What Is Pyramid Building in Gymnastics?
Last Updated Mar 25, 2020 6:50:11 AM ET
Pyramid building in acrobatic gymnastics is when a group of gymnasts make a human pyramid by standing or kneeling on top of one another with only one person on the top level. It is especially popular with cheerleaders.
Gymnasts build a tower that has a certain number of people, either kneeling or standing, on the bottom row . Each succeeding row contains one less person than the preceding row, until a single person makes up the top row. This is a highly skilled activity with potential for injury in unskilled participants. Professional water skiers also perform this routine in ski shows.
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