In that challenging vault, the gymnast performs a round-off onto the board and then a back handspring onto the table.
She accidentally triggers a laser trap when she leaves that she evades with elaborate dance moves, including a back handspring.
When I was in middle school, I thought my life depended on my butt and my ability to do a back handspring.
I remember standing as you do, with one foot in front over the other, willing myself to do a back handspring on the high beam.
Biles' win was expected: She qualified with the highest score and is one of the few gymnasts in the world who consistently performs the very difficult Amanar vault, which is a back handspring onto the vault table and a layout somersault with 2 1/2 twists off.
You probably can't do a back handspring.
Get a spot, and do a back handspring over it.
Keep doing this until you feel high enough to do a back handspring.
Do not do a back handspring starting from a squatting position.
Now aim for a back handspring that's more off to the side – it's much less scary.
