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pommel horse |
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pommel horseor side horseGymnastics event for men. It uses a padded rectangular apparatus supported by legs and with two pommels (U-shaped handles) on the top. The gymnast performs various swinging and balancing feats, holding himself over the horse by means of the pommels or by grasping the front (neck), centre (saddle), or rear (croup) of the horse. The apparatus stems from a wooden horse used by the Romans to teach mounting and dismounting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``In order to take it to the next level and be competitive with the best gyms in the world, we need to do some renovations,'' said Chris Waller, who took fifth place in the pommel horse competition at the Olympics. So there I was, lying on the floor with my legs in the air, as though I had just performed the world's worst pommel horse dismount. O'Connor spent four years at West Point as a collegiate gymnast, specializing in the pommel horse. |
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