Double Turn (Floor Exercise)

McKayla Maroney – 2012 US Olympic Trials

Event
Floor exercise

Skill type
Turn

Value
B

Known as
Double turn
Double spin

About
At times, the double turn on floor has been a victim of its value of B (0.2)—not high enough to want to count, so why would anyone ever do it?

At present, though, the double turn is having a bit of a moment as the second element in a D+B turn combination for a bonus tenth, coming on the back of something more difficult like a Memmel or a double L, with a step into the double turn on the opposite leg.

Because gymnastics is a comedy, not a drama