So far, we’ve been focusing primarily on acrobatic skills that are named after gymnasts in the Code of Points, to include dismounts from bars and beam, release moves on bars, and acrobatics on beam. This week, we’re taking a look at the dance side, summarizing pirouettes that have been named for elite gymnasts in the current Code of Points on balance beam and floor exercise.

Balance Beam

Li Li
Named for: Li Li (China)
Competed at: 1990 World Cup
Description of skill: 1 ¼ spin on back in kip position (hip-leg angle closed)
Value of skill: C (0.30)

Galante
Named for: Paola Galante (Italy)
Competed at: 2009 World Championships
Description of skill: 1 ½ spin with free leg held at 180 degrees
Value of skill: D (0.40)

Preziosa
Named for: Elisabetta Preziosa (Italy)
Competed at: 2011 World Championships
Description of skill: Full spin with free leg held backwards
Value of skill: D (0.40)

Humphrey
Named for: Terin Humphrey (USA)
Competed at: 2004 Olympic Games
Description of skill: 2 ½ spin in tuck stand on one leg, with free leg horizontal throughout
Value of skill: E (0.50)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Simone Biles (USA)

Mitchell
Named for: Lauren Mitchell (Australia)
Competed at: 2010 World Championships
Description of skill: Triple spin in tuck stand on one leg, with free leg optional position
Value of skill: E (0.50)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Sarah Finnegan (USA)

Okino
Named for: Betty Okino (USA)
Competed at: 1991 World Championships
Description of skill: Triple spin on one leg, with free leg optional below horizontal
Value of skill: E (0.50)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Casey Jo Magee (USA)

Wevers
Named for: Sanne Wevers (Netherlands)
Competed at: 2010 World Championships
Description of skill: Double spin with heel of free leg forward at horizontal throughout turn (support and free leg may be straight or bent)
Value of skill: E (0.50)

Floor Exercise

Hopfner-Hibbs
Named for: Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada)
Competed at: 2007 World Championships
Description of skill: Double illusion spin without hand or foot support
Value of skill: C (0.30)

Memmel
Named for: Chellsie Memmel (USA)
Competed at: 2003 World Championships
Description of skill: Double spin with free leg held upward in 180 degree split position
Value of skill: D (0.40)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Viktoria Komova (Russia)

Semenova
Named for: Ksenia Semenova (Russia)
Competed at: 2008 Olympic Games
Description of skill: Double spin with free leg in back attitude
Value of skill: D (0.40)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Ksenia Afanasyeva (Russia)

Gomez
Named for: Elena Gomez (Spain)
Competed at: 2002 World Championships
Description of skill: Quadruple turn on one leg, with free leg optional below horizontal
Value of skill: E (0.50)
Other Gymnast who has performed this skill: Aliya Mustafina (Russia)

Mitchell
Named for: Lauren Mitchell (Australia)
Competed at: 2010 World Championships
Description of skill: Triple spin in tuck stand on one leg, with free leg straight throughout
Value of skill: E (0.50)

Mustafina
Named for: Aliya Mustafina (Russia)
Competed at: 2014 World Championships
Description of skill: Triple spin with leg held up in 180 degree split position
Value of skill: E (0.50)

Related:
A Guide to Named Acrobatic Skills on Beam
A Guide to Named Release Moves on Bars - Part 1
A Guide to Named Release Moves on Bars - Part 2
A Guide to Named Bars & Beam Dismounts