Definition: A press to handstand is a basic skill in which the gymnast starts in a standing or seated position, and slowly rolls up into a handstand position.
It can be done with the legs straddled or together, and is performed on the balance beam, floor exercise, parallel bars, and rings.
The skill requires balance, flexibility, and strength.
It can be done with the legs straddled or together, and is performed on the balance beam, floor exercise, parallel bars, and rings.
The skill requires balance, flexibility, and strength.
Examples:
Nastia Liukin performs a straddle press to handstand mount in her beam routineLi Xiaopeng does a kip to a piked press handstand mount on parallel bars
(Definition of a kip)
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