Quick-thinking coach saves gymnast from injury by catching her in mid-air as she tumbled off a vault during competition routine
- A gymnast sprints down the runway towards the vault in Nashville, Tennessee
- She launches herself off the springboard into a handspring but loses her balance
- Coach rushes over and catches the young gymnast before she falls to the ground
This is the moment a quick-thinking coach caught a gymnast in mid-air after she tumbled off a vault.
The video shows the young gymnast sprint down the runway towards the vault at a level seven competition in Nashville, Tennessee.
As she approaches the vault, the gymnast launches herself off the springboard into a handspring.
Gymnast sprints down the runway (left) at the competition in Nashville, Tennessee. The girl approaches the springboard in her first attempt (right)
However, as she flips onto the vault, her hands miss the box causing her to lose balance.
Suddenly her coach rushes over and catches the gymnast before she hits the ground.
The crowd erupts into cheer as other gymnasts applaud the coach’s fast reaction.
The gymnast topples off the vault (left). Fortunately her coach rushes over and catches her before she hits the ground (right)
The footage was captured shot by the girl’s parents who traveled from Boston, Massachusetts, to the competition on February 7
It was captioned: ‘When you compete vault you have two tries at it – the judges takes the best one and that will be your score.
‘This was my daughter’s first run on vault and when jumping back on her back handspring she went sideways and could’ve badly hurt herself.
‘But her coach saw that she wasn’t aligned and ran in to catch her before she hit the ground.’