In gymnastics, a full-in means that the gymnast performs a full-twisting double back (two flips backward) with the twist happening in the first flip.
A full-in can be done in the tucked, piked or layout position (when the gymnast’s body is fully stretched out with the legs straight). It can be used as a dismount off the uneven bars, beam, rings, parallel bars, or high bar; as a tumbling pass on the floor; or as a move on a trampoline.
Other Terms
A full-in can also be called a full-in, back-out.
The double back may also be referred to as a double back salto. A salto is a type of flip where you flip from your feet and land on your feet again, without using your hands. For a tucked salto, tuck your knees into your chest as you flip over, almost like doing a somersault in the air. You can do a salto both forward and backward, but a full-in refers to two backward saltos. A salto can be done on many different apparatus.
Not to Be Confused With
If a gymnast performs the twist on the second flip it is called a full-out.If the gymnast splits the twist between the two flips it is called a half-in-half-out.
See the Difference Yourself
A full-in: Here, gymnast Shannon Miller performs a tucked full-in in her first tumbling pass in the 1992 Olympics floor exercise. A half-in-half-out: Carly Patterson does a tucked half-in-half-out as her first tumbling pass in 2002. A full-out: Dominique Dawes dismounts the uneven bars with a full-out in the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Alternate Spellings
Some people write “full in” without the hyphen. The Meriam-Webster Dictionary doesn’t list a preference in spelling.
In gymnastics, a full-in means that the gymnast performs a full-twisting double back (two flips backward) with the twist happening in the first flip.
A full-in can be done in the tucked, piked or layout position (when the gymnast’s body is fully stretched out with the legs straight). It can be used as a dismount off the uneven bars, beam, rings, parallel bars, or high bar; as a tumbling pass on the floor; or as a move on a trampoline.
Other Terms
A full-in can also be called a full-in, back-out.
The double back may also be referred to as a double back salto. A salto is a type of flip where you flip from your feet and land on your feet again, without using your hands. For a tucked salto, tuck your knees into your chest as you flip over, almost like doing a somersault in the air. You can do a salto both forward and backward, but a full-in refers to two backward saltos. A salto can be done on many different apparatus.
Not to Be Confused With
If a gymnast performs the twist on the second flip it is called a full-out.If the gymnast splits the twist between the two flips it is called a half-in-half-out.
See the Difference Yourself
A full-in: Here, gymnast Shannon Miller performs a tucked full-in in her first tumbling pass in the 1992 Olympics floor exercise. A half-in-half-out: Carly Patterson does a tucked half-in-half-out as her first tumbling pass in 2002. A full-out: Dominique Dawes dismounts the uneven bars with a full-out in the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Alternate Spellings
Some people write “full in” without the hyphen. The Meriam-Webster Dictionary doesn’t list a preference in spelling.
In gymnastics, a full-in means that the gymnast performs a full-twisting double back (two flips backward) with the twist happening in the first flip.
A full-in can be done in the tucked, piked or layout position (when the gymnast’s body is fully stretched out with the legs straight). It can be used as a dismount off the uneven bars, beam, rings, parallel bars, or high bar; as a tumbling pass on the floor; or as a move on a trampoline.
Other Terms
A full-in can also be called a full-in, back-out.
The double back may also be referred to as a double back salto. A salto is a type of flip where you flip from your feet and land on your feet again, without using your hands. For a tucked salto, tuck your knees into your chest as you flip over, almost like doing a somersault in the air. You can do a salto both forward and backward, but a full-in refers to two backward saltos. A salto can be done on many different apparatus.
Not to Be Confused With
If a gymnast performs the twist on the second flip it is called a full-out.If the gymnast splits the twist between the two flips it is called a half-in-half-out.
See the Difference Yourself
A full-in: Here, gymnast Shannon Miller performs a tucked full-in in her first tumbling pass in the 1992 Olympics floor exercise. A half-in-half-out: Carly Patterson does a tucked half-in-half-out as her first tumbling pass in 2002. A full-out: Dominique Dawes dismounts the uneven bars with a full-out in the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Alternate Spellings
Some people write “full in” without the hyphen. The Meriam-Webster Dictionary doesn’t list a preference in spelling.
In gymnastics, a full-in means that the gymnast performs a full-twisting double back (two flips backward) with the twist happening in the first flip.
A full-in can be done in the tucked, piked or layout position (when the gymnast’s body is fully stretched out with the legs straight). It can be used as a dismount off the uneven bars, beam, rings, parallel bars, or high bar; as a tumbling pass on the floor; or as a move on a trampoline.
Other Terms
A full-in can also be called a full-in, back-out.
The double back may also be referred to as a double back salto. A salto is a type of flip where you flip from your feet and land on your feet again, without using your hands. For a tucked salto, tuck your knees into your chest as you flip over, almost like doing a somersault in the air. You can do a salto both forward and backward, but a full-in refers to two backward saltos. A salto can be done on many different apparatus.
Not to Be Confused With
- If a gymnast performs the twist on the second flip it is called a full-out.If the gymnast splits the twist between the two flips it is called a half-in-half-out.
See the Difference Yourself
- A full-in: Here, gymnast Shannon Miller performs a tucked full-in in her first tumbling pass in the 1992 Olympics floor exercise.
- A half-in-half-out: Carly Patterson does a tucked half-in-half-out as her first tumbling pass in 2002.
- A full-out: Dominique Dawes dismounts the uneven bars with a full-out in the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Alternate Spellings
Some people write “full in” without the hyphen. The Meriam-Webster Dictionary doesn’t list a preference in spelling.
