Grip (gymnastics)
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Grips are devices that are worn on the hands of artistic gymnasts when performing on various apparatus. They are worn by female gymnasts on the uneven bars, and by male gymnasts on the horizontal bar
A grip in use on the high bar
A bar grip (front view).
A ring grip (back view).
Ring grips in use.
Rings (gymnastics)
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The rings, also known as still rings, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts due to its extreme upper body strength requirements
Grip (gymnastics)
…gymnasts when performing on various apparatus. They are worn by female gymnasts on the uneven bars, and by male gymnasts on the horizontal bar and still rings. Grips enhance the gymnast's grip on the apparatus and reduce friction, which can cause painful blisters and rips, in which outer layers of skin separate…
Arthur Zanetti dismounting from the rings at the 2016 Olympics
Courtney Tulloch competing at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships