Editing Vault (gymnastics) (section)

== Vault as gymnastic skill==
[[File:Vault - multiple exposures.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A multiple-exposure image of a gymnast performing a vault ([[handspring double salto forward tucked]]) at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].]]
To perform a vault, the gymnast runs down a runway (the run), which is usually padded or carpeted. They hurdle onto a [[springboard (gymnastics)|springboard]] and spring onto the vault with their hands (the preflight or first flight and block). For vaults in the [[Yurchenko (vault)|Yurchenko]] family, the gymnast will put their hands onto a mat that is placed before the springboard, round-off onto the board, and do a back handspring onto the vault. The off-flight may be as simple as leaping over the apparatus or as complicated as executing several twists and turns in the air. The gymnast then lands on the mat on the other side of the apparatus.

The running speed is correlated with the difficulty of the vault performed, with a stronger correlation for women than men, who may not maximize their sprint speed to achieve even the most difficult vaults.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schärer |first1=Christoph |last2=Lehmann |first2=Thomas |last3=Naundorf |first3=Falk |last4=Taube |first4=Wolfgang |last5=Hübner |first5=Klaus |title=The faster, the better? Relationships between run-up speed, the degree of difficulty (D-score), height and length of flight on vault in artistic gymnastics |journal=PLOS ONE |date=2019 |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=e0213310 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0213310 |pmid=30845256 |pmc=6405201 |bibcode=2019PLoSO..1413310S |language=en |issn=1932-6203|doi-access=free }}</ref>