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A well-rounded gymnast must be able to perform a wide array of athletic maneuvers, including lunges, cartwheels, somersaults, saltos, back tucks, front handsprings, back handsprings, and more. One elemental maneuver in any gymnast’s palette is the front walkover, which can be seen at all levels of gymnastics, from amateur competitions to the Summer Olympic Games.
>What Is a Front Walkover?
A front walkover is an acrobatic maneuver that involves lifting one’s legs above one’s torso in a back bridge position. The legs fully rotate such that the gymnast both starts and finishes in a standing upright position.
To the untrained eye, the front walkover resembles a hybrid of a cartwheel, a handstand, and a round-off. In truth it is its own unique maneuver that draws upon a wide set of gymnastic skills. The front walkover can be found in a floor exercise, on the balance beam, or in realms that go beyond competitive gymnastics, such as acro dance and circus.
