walkover
1
7.7
A backward bend where you swing your legs over to stand again
- noun
- /ˈwɔːkˌoʊvər/
- Specialized
:
cambio de espalda
- a back walkover
This technique is just meant to decrease the duration of the walkover.
- This technique is just meant to decrease the duration of the walkover.
Examples
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Next she tried a back walkover, but she was hampered by several rolls of toilet paper under her T-shirt, which was tucked into her cutoffs.
Fiction book (1995) -
The gymnast performed a flawless walkover during the competition.
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After months of practice, she finally mastered the walkover in her gymnastics routine.
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His coach praised him for executing a perfect walkover at the start of the performance.
How Difficult
flip
21
3.7
21
3.7
handspring
7
5.8
7
5.8
walkover
1
7.7
- Specialized
1
7.7
to somersault
5
2.9
5
2.9
backbend
1
6.8
- Specialized
1
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Walkover comes from the simple parts walk and over, because you 'walk' your feet 'over' your body in the move. That's why a walkover in gymnastics is the backbend where the legs move over the head until you stand again.