punch front

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Etymology[edit]

punch +‎ front. From being a front flip from a hard punch into the ground with the feet to effect the jump.

Noun[edit]

punch front (plural punch fronts)

  1. (gymnastics) A frontal flip by jumping to a landing with both feet and then pushing hard to bounce and flip forward.
  2. (aerialist skiing) A bad landing that ends with the skier bouncing off the snow and flipping forward, landing on their skis again.

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