WTF? That is insane
On 3 July 1980, while training at the Minsk Palace of Sport two weeks before the Moscow Olympics, Elena Mukhina was practising the pass containing the Thomas salto when she under-rotated the salto and crash-landed on her chin, snapping her spine and leaving her quadriplegic.
The Thomas Salto and other skills ending with a roll on the floor are effectively banned. It was removed from the Code of Points following several serious injuries, most notably the paralysis of Elena Mukhina in 1980. As of the 2017–2020 Code, "3/2 salto elements with reception by and then spring from the hands are not permitted,"[4] effectively banning the Thomas salto for all gymnasts.
On 3 July 1980, while training at the Minsk Palace of Sport two weeks before the Moscow Olympics, Elena Mukhina was practising the pass containing the Thomas salto when she under-rotated the salto and crash-landed on her chin, snapping her spine and leaving her quadriplegic.
The Thomas Salto and other skills ending with a roll on the floor are effectively banned. It was removed from the Code of Points following several serious injuries, most notably the paralysis of Elena Mukhina in 1980. As of the 2017–2020 Code, "3/2 salto elements with reception by and then spring from the hands are not permitted,"[4] effectively banning the Thomas salto for all gymnasts.
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