Snezhana Khristakieva (Bulgarian: Снежана Христакиева) (born 11 March 1977) is a Bulgarian gymnast. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] She has a skill named after her on the uneven bars in the women's Code of Points - a Gienger with full turn, although it is almost universally referred to as a Def (its name in the Men's code of points). It is considered a challenging skill, with the highest difficulty value of G.[2]

Snezhana Khristakieva
Country representedBulgaria
Born (1977-03-11) 11 March 1977 (age 47)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Eponymous skillsHristakieva (uneven bars)

Eponymous skill edit

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven Bars Hristakieva[b] Swing forward and salto backward with 1½ turn (540°) to hang on high bar G

[3]

  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
  2. ^ Also referred to as a Def

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References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Snezhana Khristakieva Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ "GIENGER FULL (DEF/HRISTAKIEVA)". The Balance Beam Situation. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 87, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.