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| Pak Salto |
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A high bar move in which the gymnast releases the bar, does a backward flip, and catches the low bar. Named for North Korean gymnast Gyong Sil Pak, who created it.
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| Parallel Bars |
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1) A piece of apparatus consisting of two bars, each 195 centimeters high and 350 centimeters long, and positioned 42 to 52 centimeters apart. 2) A men's event performed on the apparatus. A routine is made up mostly of swing and flight elements, including at least one release move, which includes a release and a re-grasp.
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| Pike |
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A position in which the body is bent forward at the hips by more than 90 degrees, while the legs are kept straight.
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| Pirouette |
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To change direction with a twist in the handstand position. Also used as a noun.
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| Planche |
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A skill performed on the still rings in which the body is held in a straight position parallel to the floor above the rings.
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| Pommel Horse |
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1) A piece of apparatus 115 centimeters high, 35 centimeters wide, and 160 centimeters long, surmounted by two pommels, between 40 and 45 centimeters apart. 2) A men's event performed on the apparatus. A routine consists of a series of circular movements and required scissors elements performed with one or both hands on the pommels. No other part of the body may touch the apparatus.
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