Why the "wolf turn" is such a big deal

[@Vox]

I love the name “wolf turn,” but through all my research I couldn’t figure out what it means! No one seems to know where it comes from. Let us know if you have any ideas! -Antonella

[@ancient68]

I don’t know but it is a rad name

[@kbarracuda]

It’s because the squat where one leg is bent and the other is straight is called the “wolf position “ see “wolf jump”

[@enormhi]

I came to the comments to ask what the wolf in wolf turn was 🤔

[@dougmattis9293]

It has to do with the manner wolves (and doggies and other 4 legged creatures) turn, appearing to turn as one but the reality is a limb or two is left slightly behind until the turn is complete. (Wolf because....yah. wolves are cool. Haha)

[@Nesmeyanaxa]

"Wolf turn" is literal translation of a toy spinning wheel. In russian language it's called "волчок"

[@enzov9772]

Do more of Olympic scoring. It’s always hard to tell which gymnast performed a “harder” trick better

[@jacquelinele9170]

Ooooo i like this, great idea!

[@igauan8010]

This and diving always confuse me on scoring

[@MarkWTK]

@@igauan8010 I always assume that small splashes are good🤣

[@Vox]

@@MarkWTK Make sure to come back on Thursday for one more Olympics video!

[@jamesvancam]

@@igauan8010 try judging the sport of 'Martial Arts Tricking', it's hard and amazing as well.

[@lakicia30]

I was guilty of saying, "why are so many gymnasts doing this simple turn now?" UNTIL I heard a commentator during the trials say, "Think this is easy? Get down on your living room floor and try it". I did, and I couldn't even lift my extended leg off the floor. 🤦🏿‍♀️ Lol Much respect to these athletes. They make this stuff look so effortless.

[@bookworm05234]

Same! I tried it and uhhh no lol. They make it look so easy.

[@hemedtov2764]

You made me try it. Wow am I embarrassed...

[@_ohky]

WOW WHATTTTT 😅

[@heehoopeanut420]

​@@hemedtov2764same, I couldn't even lift my extended leg without bending it all the way in, ain't no way I'm turning like that😂

[@annnee6818]

It's still boring to watch the same routines over and over

[@akiyamada2306]

Gymnastics has become so difficult over the years because these amazing people want to do more better than those before them. Knowing that a backwalkover was once included at the Olympics and is now a low level move blows my mind sometimes.

[@phadenswandemil4345]

Woah backwalkover used to be included? I feel like every 7 year old gymnast can do that these days.

[@irrelevance3859]

Right, you look at gymnastics back in the 60’s and 70’s it was way less technical. But it was very artistic though.

[@m00nrac00n]

Also multiple backhandsprings are "just" to gain momentum for the "big" skill at the end.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅

[@clueless_cutie]

Just look at American football... There's a lot of money and fame involved so that means pro athletes have access to a lot of resources. Those resources result in better physique, techniques, and research into their sport of choice. When the pros are all competing for the edge of the best possible, eventually what is cutting edge becomes the norm and then non pro athletes get access to the information and it trickles down all the way to rookies. Before you know it, what was cutting edge and trendy 40 years ago becomes common knowledge today. Take into consideration the internet to further spread the access to information and it just accelerates the race to the cutting edge.

[@HelgaCavoli]

Pleeeeease do more physics of the sports.

[@kindashin]

AGREEE!

[@MrDnB89]

@Rehan Ebrahim ok mate

[@lindamaes6454]

You can check out Nina Derwael masterclasses, they are in Flemish but she explains a lot. There's one about why don't men compete on the beam.

[@fcolobong]

Yes please!! I think people don’t understand just how difficult these moves are

[@poolerboy]

Yes, do one on a newly-introduced sport to the olympics, like kumite or kata in karate.

[@Nesmeyanaxa]

"Wolf turn" is literal translation of a toy wheel that should keep balance to spin around. In russian language it's called "волчок" 🐺🌪️

[@hawkboy000]

I'm learning Russian!!

[@DarkPeter]

Volchok

[@arkkkv6521]

Хахахахах волчок::)))

[@ThomasJHorrego]

thanks for sharing. origins of words/language/ etc etc is very interesting.

[@NotMyName888]

Why is that toy called a wolf turn in Russian?

[@vageeshdevanathan]

There are so many people politicizing her dropping out. I’m glad Vox made this video

[@TheRealPingu]

like who?

[@santiagovelamorales1029]

@@TheRealPingu Charlie Kirk

[@default6207]

@@TheRealPingu Ben Shapiro fun fact his wife is a doctor I bet you didn't know that

[@MarkWTK]

@@default6207 and....? what's the point?

[@erenyeeagah204]

Which I don't understand really. Health should always come first. If she's not feeling well then she's not feeling well. She knows best if she's ready or not at the end of the day so I don't understand why there are all these dudes saying she's the result of a weak generation and a disgrace and because of her leaving the russians are gonna win. And most of them have like political channels, why are they even covering this?

[@ludoviajante]

This is fascinating. Unfortunately in my country (Brazil) there hasn't been much investment in sports, even so the Olympics have left us more united and inspired. This video comes at a good time. Thanks Vox!

[@karlitop7497]

Hopefully a Receba historic wins will help shine a light in Brazil for gymnastics and gain more investment in the sport.

[@touma2991]

Ludo meu amor você por aqui?

[@Camila-ku8rk]

funny you should mention this when one of your gymnasts is taking a gold medal home lol

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

@@Camila-ku8rk At least half of our athletes are performing miracles if u compare with the structure top athletes from other countries have. The latter half some are well sponsored and others didn't performed miracles.

[@alittlelostbutimhere8447]

@@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825 Look at Jamaica :)

[@miphasgrace8980]

Figure skating has a similar move, the sit spin. As former ballet dancer, I can only imagine the amount of strength these athletes have to pull off these moves while making it look so effortless

[@RaymondHng]

Higher scoring sit spins require thighs to be parallel to the ice in a low sitting position, a straight back, arms straight out, legs together tight for fast rotation, and a well-centered spin on the ball of the foot that does not travel across the ice.

[@thundercat287]

I'm a martial artist and to me, this is a front sweep. I can do a 1.5x rotation fairly easily, as it's been a standard form movement, 2x on a good day. Top athletes can do 3+ but their legs start bending quite a bit. The gymnastics version looks way harder since they start from a squat, which generates less momentum. I start from a lunge which lets me wind up my body more, before hitting the squat. Then martial artists wouldn't really be doing this from a beam, just the floor exercise equivalent.

[@Naistov]

This is so interesting. I love learning the technicality of things that seemingly looks easy because they are performed so well🙌🏽

[@dianaf8507]

This video helped me a lot with learning how to do it. I am a figure skater so it was relatively easy for me to understand how to do it since spinning is almost the same

[@xwkshfrajerze1083]

bruh if that looks easy

[@jamesvancam]

That applies/goes for all movement acrobatic sports.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅

[@slslbbn4096]

The abusive and inhumane methods the US regime has used to ensure Simone Biles and American Olympians win has led to their psychological destruction Shameful.

[@seandesautelle9283]

I’d love another of these about the physics of u even bars, it leaves me absolutely mesmerized how the gymnasts can launch themselves off of the bars, do a precise acrobatic element, and then reconnect all in a matter of seconds.

[@blakefalk]

One additional point not mentioned in the video: a reason Wolf Turns are so popular is because they carry a maximum 0.3 deduction in execution, even if you grasp the beam (vs. a 0.5 deduction if you grasp the beam doing any other style turn). Really limits the downside risk to execution! Fun fact: in the next Olympic cycle, gymnasts will only be able to do 1 wolf turn in a routine (rather than multiple), probably as a direct result of its popularity.

[@sabrinagarcia08]

That's boring that they're changing it

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

THAT’S why it is so common! I wondered why so many gymnasts choose it over other dance skills. Kind of ridiculous that you can grab the beam for a lower deduction when it’s a bigger penalty for any other turning skill.

[@tmlee123]

I just love Simone. Time written an article about the "twisties" that was very detailed in explaining what it is. Very good article. I am just so excited for her return into the olympics for the beam.

[@Bee-ih7vk]

She gave a press conference recently about pulling out from the Olympics.

[@TheRealPingu]

that just seems like a very complicated way of saying she choked.

[@dorkiecookie]

@@TheRealPingu Not sure why people are saying this. Clearly Simone knows her limits and pulled out so that she doesn’t hurt herself permanently…is that so much of a problem? Do we punish singers for cancelling tours when their vocal coach tells them they might damage their vocal chords forever if they don’t stop?

[@colt9758]

@@dorkiecookie ...no, she choked. She hasn’t hurt herself.

[@dorkiecookie]

@@colt9758 I said so she DOESN’T hurt herself permanently. As a preventive measure. Don’t be dense on purpose.

[@Reavenk]

3:48 I get where she's coming from, but wildly flailing around is (in any STEM field) literally the most dynamic thing possible.

[@5kastubh5]

That was very informative. They truly are world class atheletes

[@LizardSnapper]

Wish they showed Vladislava Urazova’s wolf turns! They’re near perfect every time! (Especially before her growth spurt)

[@KauaiDee]

I have to say I think hers are exceptional! Love the stable arm positioning- she doesn’t flail at all.

[@Madithemuggle]

Yes!! I think Vlada and Grace have the best wolf turns, IMO.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅 Also congratulations to Sunisa Lee for winning individual all round gold 🏅

[@chaiboix]

@@Madithemuggle SAME!

[@chaiboix]

@@Madithemuggle Grace McCallum right?

[@visitstothebank]

Ngl I would love if y’all did more things like this durning the olympics just so we know how difficult some of these sports actually are. Cause I be watching some stuff and be confused on what they are exactly being judged on.

[@Rawrmuffin0]

Spins are a basic element in a routine and are compulsory so that’s why everyone spins. The wolf turn is just the current trend for spins. Back in 2012 they would pirouette with one leg fully pulled into their chest. It’s just a new max scoring trick !

[@neecee401100]

Every quad there's that one skill that everybody does lol I'm over it 😂

[@zaaachhyyy]

@@neecee401100 this has been going on for two quads 😭

[@RyanRyan-Ryan]

I've loved the Olympics content recently! I wish it would never end, so fascinating

[@TashasTattoos]

I've been dying for somebody to talk about this wolf turn cuz I keep seeing it as wobbly... Then I watched the the rhythmic gymnasts - they do this perfectly every time! Trust me go look at the difference

[@AdeleiTeillana]

Just FYI the gymnastics community hates this turn and is really pulling hard for it to be devalued. It's thought to be one of the ugliest turns because most gymnasts are so sloppy when doing it, arms flailing everywhere, and when they do it on the floor rather than the beam they don't even complete a perfect 360° (or whatever amount of rotation they're going for.) Simone is about the only one who can make it look pretty.

[@IngridBethune]

So bcuz most can't do it it shud then b devalued, Y, just let them stop trying to do it, simple

[@claudiamirandola1305]

Yeah i agree, it never looks good during performances

[@Raging.Geekazoid]

It looks like her foot goes below the bar when it's away from the camera, and I think she may use that to speed up. You can't do that on the floor, so maybe it's even harder.

[@jayatmosphere2745]

@@Raging.Geekazoid You mean the starting and ending position.

[@mamemo359]

Omg Simone made it look so sloppy! She was so unsteady and lacked grace. As a dancer who can do this (though I've never tried it on a beam), I really didn't like her turn.

[@surenderyadav7738]

A single 4 minutes video and so many animations and graphics, great work vox!

[@justlina2769]

Also worth noting that Simone spins her turn faster than anyone else doing the skill. Like, WAY faster.

[@ahahaha239]

So?

[@justlina2769]

@@ahahaha239 Shows a higher level of skill.

[@leatheryfoot6354]

Shoutout to Sunisa Lee. So happy for her gymnastics gold this year. First Hmong to ever get Olympic Gold!

[@6thwilbury2331]

The effect that spreading one's arms vs. tucking them in has on angular momentum becomes even more apparent when you see figure skaters spin. It also works pretty well if you do it on a swivel chair, but it's not as visually impressive. 😛

[@coin5207]

Also works reasonably well during free fall *on earth

[@TheDanaYiShow]

Love this! This one is definitely one of the moves that "looks" simple but I'd definitely fall over even attempting this on the floor, awesome video!

[@aziumic]

I can't even stand on one foot for 10 seconds without losing balance😭

[@h8me591]

Tf it’s easy

[@TheRealPingu]

she has a low center of gravity.

[@pootonz5810]

That’s worrying

[@aziumic]

I was just exaggerating dw

[@larsstougaard7097]

@@TheRealPingu and she tiny like 4,8 / 142 cm height, not that she is less impressive, just saying she is more compact

[@mitchellf.1170]

Biles will be competing in the beam finals. Her wolf turn is just so incredibly fast and accurate. Looking forward to seeing her do it one more time!

[@mitchellf.1170]

Biles *

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@vuksgitau]

It is isn't it? She makes look easy when it's anything but that.

[@mikaylaholland5536]

I really hate the way this turn looks and I hope we can move on to some other incredibly difficult turn. Simone's triple on the beam ALMOST changed my mind -- even those at the top so rarely are able to make it look graceful.

[@Radiatoron88]

I agree with you!! However, alas, it seems that we are in the minority, so the wolf turn will continue to snarl away, all artistic considerations regardless. Yes, we get it. It's soooo difficult. So is bench pressing 250 pounds, no doubt. (Not that I would know!) But is the wolf turn beautiful? We clearly agree that it....isn't!

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

It's a mutant version of pirouette...multiple times harder. Can't use the other leg to propel for momentum + you can't bring the lifted leg in for more centrifugal force. How do they get the momentum for those turns???

[@m00nrac00n]

Arms and twisting torso, also slightly pushing away from the beam with the stretched out leg. Its really hard, especially to perform 3 turns, most gymnasts do 2.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

@@m00nrac00n I feel like the upper body leaning forward helps with the balance. Maybe because my body is too used to using the lower body for momentum, I can't even conceive how the torso is twisted for momentum while maintaining balance with it.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@Chiggianya]

Physics is actually really interesting to me when it’s applied to gymnastics

[@NatalieValentina6]

This is like a fouette turn, in a squat position...but without the bounce, or momentum of your leg's movement, to help you gain speed or lead you. I can't imagine how difficult it is to start rotation, esp. on the beam. Just🤯.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@anagalbana]

suni makes it look so elegant despite how difficult it is

[@leykimayri]

Elegant? Have you missed the arms moving up and down and wobbling? Urazova has an elegant wolf turn, not Suni, search on KZbin to see her performing them and see the difference

[@nani.36]

I also love Grace’s wolf turns.

[@piratesswoop725]

@@leykimayri Seriously, there are very few gymnasts who can do truly graceful wolf turns. Jordan especially makes me want to cry lol

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅

[@ariannabinaghi5222]

@@leykimayri no Suni’s look really good when she hits them, but yeah Urazova’s are next level, I agree

[@Lunabyes]

This was a wonderful video! I have hypermobility so I wasn't allowed to do gymnastics. I always adored watching these incredibly strong and powerful women doing things the normal human body couldn't comprehend, with such poise and grace. I've always wondered how the physics work for it and why its so hard to do. Thank you! I'd love to see more scientific breakdowns of sports, especially gymnastics!

[@sunandmoon139]

That's basically ballet I could never 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@lindamaes6454]

It resembles more to figure skating, this is how you learn a low sitting pirouette. Sorry I don't the English name for it.

[@lindamaes6454]

@Peridot Reign Yes, in ballet a real pirouette is a backwards move not forwards.

[@silversunset]

@@lindamaes6454 I think the term you’re looking for is a “sit spin”

[@lindamaes6454]

@@silversunset Thank you, in Flemish we call it a zit pirouette.

[@stardropboy]

some gymnastics is like ballet, but this is probably more like figure skating as people have said

[@littlemissapplecore]

Just me patiently waiting for vox to start a series breaking down every gymnastics skill 🙇😂

[@peffiSC2source]

Me barely managing to not trip over my own feet at least four times a day: "Yeah, why *is* the wolf turn such a big deal?"

[@MsMockingbird06]

That save from Jordan Chiles will always be epic!

[@LePetitChatNoir79]

Me: “Psshhh, I can do that.” [Falls off beam and dies]. Funeral services will be held this Saturday. 🌹

[@roa3432]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today... 😞💐

[@LePetitChatNoir79]

@@roa3432 Thank you for attending. 😔

[@kayingthao5072]

😅yike wrong emotion, I meant 😞

[@jjjkinnemore]

Press "F" in the chat lol

[@Selenarouse265]

The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well

[@TheMarieflyy]

Probably the most hated element in the history of gymnastics

[@jzaruen3099]

Yeah, it is incredibly difficult but on almost all gymnastics videos, the hate for the wolf turn is universal :P

[@LOTUSELISE340R]

The body of a gymnast is a testament to determination and dedication. There's something inspiring about those who truly show us what the human body and mind are capable of. Amazing.

[@2394098234509]

"If she leans backward, she'll fall over" Glad we got a physics professor to clarify that

[@nabbilasueb5817]

Look at that big baby doggo!!!! I want to give her so much cuddles!!!

[@astute1001]

For elite gymnasts, the wolf turn is actually one of the easiest ways to get three rotations in because your center of gravity is so low, making it easier to balance. It’s also very easy to cover up falling on a wolf turn when they’re done on floor because you’re so low to the ground that you can just roll out of it and pretend that’s what you meant to do. These are the main reasons why they’re so popular

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@ripple1967]

yes

[@staceyknoell6339]

Um, a moment of appreciation for Jordan bailing on the wolf turn, but managing an impressive set of spins!

[@leonardoneves7450]

Simone is a legendary athlete.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

no

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@Shusang_jun]

@@silveriver9 why are you under all the Simone comments and why do you comment the exact same thing repeatedly?

[@charlottem.1477]

As a former gymnast/dancer, I LOVE these videos! Please keep them coming!

[@radicalrick9587]

Try rolling on the two heal wheels of a rollerskate and then go into a rapid spin (about 8-15) and then come out of the spin still on the back of your heels! I use to do that on my rollerskates on both the front and back wheels. Needless to say, it took me some time to master it. And you have to have super strong ankles. especially on the front spin.

[@BornGiftedMusicGroup]

Love this break down b/c i realized this olympic season how often a wolf turn is used. Biles appears to be the only or one or the few i see consistently do 3 turns

[@marcelo1458]

Best thumbnail in Vox history.

[@sirhissboi6100]

What's so good about the thumbnail

[@stephcurry9524]

What's special about it?

[@QuantumWalnut]

Truly, one of the best. No captions, no nothing. Just a majestic posture and squiggly lines.

[@MrTacoKingMC]

chill?

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅

[@melissawhite5116]

Thank you! I keep wondering why everyone tries this on floor and beam when few can execute it beautifully. I had no idea how hard this was and the point value

[@al4221]

loving the science of sports videos especially during the olympic season

[@MikeFlash09]

Unique discussion, and a new Artistic Gymnastics only definition of Dynamics. The usual scientific definition of Dynamics is motion mechanics of a body under the action of forces. Good video, this is coming from a Biomechanical Engineer and Exercise Scientist.

[@Maddel97]

I get that it's hard and all but I'm with Jessica Alba's husband on that one. "Why do they always have to do that?" by now it's such an overused turn, would love to see some more variety every once in a while but with that scoring system (having the athletes aim for higher difficulties rather than artistry on beam or floor) the beam and floor routines are getting more and more predictable and similar.

[@katyaspade]

Wouldn't artistry be a more subjective thing to score whereas having gymnasts aim for skills with higher difficulty is more objective?

[@agentsquidums13]

Good video, but I feel like an important point was missed. The reason these turns are becoming more popular is mainly because gymnasts are realizing that performing multiple turns in a row in wolf position is actually easier than doing the same number of turns in the standing position, despite being valued the same. Wolf turns lower your center of gravity, which is conducive to stability, so in general a triple wolf will be more consistent on beam than a triple standing turn, even though they are both E value skills.

[@dstarks360]

Right, the physics of it are not really the story, it's why people are doing them that is

[@Tom21321]

i cant even stand on a beam.

[@bloodrainicorn6193]

Just revisited this to say looking at Simones turn execution here to now is astonishing. It’s only become more stable and fixed in shape. I’m learning the single and it’s SO HARD!

[@luzcannon9753]

Can we please give the great Lauren Mitchell of Australia her flowers and call the triple wolf turn the Mitchell as it is in the code of points. She was spinning like a fidget spinner back in 2009 before everyone was doing them.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance 🏅

[@H.E.L.E.N.A.]

Some commentators (not U.S.) do call it the Mitchell 😬

[@katiejones9879]

Yessss agreed!! Of course she gets no credit 🙄

[@luzcannon9753]

@@H.E.L.E.N.A. cool. It should be the norm here too. She is missed in gymnastics and this is a way to always remember her.

[@deanmoss7228]

100

[@dboconnor57]

Simone is a truly gifted person, one of many, but one of a kind.

[@ohhellno8299]

Suni Lee’s wolf turn has to be one of the prettiest 😩

[@dardarbinx07]

I'm a gymnast. Nowhere near Olympic level, but I'm decent. It's all about feeling. You feel yourself losing balance and you just know, muscle memory how to correct it. It'd hard to master; but once it's down it's fairly easy. You only worry about messing up in completion.

[@dim9753]

I get that this is a tricky move, but it just looks awful to me. Looks like they are losing their balance and about to fall off every time, no matter how well executed.

[@meowski617]

Gymnasts hate wolf turns too but it’s relatively easy points for the difficulty. Code of points needs to limit wolf turns to one per routine.

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

Yuuuuup. IMO, only Grace McCallum (and Nina Derwael, to some extent) has ever done a beautiful wolf turn.

[@lpoco0006]

they need to downgrade the wolf turn and upgrade a beautiful skill instead. make gymnastics beautiful again

[@kingkylie9655]

@@FrancesBaconandEggs yeah but they cant even do it more than one turn which is lame

[@okayyfilmss]

@@lpoco0006 the beauty is the skill of doing a difficult activity such as that

[@mishmash6570]

I was a gymnast and the beam was my favourite apparatus except WOLF TURNS WERE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE! And it looks so much easier than it is. Either you’d focus on not falling and your leg would move down until it gets caught on the beam OR you’d focus on keeping your leg up and then loose balance 😭

[@skittleyrealm2795]

While this video is very informative and interesting, anyone who is more than just a casual fan of gymnastics will know that this skill is one of the most hated in WAG. A scientific video explaining why this skill is impressive won’t change their mind😂

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

I just want to know why the Okino is so incredibly rare if the wolf turn is sooooo hard 😂

[@ripple1967]

@@FrancesBaconandEggs BINGO

[@sarah31547]

As a dancer, I’ve always been so impressed when athletes (gymnasts, ice skaters etc) can turn without spotting

[@Jessa-RM]

I have to admit that I hate the wolf turn, it never looks good.

[@michaelmoran2059]

The beauty of KZbin, I have NO interest in gymnastics! But this was incredibly interesting!

[@tristagreen]

Simone makes it look so easy

[@N8vLady67]

Anything done on the beam with one foot is amazing. Even on the floor, the wolf turn needs absolute control. COOL!

[@MissGeorgey]

POV: you see this video show up in your recommended list and instantly hear Nastia say how much she doesn't like the look of wolf turns

[@punitsedani9042]

This video felt incomplete...! I want more!

[@anonymousdratini]

Gosh, Simone is just, incredible.

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@benostiguy7215]

I noticed lots of gymnasts doing this move on the floor this olympics. This was interesting. Thanks

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

We need sports vids more often from Vox!!

[@Ciana_Baby]

No

[@sakuma6088]

It's all physics bt there's a point of applaud 4 this lady that's she holds the complete command on her body muscles

[@OddMeterMusic]

Me, a physics student: wow, something actually useful from classes so far The axis of rotation and moment of inertia stuff always used to trip me up in that unit

[@meghansullivan6812]

The balance and strength involved in gymnastics is bonkers!!! I love watching and learning about it so much.

[@facitenonvictimarum]

Thanks!! I woke up this morning wondering about wolf turns. Not floods nor fires, not wars and pandemics, not earthquakes and volcanos, but those pesky *wolf turns.* 😱 Bless you!

[@keyholes]

I'm fairly sure I can't even balance enough to do the starting position. So much respect to how much hard work, dedication, and sheer pain this takes to perfect.

[@raceytray3963]

Should have shown Grace McCallum’s wolf turn which is one of the few that actually looks graceful (no pun intended)

[@hadleylauren5969]

she really does have the best wolf turns !!

[@silveriver9]

Congratulations to Guan Chenchen for winning gold on the beam with a flawless performance. Also Sunisa Lee for winning all round.

[@dancingpixie6120]

Wow! Gives me a new admiration for gymnasts and skaters.

[@lSeKToRl]

That abrupt ending lol

[@nicolediablo]

thank you for making this video and explaining. i’ve always wondered why they all did this move in every routine.

[@mcsmaria28]

Wolf turns are the bane of gym fans everywhere 😅

[@mohammadal-drees3106]

I never liked this move and always thought that it was too basic. But this physics illustration completely changed my mind about it! 😐

[@GriffonWizard2099]

And here I can't even walk without tripping twice

[@cherelled6419]

Really enjoyed this - they make it look so easy!! Please can you consider more videos on how contestants are scored. I am really intrigued. And are all judges ex professionals at the sport they are scoring?

[@MrDingo-lo7zs]

I used to do this when I was young on my bed but now it is like a dream maybe

[@ellen3666]

Please do some videos on fencing as well

[@hemanthsai4584]

feels like a anklebreaker

[@gentleeyes]

I can respect that it's difficult, but it looks kind of awful no matter who is doing it.

[@alyssa5160]

Agreed

[@vuksgitau]

Simone does it so perfectly she makes it look easy.

[@AlexKCheung]

Informative video, but why have Suni Lee as the thumbnail and have the main focus of clips of Simone Biles...

[@surquhart64]

A 'squatting pirouette raising the leg in the air' is a step used in Russian character dance. Usually done by men it is a move that transferred from russian character dance to Russian gymnastics. It has been used before in tumbling floor routines. It is also a preparation for further steps which include the Melnitsy (mill wheel) and the Volchok (wolf step). Very typical moves of Russian character dance companies including the older Red Army choir and dance troup, The Alexandrov Ensemble.

[@TierConnoiseurs]

I tried this and now i'm writing this from the hospital. Don't try this at home kids

[@jonasporto4959]

Melitina Staniouta (Bel) can make your jaw drop with her combination with the said turn 😊👌

[@joser4573]

It’s also considered one of the most ugliest skills in WAG 💀🤣

[@jagrubster]

I was not ready for this video to end I need more

[@ineedfriendspodcast3623]

"Because it's hard" isn't really a good enough answer for me 🤣 Lots of things can be hard to do. A spinning headstand is hard lol. I love watching gymnastics and I appreciate their hard work, but some of it is so weird. "Yeah it's cool and all you did a triple double quadruple backflip in your floor routine, but Becky did the one foot spin without falling over so, sorry, she wins"

[@Accountforstuff]

If it helps at all, the code of Points should be easy enough to find online. I'm rhythmic so not entirely familiar with the rules for Artistic gymnasts, but generally when putting together a routine there is some sort of rule about what range of elements must be included- you can't just tumble all the time, but have to include turns and balances for your routine to be valid. The gymnast then has to perfect many types of skill rather than relying on only being good at variations of the same thing. The code of Points lay out Points to be allocated for being able to pull off certain basic moves, with increased points for making those basics more difficult, I.e. a turn with your leg straight out gets extra points if you also bend your body over rather than holding yourself upright. This turn in particular vs a standard straight leg turn is more difficult so is awarded extra points, and that's why so many gymnasts have been using it