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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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Dang also collected gold this year, winning the pommel horse at the 2025 Baku World Cup.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
They’ve been playfully done with conceits like a pommel horse at the end of some beds, table legs wrapped up like vintage tennis racquets, and even wooden climbing racks on the wall.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
He was also spotted on the sidelines, eyes closed, mentally walking through his pommel horse skills before stepping up to the compete during Olympic qualifications, a routine that helped secure his spot on the 2024 team.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
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
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
They’ve been playfully done with conceits like a pommel horse at the end of some beds, table legs wrapped up like vintage tennis racquets, and even wooden climbing racks on the wall.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
He was also spotted on the sidelines, eyes closed, mentally walking through his pommel horse skills before stepping up to the compete during Olympic qualifications, a routine that helped secure his spot on the 2024 team.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
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
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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