Not only the Thomas Salto but all roll out skills are banned for women, in fact, the rules now specificy that all tumbling passes must be landed feet first. A somersault (also flip, heli, and in gymnastics salto) is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. It was a move that involved multiple somersaults and at the end of the sequence, a half-somersault and roll-out. Many have been injured. Examples of other gymnasts that competed risky, now banned, tumbling passes include Olga Korbut in 1972 & Yelena Davydova in 1980 & Olga Strazheva in 1988 & Baerbel Wielgoss in 1989 [1] A somersault can be performed forwards, backwards, or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground. Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina (Russian: Елена Вячеславовна Мухина; first name sometimes rendered "Yelena", last name sometimes rendered "Muchina"; June 1, 1960 – December 22, 2006) was a Soviet gymnast who won the all-around title at the 1978 World Championships in Strasbourg, France.. The Thomas Salto was named after American gymnast Kurt Thomas. Without question roll-out skills are very dangerous. This move was banned for women after several injured themselves A mistake can involve a neck injury resulting in paralysis. He was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (World Championships), doing so in 1978.

Her career was on the rise and she was widely … The “Thomas salto” was also named after Thomas. The skill is notably dangerous since its roll out characteristic requires exact precision on landing. Clip also includes snippets of Thomas performing on pommel horse and high bar at … Recall that 1978 World Champion Yelena Mukhina became a partial quadriplegic in 1980 after under-rotating a “Thomas” salto (see video below). [1] One year later, he set the record for most medals won at a single worlds by an American … Kurt Bilteaux Thomas (March 29, 1956 – June 5, 2020) was an American Olympic gymnast. Kurt Thomas wins gold on floor at the 1978 World Championships.