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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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The pommel horse requires massive upper body and core strength as gymnasts use only their arms to glide up and down the body of the horse.
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Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
The surge of viral memes that followed his first pommel horse routine was extra.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
Fallon said his fifth-favorite Paris moment was when Team USA pommel horse phenom Stephen Nedoroscik won two gymnastics medals — bronzes in the team final and the individual pommel horse final.
—NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
The two biggest viral stars of these Olympics are Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, aka Muffin Man, and U.S. pommel horse superstar Stephen Nedoroscik.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
The surge of viral memes that followed his first pommel horse routine was extra.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
Fallon said his fifth-favorite Paris moment was when Team USA pommel horse phenom Stephen Nedoroscik won two gymnastics medals — bronzes in the team final and the individual pommel horse final.
—NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
The two biggest viral stars of these Olympics are Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, aka Muffin Man, and U.S. pommel horse superstar Stephen Nedoroscik.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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