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Jaeger (gymnastics)

Jaeger (gymnastics)

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A Jaeger or Jäger is a move on horizontal bar or uneven bars in artistic gymnastics in which a gymnast swings backward in L-grip or reverse grip, and performs a front somersault, either in tuck, straddled, piked, or in layout (straight) position.[1][2] The skill is named after Bernd Jäger, who was the first gymnast to perform the skill in an international competition.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Code of Points - Women's Artistic Gymnastics. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 2009–2012.
  2. [2]
    MAG COP 2022-2024, p. 144
  3. [3]
    Eckhard Herholz. "Bernd Jäger: A gymnastics innovator turns 60!". GYMmedia. Retrieved 21 November 2015.


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