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Gym Terms - Y
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Y-Scale:
A position in which the gymnast forms a Y by holding one leg near their head with the other still on the floor.
Example: Morgan Hamm in the Y-Scale position.

Yamashita:
Handspring vault with the body in a piked position before the landing. Created by Haruhiro Yamashita of Japan.
Example: Gymnast performs a Yamashita vault. (YouTube video link)

Yurchenko:
A style of vaulting in which the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard then a backhandspring onto the horse. Created by Natalia Yurchenko of the Soviet Union.
Example: Natalia Yurcenko of the Soviet Union performs a Yurchenko vault. (YouTube video link)