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1. Yelena Produnova is readying herself for the vault, and her vault involves a powerful run, a jump on to the springboard, a forward handspring on to the horse, and two tucked saltos off to land. What skill is this?
2. On vault is Elena Zamolodchikova. She salutes and sprints down the runway, leaping on to the springboard and performing a half twist on to the horse and a back salto off to land. What skill is this?
3. On vault is Alicia Sacramone. She steps into the chalk box and over to the end of the runway dusting off the excess powder on her feet. Deep breath, and she's charging down the runway. She performs a round-off on to the springboard, flic-flac on to the horse, and then pushes into a laid-out double twist to land. Which maneuver is this?
4. Gymnasts are busily preparing the even bars for the next competitor, Mo Huilan. Mounting the bars, she begins to swing, switching giants and speeds up to her release, which involves a front flip over the high bar to catch. What skill is this called?
5. On bars is Svetlana Khorkina. She scowls at the judges and spits on her palms. Running, she hits a springboard and vaults over the low bar to the high bar. A few skills and she's back down to the low bar. Next comes her low to high transition beginning with a free hip circle, releasing the low bar and launching toward the high bar to catch. What skill is this?
6. On bars, Emilie Lepennec straightens her grips and takes a deep breath. A few quick steps and she vaults over the low bar and begins her giants, hop full and one more giant before she releases. Her release involves a backward salto completing a 1/2 twist before re-grasp on the same bar. What maneuver is this called?
7. Vanessa Atler stops biting her lip long enough to toe shoot to the high bar. Giant full pirouette to a Tkatchev, then moving to her second high bar release move beginning with a kip/cast to front salto in the straddled position. What skill is this?
8. The air echos with hollow thuds as the various girls warm up for the beam. The timer has started and Nastia Liukin begins with a beautiful straddle press to handstand. Her next skill involves a back handspring with a half twist to a front walkover forward. What is this called?
9. On beam, Fan Ye of China straddle presses to sit. Switch leap, back tuck and she has survived her first acro series. Her next dance element shows beautiful extension as she split-leaps so huge she is arched backward, and her head full released back resulting in a blind landing. What skill is this called?
10. On beam is Sarah Shire. She is using a springboard to mount the beam from the end. Running and jumping on to the springboard, she performs a front handspring on to the beam landing lightly on both feet. What is this called?
11. On beam is Shantessa Pama. She uses a springboard to mount with a press to handstand, step-out. After her first acro series, she moves to her dance elements, a straddle leap followed by a leap where she leaps arching her neck and back. Bringing her pointed feet to the back of her head, she resembles the letter "O". What is this called?
12. Australian Daria Joura is about to perform her floor exercise. Her music begins, and she moves across the floor opening with a skill that includes a tucked double front salto, with a half twist out to land. What skill is this?
13. On floor is China's Cheng Fei. Opening choreography was followed by two back handsprings and into her first big skill. The skill begins with a back handspring, a half twist followed by two tucked front saltos. What skill is this?
14. On floor is the lovely Stefani Bismpikou of Greece. She completes her open pass, rebounding straight up to a straddled prone position in the air and then landing prone on the floor in front support. What is this called?
15. On floor is Elise Ray for the United States. Elise opens with a double layout, punch front, and then works through some choreography preparing for her second pass. She runs and performs a laid-out punch front with 1.5 twists. What skill is this called?
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