speed and proper technique. During a gymnastics competition, gymnasts are judged on execution and level of difficulty. More difficult vaults are worth more points than easier vaults. In 2001, the original vault was replaced with the vaulting table, after the International...
a special type of springboard developed inGermany, is placed in front of the near end of theapparatus. The gymnast takes a run, gathers momentum as he or she nears the apparatus, rebounds off the springboard, and, with hands on the apparatus, vaults over it. A variety of tricks may be...