Skills Named After Her
Produnova is one of the few gymnasts to have skills on all four events named after her:
- On the Floor Exercise, a tour jete 1/2, landing in split
- On the balance beam, a jump forward with ½ twist to piked back salto
- On the uneven bars, an uprise/clear hip to handstand, Half turn to L or mixed L grip
- On the vault, a handspring double front salto (with A-score 7.1, the highest in 2009 Code of Points)
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