatus. Both, extremely difficult, were first performed internationally by the Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut....
(uneven bars)-standing on the high bar, does back flip, then catches the bar, after Olga KorbutOlga KorbutOlga Valentinovna Korbut , also known as the Sparrow from Minsk, is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team....
(USSR). - LiukinLiukinLiukin , feminine form Liukina is a Russian family name.* Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic Women's All-Around Champion representing the United States...
(floor), after Valeri LiukinValeri LiukinValeri Viktorovich Liukin is a retired competitive artistic gymnast who competed for the former Soviet Union. Liukin is the 1988 Olympic Champion in the team competition and individually on the horizontal bar and Olympic silver medalist in the all-around and the parallel bars...
(USSR) - Li Li - German Giant (uneven bar), Li Li - 1¼ turn on back (balance beam), after Li LiLi Li (gymnast)Li Li is an artistic gymnast from China. She competed during the early 1990s, and retired in 1994. An Olympian, World Cup medallist and national champion, the beam was her best apparatus. Here, she pioneered the exceptionally difficult and innovative 1 1/4 turning back spin...
(China). - Li Ya - salto (uneven bar), Li Ya - dismount after Li YaLi YaLi Ya is a former Chinese gymnast. She was a member of the Chinese team that won the team competition at the 2006 World Championships and was a member of the 2004 Olympic Team...
(China). - Liu Xuan - salto (uneven bar) - Giant circle backward to hanstand on one arm, after Liu XuanLiu Xuan (gymnast)Liu Xuan is a Chinese Gymnast. She was coached by Guo Xinming and Zhang Zhen.Liu said she took up gymnastics with encouragement from her mom, who had to cease gymnastics training during her younger years because of the closure of the gym during the Cultural Revolution...
(China). - Magyar walk (pommel horse), after Zoltán MagyarZoltan MagyarZoltán Magyar was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s...
(Hungary). - MaloneyMaloneyMaloney is a surname of Irish origin. The name 'Maloney' is derived from the old Irish 'Ua Maol Dhómhnaigh. Their family motto is 'In Domino Et Non In Arcu Sperabo' which is translated as 'In God and not in my bow I will hope.'The name may refer to:-Persons:...
(uneven bars)-a pike sole circle backward to handstand with a 360° turn after the handstand phase to mixed-L or L grip and MaloneyMaloneyMaloney is a surname of Irish origin. The name 'Maloney' is derived from the old Irish 'Ua Maol Dhómhnaigh. Their family motto is 'In Domino Et Non In Arcu Sperabo' which is translated as 'In God and not in my bow I will hope.'The name may refer to:-Persons:...
(uneven bars)-begins from an inner front support on the low bar and consists of a pike sole circle backward through a handstand with flight to a hang on the high bar, after Kristin Maloney (USA) - Ma dismount (uneven bar)-a hecht-front salto-full, after Ma YanhongMa YanhongMa Yanhong is a retired Chinese Olympic athlete. She was the first Chinese gymnast, male or female, to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships and the Olympic Games....
(China). - McCool (balance beam) -The beam mount approaches toward the end of the beam and is a flyspring forward with flight before and after the hand support on the beam and lands on both feet - approach at end of beam, after Courtney McCoolCourtney McCoolCourtney Lynn McCool is an American gymnast, who was a team member in the 2004 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastic team. Although she didn't compete in the team finals, she helped the team place second, earning the silver medal behind Romania...
(USA) - McNamaraMcNamaraMcNamara is a surname of Irish origin. It originated from the region of County Clare. The name began with the chieftain Cumara, of Maghadhair in county Clare. Cumara is a contracted form of Conmara - hound of the sea. His son, Domhnall, who died in 1099, adopted the surname Mac Conmara, or son of...
(uneven bars (mount))- a jump to hang on the high bar into a free hip circle to handstand with 1/2 turn in the handstand, after Julianne McNamaraJulianne McNamaraJulianne Lyn McNamara was an American artistic gymnast, who was born to Australian parents. She was the winner of the U.S. women's first individual event gold medal in Olympic history....
(USA) - Melissanidis (vault)-A round-off entry onto the vault table and after blocking off the vault table, rotates a 2 ½ back somersault, after Melissanidis (Greece)
- Memmel (floor) - Double Turn with leg held in split position, after Chellsie MemmelChellsie MemmelChellsie Marie Memmel is an American gymnast. She is the 2005 World All-Around Champion, making her the third American woman, after Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller, to become World Champion in the All-Around. She is also a World Champion on the uneven bars and as part of the U.S. team...
(USA) - MillerMillerA miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
- (uneven bars) cast to handstand with 1½ turn after handstand to mixed-L grip, and (balance beam) back dive 1/4 turn to handstand, 1/2 turn pirouette to front split in handstand after Shannon MillerShannon MillerShannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...
(USA). - Mo - salto (uneven bar), after Mo HuilanMo HuilanMo Huilan is a Chinese gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was one of China's most successful gymnasts in the 1990s. She is known for performing routines of exceptional difficulty and technique, but also for inconsistency....
(China). - Mostepanova (floor) - Front Handspring with full twist before hand support, after Olga MostepanovaOlga MostepanovaOlga Vasilyevna Mostepanova is a retired prominent Soviet gymnast. Her birth year has been variously reported as 1968 or 1969, but Mostepanova herself has stated that she was actually born in 1970.-Gymnastics career:...
- MukhinaElena MukhinaElena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France...
SaltoSaltoSalto may refer to:*Salto, a Latin word for "to leap/jump", and in gymnastics refers to a somersault* Glasflügel H-101 "Salto" -Organisations:...
(floor) - double salto forward tucked or piked, with full 360 twist - named after Elena MukhinaElena MukhinaElena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France...
. - Okino (uneven bars (dismount))-a free hip underswing with ½ twist to layout back salto and Okino (balance beam)- triple pirouette (triple turn), after Elizabeth (Bettty) Okino
- Omelianchik (balance beam) and Omelianchik (vault), after Oksana OmelianchikOksana Omelianchik-Early life and career:Omelianchik was born on January 2, 1970 or December 31, 1969 in Ulan-Ude, USSR). She was originally a figure skater, and participated in her first skating meet at the age of 6. She began gymnastics on the recommendation of her skating choreographer, who believed she had...
(USSR). - O'Neill (still rings)- a stretched double feige backward to a hang, after Paul O'NeillPaul O'Neill (gymnast)Paul O'Neill is an American gymnast most noted for his work on rings.-Early life and education:O'Neill was born to Evelyn and John O'Neill, one of the family's four sons. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School for two years and Aurora Central for one. He was State Champion on rings in 1983...
(USA) - Onodi (balance beam), after Henrietta ÓnodiHenrietta ÓnodiHenrietta Ónodi is an Olympic gold winner Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics....
(Hungary). - Pak SaltoPak saltoThe 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....
(uneven bars)-the high bar, does a backward flip, and catches the low bar, after Gyong Sil Pak (North Korea) - Patterson (balance beam) - A double Arabian dismount, after Carly PattersonCarly PattersonCarly Rae Patterson is an American singer and former gymnast. She is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame...
(USA). - Phillps (balance beam) – A handstand straddle split, with a 90 degree backbend, originally performed on the balance beam and press to side handstand, front walkover to side stand on both legs, after Kristie Phillps (USA)
- Podkopayeva (vault), Podkopayeva (floor) - double front somersault with a 1/2 twist, after Lilia PodkopayevaLilia PodkopayevaLilia Alexandrivna Podkopayeva ; born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a retired Ukrainian gymnast who became the 1996 Olympic all-around champion, the 1995 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships all-around champion and the 1996 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships all-around champion...
(Ukraine). - Popa (floor) - straddle pike jump with 1/1 turn (360°), after Celestina PopaCelestina PopaCelestina Popa-Toma is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1985 and 1988. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world gold and silver medalist with the team...
(Romania) - Produnova (vault)- Handspring forward on – tucked double salto forward off, after Elena Produnova (RUS)
- Ray I (uneven bars) - a stalder backward with release and counter movement forward to catch the high bar, Ray II (uneven bars) - a handstand on the high bar to a pike sole circle backward into a backward counter straddle-reverse hecht over the high bar and a recatch and Ray III (uneven bars dismount) - An double twisting double layout uneven bar dismount, after Elise RayElise RayMary Elise Ray is an American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 1999 World Championships.-Biography and early career:...
(USA) - The Retton Flip (uneven bars) – a transition (front flip) from low- to high-bar, resulting in the gymnast perched or "sitting" on top of the high bar, after Mary Lou RettonMary Lou RettonMary Lou Retton is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title, after 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-Personal life:Retton was born in Fairmont, West...
(USA) - Roth (pommel horse) – from a cross support, rearways, reverse Stockli, wendeswing forward to reverse Stockli to cross support forward on other end, without touching pommels, after Bill Roth (USA)
- Semenova (floor) - a double spin with the leg in back attitude, after Ksenia SemenovaKsenia SemenovaKsenia Andreyevna Semenova is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 World Champion on the uneven bars, and the 2008 European Champion on the uneven bars and the balance beam. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning Russian team at the 2008 European Championships...
(Russia) - shaham (high bar)- after Noam Shaham (Israel)
- Shaposhnikova (uneven bars), after Natalia ShaposhnikovaNatalia ShaposhnikovaNatalia Vitalyevna Shaposhnikova , , married name Natalia Sout, was a Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic Champion, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. She was born in Rostov on Don, Russian SFSR. She was known for her risky and original skills along with her expressive choreography, especially on...
(USSR). - Shewfelt (vault) Yurchenko stretched with 5/2 twists Kyle ShewfeltKyle ShewfeltKyle Keith Shewfelt is a Canadian gymnast. His gold medal in the men's floor exercise competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first medal ever by a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the first Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics...
(Canada) - Shushunova (floor), after Yelena ShushunovaYelena ShushunovaYelena Lvovna Shushunova is a Russian gymnast, World, European, and Olympic Champion. Shushunova is renowned for her dynamic vaulting and tumbling skills as well as her longevity and exceptional consistency...
(Russia). - Silivaş mount (balance beam) and SilivaşSilivasSilivaş may refer to several villages in Romania:* Silivaş, a village in Hopârta Commune, Alba County* Silivaş, a village in the town of Gherla, Cluj County...
(floor), after Daniela SilivaşDaniela SilivasViorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea...
(Romania) - Stalder (high bar) Free circle bwd. straddle or legs together through handstand Josef StalderJosef StalderJosef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...
(Swiss) - Stroescu (floor) is a stretched forward salto with 2½ twists after Silvia StroescuSilvia StroescuSilvia Alexandra Stroescu is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic, world, and European gold medalist with the team. A skill on the floor exercise is named after her; "Stroescu" is a stretched forward salto with 2½ twists.-Early life and career:She was one of the most successful junior...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... - StrongStrong-People:*Strong *Strong Vincent , Union Army officer who played a major role in the Battle of Gettsyburg-Fictional characters :* Tom Strong, in comic book series* Captain Strong, in Superman comics series* Mr. Strong, in Mr...
(uneven bars) and Lori hop (balance beam), after Lori Strong - StrugStrugStrug is a small settlement on the left bank of the river Dravinja in the Makole municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Podravje statistical region.A small chapel in the...
(floor) – a tour jete with additional ½ turn and a landing on both feet, after Kerri Strug (USA) - TalaveraTalaveraTalavera may refer to the following:Places* Talavera de la Reina, a city in Toledo province, Spain, where two battles took place:** Battle of Talavera, during the Peninsular War** Battle of Talavera de la Reina , during the Spanish Civil War...
(balance beam) – pommel horse-like move with the circle done like a flair, after Tracee TalaveraTracee TalaveraTracee Talavera is a retired artistic gymnast of Mexican-American descent who competed for the United States at the Olympics and World Championships. She was the 1981 and 1982 U.S... - Teza (balance beam) – Yurchenko loop is performed with a full twisting handspring, after Elvire TezaElvire TezaElvire Teza is a retired French gymnast who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was the French National Champion in gymnastics in 1997, 1999 and 2000....
(France) - Thomas flair (pommel horse, floor exercise), Thomas saltoThomas saltoThe 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.-Technical details:...
(floor) – a 1 ½ salto backward in a tucked or piked position with 1 ½ twists and, Thomas saltoThomas saltoThe 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.-Technical details:...
(floor) - 1 ½ salto backward in a layout (straight) position with 1 ½ twists, after Kurt ThomasKurt Thomas (gymnast)Kurt Bilteaux Thomas is an American Olympic gymnast.While at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, Thomas became a member of the US Olympic team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1978, Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in floor exercise in a world championship...
(USA). - Tkachev (uneven bars), after Alexander Tkachyov (USSR).
- Tsukahara (vault)Tsukahara (vault)The Tsukahara can refer to a specific vault and a family of vaults in artistic gymnastics. The first Tsukahara vault was performed by Mitsuo Tsukahara in 1972....
, after Mitsuo TsukaharaMitsuo TsukaharaMitsuo Tsukahara is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He was five times an Olympic Gold Medalist. His remained active in the sport after his retirement from competition...
(Japan). - Urzică(uneven bars)eponymous salto forward to 1/1 turn to upper arm hang rated, after Marius UrzicăMarius UrzicaMarius Daniel Urzică is a Romanian gymnast. Urzică is an Olympic champion, a three-time world champion and a three-time European champion on pommel horse. He competed at three Olympic games, medaling each time on pommel horse and contributed to the team bronze in Athens 2004...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. - Wang Huiying - Front Handspring layout barani (vault), after Wang Huiying (China).
- Wells (parallel bars) – a giant swing backward with in-locate forward, after Trent Wells
- White (uneven bars) – a front stalder into an L-grip to handstand with ½ turn in handstand, after Morgan WhiteMorgan White-Career and film information:Best known to a generation of Hawaii viewers as "Pogo Poge" in the locally-produced Checkers & Pogo show, White also wrote and produced several episodes of the show. Checkers & Pogo, which ran from 1967 to 1982 and produced by KGMB/Honolulu, is considered the...
- Yang Bo (balance beam), after Yang Bo (China).
- Yurchenko (vault)Yurchenko (vault)Yurchenko is the name of both a specific vault and a vault family in artistic gymnastics. The Yurchenko was named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, who originated the vault in the early 1980s....
and Yurchenko loopYurchenko loopA Yurchenko loop is a skill performed on the balance beam in women's artistic gymnastics. It is named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, who originated and competed the element in the early 1980s....
(balance beam), after Natalia YurchenkoNatalia YurchenkoNatalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko was a Soviet artistic gymnast, who was the women's all-around gold medalist at the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
(USSR). - Zamolodchikova - Tsukahara stretched with 2/1 turn (720°) off (vault), flic-flac with 1/1 twist to hip circle BWD (balance beam), after Elena ZamolodchikovaElena ZamolodchikovaElena Mikhailovna Zamolodchikova , nicknamed "Zamo", was a two-time Olympic gymnast. She began gymnastics at the age of six. In 1999 she participated in her first major senior competition, the World Gymnastics Championships, where she won the gold in vault, the bronze in the all-around...
(RUS). - Yarotskaya (uneven bars) - Stalder hecht from low bar to high bar, after Irina Yarotskaya (Ukraine).
Association Football
- Panenka penalty kick, after Antonín PanenkaAntonín PanenkaAntonín Panenka is a Czech former footballer.- Club career :An attacking midfielder known for the quality of his passing and his free kicks, Panenka played for Bohemians Prague for most of his career, joining the club as a youth in 1959. In 1981 Panenka left Bohemians for Austrian club Rapid...
(Czech Republic) - Zidane Spin / The Roulette (alternative name for 360-spin), after Zinedine ZidaneZinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
(France) - Bosman rulingBosman rulingUnion Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 of the EC Treaty...
, after Jean-Marc BosmanJean-Marc BosmanJean-Marc Bosman is a former Belgian footballer, whose judicial challenge of the football transfer rules led to the Bosman ruling...
(Belgium). - Cruijff TurnCruijff TurnThe Cruijff Turn was perfected by Johan Cruijff who was immortalised in having this trick of evasion named after him...
, after Johan Cruijff (Netherlands). - Makélélé role (alternative name for a defensive midfielder), after Claude MakéléléClaude MakéléléClaude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...
(France). - a la Meazza, after Giuseppe MeazzaGiuseppe MeazzaGiuseppe "Peppino" Meazza , also known as il Balilla, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club. He led Italy to win two World Cups: in 1934 and in 1938, winning the Golden Ball Award in 1934. He is widely considered the...
(Italy). - a la Piola, after Silvio PiolaSilvio PiolaSilvio Piola was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final.Piola is third in the all-time...
(Italy). - Stanley Matthews move, after Sir Stanley Matthews (England).
- Ronaldihno Move (alternative name for elastico), after RonaldinhoRonaldinhoRonaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
(Brazil) who popularized the move invented by Roberto Rivelino (Brazil). - Jay Jay Okocha Move, after Jay-Jay OkochaJay-Jay OkochaAugustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his stepovers, skill, technique, and being 'so good that they named him twice'...
(Nigeria). - Robinho pull back, after RobinhoRobinhoRobson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
(Brazil). - Rivelino step over and Turn after Roberto Rivelino (Brazil).
- Juan Riquelme move, after Juan Román RiquelmeJuan Román RiquelmeJuan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...
(Argentina). - Ferenc Puskás move, after Ferenc PuskásFerenc PuskásFerenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954...
(Hungary) - Diego Maradona move (alternative name for 360-spin), after Diego MaradonaDiego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
(Argentina). - Kerlon's Seal dribbleSeal dribbleThe seal dribble is a football move. It is performed by flicking the ball up from the ground onto the head, whereby the player then proceeds to run past opponents, whilst bouncing the ball on top of his forehead, imitating a seal. The seal dribble makes it very hard for the defending team to...
, after Kerlon (Brazil). - Aguanís, left foot dribble, after Raúl GonzálezRaúl GonzálezRaúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04....
(España).
Athletics
- Fosbury FlopFosbury FlopThe Fosbury Flop is a style used in the athletics event of high jump. It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics brought it to the world's attention...
, a high jump style named after Dick FosburyDick FosburyRichard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury is one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. He completely revolutionized the high jump event, inventing a unique "back-first" technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop, adopted by almost all high jumpers today. His method was to sprint... - Volzing, a now illegal pole vault technique named after Dave Volz
BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- Mendoza LineMendoza LineThe Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose lifetime batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting...
, named after Mario MendozaMario MendozaMario Mendoza Aizpuru is a former Major League Baseball infielder. Mendoza, a lifetime 0.215 hitter, is best known as the threshold for batting aptitude, with the "Mendoza Line", meaning a batting average of .200....
. - Pesky's polePesky's PolePesky's Pole, commonly referred to as The Pesky Pole, is the nickname for the right field foul pole at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. It is named after Johnny Pesky, who played second base, shortstop and third base for the Red Sox from 1942 to 1952, except for 1943-45 during World War II....
, named after Johnny PeskyJohnny PeskyJohn Michael Pesky , nicknamed "The Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was a Major League Baseball shortstop, third baseman, and manager. During a 10-year career, he played in 1942 and from 1946-1954 for three different teams. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while serving in World War...
. - Tal's Hill, named after Tal SmithTal SmithTalbot Merton Smith is an American former professional baseball executive who has served in high baseball operations positions — including general manager and club president — as well as the founder of a firm that advises Major League Baseball teams on salary arbitration cases.A veteran of 54...
. - Tommy John surgeryTommy John surgeryTommy John surgery, known in medical practice as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body...
, named after Tommy JohnTommy JohnThomas Edward John Jr. is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history...
. - RuthianBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
, a term for a longer homer run named after Babe Ruth. - Steve Blass Disease, a term applied to talented players who seem to inexplicably lose their ability to accurately throw a baseball.
BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
- Ali shuffle, named after Muhammad AliMuhammad AliMuhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
- Queensberry rules, after John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (United Kingdom).
CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- Bosie (alternative name for a googlyGooglyIn cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie , an eponym in honour of its inventor Bernard Bosanquet.- Explanation :...
), after Bernard BosanquetBernard Bosanquet (cricketer)Bernard James Tindal Bosanquet was an English cricketer best known for inventing the googly, a delivery designed to deceive the batsman. When bowled, it appears to be a leg break, but after pitching the ball turns in the opposite direction to that which is expected, behaving as an off break instead...
(England). - Kolpak, after Maroš KolpakMaroš KolpakMaroš Kolpak is a Slovak handball goalkeeper and coach. Kolpak played 71 national team games for Slovakia...
, a Slovak team handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player whose victory in the European Court of JusticeEuropean Court of JusticeThe Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
opened the door to numerous non-English players in English county cricketCounty cricketCounty cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
. (Term also used in both codes of rugby.) - Mankading, after Vinoo Mankad (India).
- Marillier shotMarillier shotThe Marillier shot is a modern shot in cricket which involves using the bat as a ramp to flick a ball backwards over the batsman's shoulder for a boundary. It is a rare, risky and unorthodox shot but when successfully used can be devastating...
, after Doug MarillierDouglas MarillierDouglas Anthony Marillier is a Zimbabwean cricketer.He is a right hand batsman and a right arm offspin bowler. One of earliest vulgarisers of the "scoop" stroke which is designed to sail over fine-leg, he has a one-day top score of 100, achieved in Sharjah against Kenya in April 2003...
(Zimbabwe).
Figure SkatingFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
- Axel jumpAxel jumpThe Axel is a figure skating jump with a forward take-off. It is named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen, who first performed the jump in 1882. An Axel jump has an extra ½ rotation in the air due to its forward take-off...
, after Axel PaulsenAxel PaulsenAxel Paulsen was a Norwegian figure skater and speed skater. He is the inventor of the figure skating Axel jump.-Biography:Paulsen first publicly executed the Axel jump in 1882 at the World Championships in Vienna while wearing speed skates...
(Norway). - Besti squatBesti squatA Besti squat is a figure skating move. It is similar to the spread eagle in that the skater travels along an edge with both skates on the ice, the toes turned out to the sides and the heels facing each other...
, after Natalia BestemianovaNatalia BestemianovaNatalia Filimonovna Bestemianova is a Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in her competitive career...
(Russia). - Biellmann spin, after Denise BiellmannDenise BiellmannDenise Biellmann is a Swiss professional figure skater. She is the 1981 European and World Champion. She won the Swiss Championships three times.-Amateur career:...
(Switzerland). - Charlotte spiralCharlotte (figure skating)The charlotte , also known as the candle stick, is a figure skating spiral. The skater bends forward and glides on one leg with the other one lifted into the air. The skater's torso is upright, but during the charlotte, the skater's torso is as close to the grounded foot as possible. When performed...
, after Charlotte OelschlagelCharlotte OelschlagelCharlotte Oelschlägel, aka Charlotte Hayward was a German professional skater. For most of her life, she used only her first name as her stage name....
(Germany). - Ina BauerIna Bauer (element)An Ina Bauer is a moves in the field element in figure skating in which a skater skates on two parallel blades. One foot is on a forward edge and the other leg is on a backwards and different parallel edge. The forward leg is bent slightly and the trailing leg is straight. If the leading leg is on...
, after Ina BauerIna Bauer (figure skater)Ina Bauer is a German retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1957-1959 German national champion. She twice placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships, once in 1958 and once in 1959...
(Germany). - Kerrigan spiral, after Nancy KerriganNancy KerriganNancy Ann Kerrigan is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.-Early life and skating career:...
(USA). - Lutz jumpLutz jumpThe Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.- Lutz technique:...
, after Alois LutzAlois LutzAlois Lutz was an Austrian figure skater. He invented the Lutz jump. He performed it for the first time in competition in 1913.-References:*...
(Austria). - Salchow jumpSalchow jumpThe Salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge of one foot. The rotation in the air is made in the direction of the curve of the take-off edge. The landing is made on the back outside edge of the foot opposite the one used for take-off. One or more rotations may be...
, after Ulrich SalchowUlrich SalchowKarl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century....
(Sweden). - Loop jumpLoop jumpThe Loop jump is a figure skating jump that takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same backwards outside edge. For a jump with counterclockwise rotation, this is the right back outside edge. It is named from its similarity to the loop compulsory figure. The invention is widely...
, in some countries (Germany and Poland, for example) this jump is called a Rittberger, after Werner RittbergerWerner RittbergerWerner Rittberger was a German figure skater.Rittberger invented the Loop jump in 1910...
(Germany). - 'Tano lutzLutz jumpThe Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.- Lutz technique:...
, after Brian BoitanoBrian BoitanoBrian Anthony Boitano is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985-1988 U.S. National Champion. He turned professional following the 1988 season...
(USA). - Walley jumpWalley jumpA Walley jump is a full rotation jump in figure skating where the skater jumps off the backward inside edge, makes one full rotation in the air, and then lands on the backward outside edge of the same foot. For a counterclockwise jump, the takeoff and landing are on the right foot...
, after Nate Walley (USA). - Kayla Catch, after Kayla Doig (Australia).
- Rippon lutzLutz jumpThe Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.- Lutz technique:...
, after Adam RipponAdam RipponAdam Rippon is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents champion, the 2008 and 2009 World Junior champion, the 2008 U.S. junior national champion, and the 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.- Personal life :...
(USA).
Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- The Datsyuk, after a particular move by Pavel Datsyuk (Russia).
- Gordie Howe hat trickGordie Howe hat trickIn ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game. It is named after Gordie Howe, well known for his skill at both scoring and fighting....
, after Gordie HoweGordie HoweGordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...
(Canada). - Lemieux cycle, after Mario LemieuxMario LemieuxMario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...
(Canada). - Savard spin-o-rama (or Savardian spin-o-rama), originally named after Serge SavardSerge SavardSerge Aubrey "The Senator" Savard, OC, CQ is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, most famously with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He is also a local businessman in Montreal, and is nicknamed the Senator.-Playing career:Savard played minor league hockey with the...
(Canada), but made famous by Denis SavardDenis SavardDenis Joseph Savard is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1997, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000...
(Canada).
Rhythmic GymnasticsRhythmic gymnasticsRhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
- Timochenko, after Alexandra TimoshenkoAlexandra TimoshenkoOlexandra Olexandrivna Tymoshenko born 18 February 1972 in Boguslav, Ukraine, USSR) is a former Soviet Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She started gymnastics in 1980 at age 8 and she retired at age 20 in 1992. She was coached by the famous mother/daughter combination of Albina and Irina Deriugina...
(USSR). - Cid Tostado Element, after Almudena Cid TostadoAlmudena Cid TostadoAlmudena Cid Tostado is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She is the oldest currently competing elite rhythmic gymnast. Almudena lives in Barcelona. Almudena holds a modelling contract with Nike and she has modelled for an underwear store, Love Store. She speaks Spanish, Basque and English...
(ESP). - Ring Pivots, after Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS)
- Pivots, after Daria KondakovaDaria KondakovaDaria Kondakova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast from Moscow, Russia.She obtained very good results in her first season , culminating in her all around silver medal at the Worlds Championships in Mie....
(RUS) - Pivot TurnPivot turnThe term pivot turn or simply pivot refers to certain turning dance steps which may differ in different dance styles, with common character that the turn is a rotational movement of the whole body around one's own vertical axis, as if around a pivot. During the turn the foot swivels on the floor...
, after Daria DmitrievaDaria DmitrievaDaria Andreyevna Dmitrieva is a Russian rhythmic gymnast she was born on June 22 of 1993 in Irkutsk, Russia. She won the ribbon gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow....
(RUS)
Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
- Sonny-Billed, means to have a really hard driving tackle performed on you, it is named after Sonny Bill Williams who consistently performed these tackles.
- Hopoate, named after John HopoateJohn HopoateJohn Hopoate is a former professional rugby league footballer and boxer. He played club football for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers and Northern Eagles in the National Rugby League competition. Hopoate also gained selection for Tonga, in the Australian national team and in the New...
- FalconFalconA falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
, to get hit in the head by a football, named after Mario 'The Maltese Falcon' Fenech.
SkiingSkiingSkiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
- Gundersen methodGundersen methodThe Gundersen method is a method in the Nordic combined developed by Gunder Gundersen, a Nordic combined athlete from Norway, that was first used in the 1980s...
, after NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier Gunder GundersenGunder GundersenGunder Gundersen was a Norwegian nordic combined skier and sports official. During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals and the Holmenkollen ski festival three times Gunder Gundersen (September 12, 1930 — June 2, 2005) was a Norwegian nordic combined...
, for the point time differential set up between the ski jumpingSki jumpingSki jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
and cross country skiing portions of the event.
WrestlingAmateur wrestlingAmateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
- Karelin lift, after Alexander KarelinAlexander KarelinAleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin, or simply Alexander Karelin, is a Hero of the Russian Federation and was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later, after its dissolution, for Russia. He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games...
(USSR/Russia). - John Smith single, after John T. SmithJohn T. SmithJohn T. "J.T." Smith is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the 1990s.-Tri-State Wrestling Alliance:...
(USA). - Lou Thesz press, after Lou TheszLou TheszAloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz was a United States professional wrestler and 18-time world heavyweight champion, most notably holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times. Combined, he held the NWA Championship for 10 years, three months and nine days , longer than anyone else in history...
(USA)