Yurchenko loop

Yurchenko loop

A 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.

In a standard Yurchenko loop, the gymnast stands sideways on the beam, dives backwards into a back handspring (the "loop"), grasps the beam, performs a back hip circle and ends up in a front support position, resting on her hands.

French gymnast Elvire Teza performed a variation of the Yurchenko loop with a full twisting handspring in the 1990s. The element is referred to as "The Teza" in the "Code of Points".

See also

*Yurchenko (vault)

External links

* [http://www.shanfan.com/animations/93wa/ll93wabb3.gifAn animation of the Yurchenko loop]
* [http://www.shanfan.com/animations/95ibm/et95ibmbb1.gifAn animation of the Teza]
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