Gienger


The Gienger is a gymnastics skill performed on the uneven bars for women and the high bar for men. It is named after German gymnast Eberhard Gienger. The release move looks like a half-turn layout "flyaway" above the bar to catch the same bar. Its COP reference is 3.405 and it is a D element.
The skill typically begins from a handstand followed by a swing backward and release after 3/4 of a revolution around the bar. The skill begins as a backward salto with the gymnast completing a 1/2 twist before regrasp on the same bar that was released. The Gienger can be done with either a piked or stretched body form. A variation on the Gienger is the Def, which is a G-rated element and is identical to the Gienger except that instead of a 1/2 twist, the gymnast performs 1 1/2 twists before regrasp on the bar.
Gienger saltos are technically similar to Deltchev saltos, with the latter initiating the 1/2 twist before initiating the Arabian.
Some of the female gymnasts that perform the Gienger are Nastia Liukin, Eugenia Popa, and Shawn Johnson.