REPOST from 2010:
A great old school dismount. Back in the day it was competed by many girls, especially the ones who did not like flyaways.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s Nellie Kim competing it with a full twist. But it’s today a banned skill in the F.I.G. Code of Points. Happily, it’s still allowed in some levels of competition, including NCAA.
It went by many names depending on where you lived: “Spank Back”, “Whip Salto”, … Also, butt beat, Munich Salto, …
Update: Chris, of Coaching Gymnastics in the new Millennium , sends us this link: Biography – Joyce Tanac-Schroeder. The skill was, at one time, named after her.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 
Why was it banned?
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Good question. FIG WTC works in mysterious and illogical ways. 🙂
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Cos the FIG like to reduce originality and variety to keep routines looking the same.
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It’s in the current USA Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points through 2022.
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