Common Gymnastics Terms For Gymnastics Newbies

Long-time gymnastics fans use certain terms and abbreviations for certain things. The terminology from the Code of Points plus the various slang used by gym fans often make it sound like an entirely different language. Here is a Gymternet Dictionary with 78 pages of definitions.

Terms

Term	Definition	Abbrev.	AKA	Looks Like
Yurchenko	vaulting style involving a round-off onto the springboard and a backflip onto the vaulting table	N/A	N/A
Tsukahara	vaulting style involving a handspring with a half turn onto the vaulting table to backflip off	N/A	Tsuk
full-in	full twisting double tuck back somersault	N/A	N/A
piked full-in	full twisting double pike back somersault	PFI	N/A
double double	double twisting double tuck back somersault	N/A	N/A
triple double	triple twisting double tuck back somersault	N/A	Biles 2
1/1	full twist	N/A	N/A
3/2	one and a half twists	N/A	N/A
2/1	double twist	N/A	double full
5/2	two and a half twists	N/A	N/A
3/1	triple twist	N/A	triple full
7/2	three and a half twists	N/A	N/A
CI	competition where only the team competition is contested	N/A	N/A	N/A
CII	competition where only the all-around is contested	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIII	competition where only the individual event finals are contested	N/A	N/A	N/A

Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition	AKA	Looks Like
FTY	full-twisting Yurchenko	N/A
DTY	double-twisting Yurchenko	N/A
TTY	triple-twisting Yurchenko	N/A	this skill is not currently in the Code of Points; the gif comes from a video edited to essentially create the TTY
DLO	double layout	N/A
1/1 DLO	full-twisting double layout	N/A
2/1 DLO	double-twisting double layout	N/A
BHS	back handspring	N/A
FHS	front handspring	N/A
LOSO	layout step-out	N/A
QF	qualification round	qualifications, preliminary round, prelims, quals	N/A
TF	team final	N/A	N/A
AA	all-around	N/A	N/A
EF	event final	N/A	N/A
VT	vault	N/A	N/A
UB	uneven bars	AB - asymmetric bars	N/A
BB	balance beam	N/A	N/A
FX	floor exercise	N/A	N/A
CV	connection value	CB - connection bonus	learn more here
SV	start value	DV - difficulty value	learn more here
SB	series bonus	N/A	learn more here