What Is a Gainer?

A gainer is the acrobatic trick of performing a backwards somersault while still moving forward. In diving, this is known as reverse rotation. Many stunt performers and martial artists are capable of performing a similar skill on the ground, sometimes in combination with a midair inverted kick.

What does gainer mean?

A gainer is a person or organization who gains something from a particular situation. Overall, there were more losers than gainers.

Why is it called a gainer?

The idea behind a gainer is that the diver is doing an action that would move backwards from a stationary stance (like a backflip or backward somersault), but the jumper is moving forward throughout the move rather than jumping backward off the board.

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