Event
Floor exercise

Skill type
Acrobatic

Value
B

Known as
Whip 1/2
Whip back 1/2

About
The whip 1/2 essentially serves a back layout with a 1/2 turn, but one that generates momentum so that you can actually connect it into something with more value.

The 2025 code amendment to award 0.2 of combination bonus when a B acrobatic element is connected directly into a D element raised the profile of the whip 1/2 into something that might genuinely be useful in a modern floor routine.