Pike Jump

Viktoria Karpenko – 2000 Olympics All-Around

Event
Floor exercise

Skill type
Dance

Value
A

Known as
Pike jump
Pike

About
At this point, the pike jump on floor is more of a theoretical element than an actual thing anyone does. We really only see A (0.1) dance elements on floor as filler first skills in fulfilling the passage of dance requirement—and those elements must land on one foot, so the pike jump is out—or connected onto the end of tumbling passes for combination bonus, and the pike jump would be a little more awkward for that than some others.

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