Event
Floor exercise
Skill type
Acrobatic
Value
C
Known as
Rudi
Front layout 1.5
Front 1.5
About
The humble rudi. And it typically is quite humble. Because it is the same value as the front layout full in elite, we don’t see all that many rudis. Generally if you’re going to do a C, you’ll pick the easier one. Some people who really, really love front twisting will do the whole gang, but there aren’t too many.
The rudi is more common on floor in NCAA, where it is a useful D (0.4) element instead of a pedestrian C (0.3). But, a 2020 rule change to add a bonus tenth for routines ending with a double flipping salto or E (0.5) pass was not-so-subtly designed to stop everyone from ending their routines with a raggedly old afterthought rudi starring janky corkscrew legs. It mostly worked.
As for the name rudi, it’s part of the front-tumbling terminology that gymnastics inherited from acrobats. The term barani indicates a front salto with 1/2 twist, with rudi indicating 1.5 twists and randi indicating 2.5 twists. The rudi takes its name from Dave Roudolph, a trampoline acrobat in the 20s.