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Gymnastics Glossary - Q
Quadriceps or Quads: the major four-part large muscles of the
front thighs primarily engaged in extending the leg at the knee.
The quadriceps femoris flexes the leg at the hip and extends the knee.
Quadriffis: Any quadruple somersault with a twist.
Quad Twist: A single layout somersault with four twists.
First performed in U.S. women's competition by Nastia Liukin.
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