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- Release move or release
- Skill on the uneven bars, parallel bars or high bar in which the gymnast lets go of the apparatus, performs a skill in the air, and regrasps the bar.
- Ribbon
- A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. The ribbon is a long piece of material attached to a stick.
- Rings
- See still rings.
- Roll
- A roll is a rotation over an axis in the body over a surface.
- Rope
- A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is made of a material that retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. It is knotted at the end.
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- A discipline of gymnastics in which competitors manipulate apparatuses. The sport combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation. Athletes are scored on their leaps, balances, pivots, flexibility, apparatus handling, and artistic effect.
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