Definition

Noun: A specific gymnastic position on the rings, which is a variation of a reverse hang. In this position, the body is bent at the hips (piked) while hanging upside down with the back towards the floor and the face towards the ceiling.

Usage

This is a technical term used primarily in the sport of gymnastics, specifically in men's and women's artistic gymnastics when describing skills and positions on the still rings or uneven bars. It denotes a static hold or a transitional position within a routine.

Examples

• The gymnast held a perfect piked reverse hang before transitioning into a dismount.
• The routine's difficulty was increased by including a piked reverse hang on the rings.
• Judges look for a tight pike position in the piked reverse hang.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in judging criteria and code of points documents to identify specific elements.
• It can be part of a compound movement description, e.g., "from a piked reverse hang, she executed a stalder shoot to handstand."

Variants and Related Words

• Reverse Hang (Noun): The foundational position where the gymnast hangs upside down with the body straight.
• Piked (Adjective): Describing a body position bent at the hips with legs straight.
• Stalder (Noun): A common gymnastic element on bars or rings often initiated from a piked reverse hang.

Synonyms

• (There are no direct common-language synonyms. In technical contexts, it may be referred to descriptively as a "bent-hip reverse hang" or simply as the element code, e.g., "I/4" in some scoring systems, but "piked reverse hang" is the standard term.)

Related Phrases

• To hit a piked reverse hang: To achieve and hold the position correctly.
• To press out of a piked reverse hang: To move from the hang into another element, like a handstand, using strength.

Notes

This is a highly specialized term with no idiomatic or figurative usage outside of gymnastics. Its meaning is precise and refers solely to this athletic position.

Noun

1. a reverse hang performed on the rings