In
gymnastics, to land a
dismount with both feet firmly planted at about
shoulder width and without stepping, hopping, or shuffling.
Sticking in gymnastics is essential, a perfect routine can be ruined by a bad landing, hurting one's score immensely. Women's and Men's gymnastics have different standards for what qualifies as a stick. For women, just showing a solid landing is enough, one can step out of the stick without penalty even if there might have been an imbalance which would've required a step. For men, a stick has to be complete, no imbalances, no waverings. If one doesn't hold it for about two seconds, each step taken before saluting to end the routine counts against one's score.