Balance beam dictionary part 3: Acrobatic elements. Elizabeth Grimsley @AllFlippedOut; Mar 12, 2015 ... A tuck in gymnastics is a shape where the gymnast’s legs are bent and together.

In her last event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won bronze at the balance beam individual finals after withdrawing from several other events earlier in the week.

A traditional wooden balance beam stands at around 16 feet long and four feet tall. While that may seem like plenty of room to complete the acrobatic skills expected of elite gymnasts, ...

Simone Biles captured her seventh Olympic medal on the balance beam early Tuesday morning in Tokyo. NBC will re-air Biles’ performance on the balance beam in primetime Tuesday night as part of ...

In the best beam routines, the gymnast has no wobbles and, of course, no falls. (In reality, small balance checks are common.) Judges also deduct for poor form and excessive pauses between skills.

In lab tests, not only was the robot able to walk the ~3-meter (9.8-ft) length of a 6-cm (2.4-in)-wide wooden beam, but it also withstood attempts to kick it over.

It wasn't Simone Biles' day on the balance beam. The star U.S. gymnast was on a roll -- winning a gold medal in every final she competed in at the 2024 Paris Olympics-- but Monday's performance ...

Simone Biles captured her seventh Olympic medal on the balance beam early Tuesday morning in Tokyo. NBC will re-air Biles’ performance on the balance beam in primetime Tuesday night as part of ...