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Eleftherios Petrounias performs an iron cross during his gold medal routine at the
2016 Olympics
L cross
Maltese cross
Inverted cross
An iron cross , also known as a crucifix
[1] or cross ,
[2] is a
gymnastics skill on the
rings in which the
body is suspended upright while the arms are extended laterally, forming the shape of the
Christian cross . It is a move that requires significant shoulder and bicep tendon strength.
The
International Gymnastics Federation
Code of Points refers to the skill as a cross and lists it as a "B"
difficulty value strength hold element.
[3]
[4]
Variants
Variations of the iron cross listed in the FIG Code of Points include:
L cross (B difficulty): the cross is performed with the body held in an
L-sit position.
[4]
V cross (C difficulty): the cross is performed with the body in a tight
piked position and the legs held vertically.
[4]
Inverted cross (C difficulty): the cross is performed in an inverted (upside down) position.
[4]
Maltese cross or swallow (D difficulty): the gymnast holds his body parallel to the ground at ring height with arms extended laterally.
[4]
Victorian cross or inverted swallow (E difficulty): an inverted Maltese cross, with the body held parallel to the ground and facing up.
[4]
See also
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