Skills Named For U.S. Women
Women’s FIG “Code of Points” Skills
These are skills named after U.S. athletes that are still included in the current FIG Code of Points.
Uneven bars
Bhardwaj Salto (Mohini Bhardwaj) – From the high bar, facing the low bar, swing down and flip backwards with a 360 degree twist to catch the low bar.
Chow (Amy Chow) – Stalder (swing around the bar in a straddle position backward) to handstand with one-and-one-half turn in handstand, ending in mixed-L grip.
Dawes (Dominique Dawes) – Giant with one and a half turns in handstand.
Fontaine (Larissa Fontaine) – Swing down between bars – swing forward to salto backward tucked with 180 degree twist into salto forward tucked.
Maloney (Kristin Maloney) – Swing backwards, bringing feet to the bar and into a handstand position while executing a 360 degree turn to mixed-L or L grip.
Maloney (Kristin Maloney) – Innerfront support on low bar, pike sole circle backward through handstand with flight to hang on high bar.
McNamara (Julianne McNamara) – Jump to clear support on high bar, immediate clear hip circle (circle backward without hips touching bar) to handstand with 180 degree turn in handstand phase on high bar.
Miller (Shannon Miller) – Cast handstand, 540 degree turn to mixed-L grip.
Okino (Betty Okino) – On high bar, facing away from the low bar, clear underswing with 180 degree twist to back flip in stretched position.
Ray (Elise Ray) – On low bar, facing high bar, stalder backward (straddle position underneath bar) to release and hang on high bar.
Ray (Elise Ray) – On high bar, swing underneath touching feet and releasing to fly backward over high bar and regrasp (toe-on Tkatchev).
Ray (Elise Ray) – Double layout dismount with two full twists.
Ray (Elise Ray) – Handstand on high bar – pike sole circle backward counter straddle – reverse hecht over high bar to hang.
White (Morgan White) – Stalder forward in L-grip to handstand with 180 degree turn in handstand.
Balance Beam
Borden (Amanda Borden) – Sideways straddle jump with a half turn.
Garrison (Kelly Garrison) – Round off onto spring board, back tucked salto with 360 degree twist to land on beam.
Garrison (Kelly Garrison) – Free shoulder roll forward with straightening to tuck stand or stand without hand support.
Garrison (Kelly Garrison) – From extended tuck sit – Valdez swing over backward through horizontal plane with support on one arm.
Henrich (Christy Henrich) – Sideways split jump with rear leg bent upward.
Humphrey (Terin Humphrey) – 2.5 turn in tuck stand on one leg, free leg at horizontal throughout turn.
McCool (Courtney McCool) – Jump to handstand with hip angle to handspring forward to land on two feet.
Okino (Betty Okino) –Triple turn on one leg – free leg optional below horizontal.
Patterson (Carly Patterson) – Arabian double salto forward tucked.
Phillips (Kristie Phillips) – Press to side handstand, front walkover to side stand on both legs .
White (Morgan White) – Wolf jump from side position with 180 turn, take-off from both legs.
Floor exercise
Garrison (Kelly Garrison) – Cat leap with 540 degree turn.
Johnson (Brandi Johnson) – Split leap forward with leg change and quarter turn to side split leap or straddle pike position.
Memmel (Chellsie Memmel) – 720 degree turn with free leg held upward in 180 degree split position.
Strug (Kerri Strug) – Tour jete with additional 180 turn to straddle position, land on both legs.