11 Gymnastics Terms You Should Stop Misspelling

There’s a lot of complex terminology and long Russian names in gymnastics, and it can be challenging to keep them all straight. Here’s a reminder about some commonly misspelled skills.

Don’t feel bad if you’ve made these mistakes yourself, but it never hurts to keep learning — especially if you run social media for an NCAA gymnastics team! (Sorry, Arizona State.)

Note that all of the incorrect examples are screenshots of misspellings we’ve come across on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Arabian

Incorrect:

Aerial

Incorrect:

 

Gienger

Named After: Eberhard Gienger (FRG)

Incorrect:

Kasamatsu

Named After: Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)

Acceptable Variants: Kas, Kaz

Incorrect:

Pak Salto

Named After: Pak Gyong-Sil (PRK)

Incorrect:

Rulfova

Named After: Jana Rulfova (CZE)

Incorrect:

Shaposhnikova

Named After: Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS)

Acceptable Variants: Shap, Shaposh

Incorrect:

Shushunova

Named After: Elena Shushunova (URS)

Acceptable Variants: Shush, Chouchounova (only acceptable if you’re French or from the ‘80s)

Incorrect:

Tsukahara

Named After: Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN)

Acceptable Variants: Tsuk

Incorrect:

Tkachev

Named After: Alexander Tkachev (URS)

Incorrect:

Yurchenko

Named After: Natalia Yurchenko (URS)

Incorrect:

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Article by Rebecca Scally