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pommel horse
noun
1
: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor
2
: an event in which the pommel horse is used
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For their freestyle dance, Stephen brought along fellow members of his gymnastics team to showcase his incredible strength and gymnastic skills (and, of course, his pommel horse made an appearance).
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
In the pommel horse, cult sensation Stephen Nedoroscik got the bronze.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The performance, in which the gymnast incorporated his signature pommel horse, brought the ballroom to their feet.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The gymnast played his partner like a guitar before turning his foxtrot into an opportunity to show off more of his pommel horse moves on the ground.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
In the pommel horse, cult sensation Stephen Nedoroscik got the bronze.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The performance, in which the gymnast incorporated his signature pommel horse, brought the ballroom to their feet.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The gymnast played his partner like a guitar before turning his foxtrot into an opportunity to show off more of his pommel horse moves on the ground.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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