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pommel horse
noun
1
: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor
2
: an event in which the pommel horse is used
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Olympic pommel horse hero Stephen Nedoroscik was also left off the team.
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
What Went Wrong For Nedoroscik Nedoroscik, who famously competes only on the pommel horse, struggled significantly on his sole event at this week’s championships, downgrading his routine on night one and falling from the horse on night two.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
During the men’s team final, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura was the last competitor of the day and capped the meet on pommel horse.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Like the pommel horse, fencing also has its origins in military training before slowly evolving into a sport.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
What Went Wrong For Nedoroscik Nedoroscik, who famously competes only on the pommel horse, struggled significantly on his sole event at this week’s championships, downgrading his routine on night one and falling from the horse on night two.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
During the men’s team final, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura was the last competitor of the day and capped the meet on pommel horse.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Like the pommel horse, fencing also has its origins in military training before slowly evolving into a sport.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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