Produnova - Vault of Death

Q: What is called the 'Vault of Death' ?


Ans:
The Produnova is an artistic gymnastics vault consisting of a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults off. The vault currently has a 7.0 D-score, and is considered the hardest vault performed in women's artistic gymnastics. It is named after Yelena Produnova of Russia, who was the first person to complete it successfully in 1999.This vault is also called the "vault of death" due to its difficulty and likelihood of injury.
Gymnasts who have successfully completed the Produnova
·         Yelena Produnova (RUS)[
·         Yamilet Peña (DOM)
·         Fadwa Mahmoud (EGY)
·         Oksana Chusovitina (UZB)
·         Dipa Karmakar (IND)

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