Produnova

The Produnova is a women's artistic gymnastics vault consisting of a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults in a tucked position off it. Under the 2017–2020 Code of Points (artistic gymnastics), the vault has a D-score of 6.4,[1] and is considered one of the hardest vaults ever performed in women's artistic gymnastics.[2] It currently ties for the highest D-score on this apparatus with the Biles vault. It is named after Yelena Produnova of Russia, who was the first person to complete it successfully in 1999.[3] This vault is also called the "vault of death" due to its high level difficulty and likelihood of injury.[4][5][6] The D-score of the Produnova has been slowly reduced over the quads from 7.1 (2009–2012) to 7.0 (2013–2016) and now 6.4 (2017–2020).

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Gymnasts who have successfully completed the Produnova

Gymnasts who have attempted the Produnova
  • Choe Jong Sil (PRK): 1980 Olympics, landed on her back[13][14]
  • Yekaterina Tsvetkova (RUS): 2012 Voronin Cup, landed on her back[15]

Controversy

Controversy was sparked after a video shared of Fadwa Mahmoud's first competitive Produnova attempt where she nearly landed on her neck.

As long as the gymnast lands on her feet first, she will get credit for the vault, and because of the massive difficulty value the Produnova possesses, it is easy to get a relatively high score even with poor execution.[16] There have been calls for the Produnova vault to be banned due to the high level of risk.[17]

In the Code of Points that came into effect in 2017, the vault has been reduced in value to a D-score of 6.4, with poor landings of it specifically penalised in section 10.4 of the Code. If a gymnast attempts the vault but lands on her feet and any other body part simultaneously, the second somersault will then be regarded as incomplete; thus, the vault will only be credited as a front handspring onto the vault and into only a single front somersault off it.[18]

References
  1. "2013 FIG Vault Value Table" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. FIG. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Exploring The New Code: Women's Vault". Gymnastike. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. Cohen, Ben; Radnofsky, Louise (7 August 2016). "The Vault That Is Too Wild for Simone Biles". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. Roman Stubbs (14 August 2016). "Hoping to beat Simone Biles, 41-year-old Uzbek gymnast attempts the 'vault of death'". Washington Post.
  5. "Why Dipa Karmakar's Produnova is a vault of death". DNA India. 19 April 2016.
  6. Daniel Tran (14 August 2016). "Two gymnasts attempt the 'Vault of Death' (Video)". Yahoo Sports.
  7. "Elena Produnova Sticks World's Most Difficult Vault". WOGymnastika. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. Lawrence, Blythe (8 October 2011). "Memorable Moments From Prelims". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. "video: Fadwa Mahmoud (EGY) 14.950". youtube. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  10. "Live Updates: 2015 World Championships". Gymnastike. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  11. "After a flight, a landing: Why Dipa Karmakar's medal in Commonwealth Games is its bravest bronze". The Indian Express. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  12. "Why Dipa Karmakar's Produnova is a vault of death | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  13. "Produnova – Handspring double front vault". Gymnastics Coaching. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  14. 1980 Olympics gymnastics Choe Jong Sil vault.
  15. "Produnova attempt at Voronin Cup". Gymnastics Coaching. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  16. "Should the Produnova vault be banned?". GymTruthTeller. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  17. "Something's Gotta Change." Beautiful Gymnastics. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  18. "FIG Code of Points 2017-2020" (PDF). FIG. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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