Yurchenko vault family

The move’s popularity grew after Elena Shushunova won the gold medal at the 1985 World Championships with the full-twisting Yurchenko vault.

[6] At the end of the run, the gymnast performs a low skipping motion called the hurdle to begin the roundoff.

[8] During the pre-flight the gymnast moves in a backwards rotation shifting the center of motion upward[10] performing a back handspring onto the vault.

[7] The gymnast makes contact with the vault with straight arms and uses their shoulders as springs to enter the air and obtain adequate height.

[7] Post flight time is determined by the vertical velocity of the gymnast as they leave the block and the center of motion moves upward.

[7] The gymnast aims to land completely vertical and perpendicular to the ground to prevent unwanted steps which would result in a loss of points.

[16] Yurchenko vaults are typically awarded higher D-scores due to the difficulty of their characteristic round-off entry with a half turn in the first phase of flight.

The move consists of two flips in the pike position where the legs are extended straight and the body is folded forward at the waist.