HEAD LANDINGS - Banned Gymnastics Technique!

The Thomas Salto, is a technique that was used in a gymnastic floor routine first pioneered by american gymnast Kurt Thomas. It was a tucked 1½ backflip with 1½ twists ending in a forward roll. The main danger here is the athlete landing head first into a roll. (the backflip is often referred to a backwards Salto which is the gymnastic term for sommersault) which is why its called the Thomas Salto The Thomas Salto Roll-out took near-perfect timing to avoid either under-rotation (and landing on the chin) or over-rotation (and landing on the back of the head). It was banned following a series of incidents including the paralysis of the soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina. As a result of her injury and other similar incidents, the Thomas salto and other rollout techniques have been removed from the Code of Points as an allowed skill for women and more recently for men too. ----------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE 13: This is the 13th addition to: THE BANNED TECHNIQUE series where we look at unorthodox or banned techniques used in sports. Be sure to check out my other videos in the Banned Techniques Series about the Long Jump Somersault, Backflip High Jump, Steadying the Bar in Pole Vault, the Spinning Technique in Javelin, the cartwheeling shotput and more. Banned Techniques    • Banned Techniques   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS MUSIC: "Savfk - The Grid" is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)    / savfkmusic   Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/the-grid-song Music: Strobe Musician: Jeff Kaale #gymnast #gymnastics #olympics #track #trackandfield #sovietunion #worldchampionships #bannedtechnique #bannedthings #running #runner #jumper #olympics #olympictrials #worldrecord #finance #wealth #insurance #attorney #Lawyer #flip #athletics #sports #documentary #viral #viralvideo #longjump #javelin #shotput #history