Kurt Bilteaux Thomas (born March 29, 1956 in Miami, Florida) is an American Olympic gymnast.
In 1978, Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in floor exercise in a world championship.
Two gymnastic moves were named for him, the Thomas Flair, a pommel horse move, and the Thomas salto, his signature skill on floor exercise, a tucked 1.5 backward salto with 1.5 twist into a roll out (a difficult and dangerous skill even by today's standards).[3]
The Thomas Flair on pommel horse, and then also performed on floor, was
developed over years by several Pommel Horse specialists.[4]
However, in gymnastics, new moves are named in the gymnastics rule book
after the gymnast who is the first to perform the move in international
competition.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Thomas_(gymnast)
0:08 to 0:10 is the Thomas flair (on the pommel horse), according to commentator.
0:54 to 1:01 is the Thomas salto? I don't know.
1:37 to 1:43 is the Thomas flair on the floor, according to commentator.
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