handspring
noun
hand·spring
ˈhan(d)-ˌspriŋ 
: an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
Examples of handspring in a Sentence
He did a handspring on the lawn.
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The Yurchenko entry — a roundoff onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the vault table — is named after former Russian gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, who debuted her eponymous skill in 1982.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
With every tumble, handspring and stuck landing at the Paris Olympics, trailblazing two-time gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo of Team Philippines ignited a wave of Filipino pride.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
One of the most complex is her second pass: a full-twisting front flip connected immediately into a roundoff, back handspring and full-twisting double back flip.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024
The move, formerly known as the Yurchenko double pike, is extremely difficult and requires a round-off entry onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vaulting table and two flips with straight legs.
—Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
With every tumble, handspring and stuck landing at the Paris Olympics, trailblazing two-time gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo of Team Philippines ignited a wave of Filipino pride.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
One of the most complex is her second pass: a full-twisting front flip connected immediately into a roundoff, back handspring and full-twisting double back flip.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024
The move, formerly known as the Yurchenko double pike, is extremely difficult and requires a round-off entry onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vaulting table and two flips with straight legs.
—Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024
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“Handspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handspring. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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handspring
noun
hand·spring
ˈhan(d)-ˌspriŋ
: a tumbling feat in which the body turns in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
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