Toe-on 1/2 to Back Tuck/Pike (Comaneci)

Event
Uneven Bars

Skill type
Dismount

Known as
Comaneci
Comaneci dismount
1/2 turn to back tuck

Named after
Nadia Comaneci (ROU)

About
The Comaneci is a closely-related cousin of the dismount we still see today, the front tuck 1/2 (like she might actually be your half sister even though everyone calls her “Cousin Becky”), but the difference comes in the timing of the twist. Rather than being a 1/2-twisting front salto, the Comaneci dismount has a 1/2 twist when immediately releasing the bar, followed by a back tuck. Nonetheless, the two dismounts are valued the same.

Value
C

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