walkover — ONAD

walkover /ˈwôkˌōvər, ˈwɔkˌoʊvər

▸ noun

1 an easy victory:

a 12–2 walkover.

▪ a victory awarded in a sports contest in the absence of the other competitor or competitors (as a result of injury, disqualification, etc.):

both players were well rested after receiving walkovers when their opponents withdrew from the semifinals.

2 a somersault in which a gymnast performs a handstand and then slowly moves the feet backward and down to the floor, or first arches back into a handstand and then slowly moves the feet forward and down to the floor.

– ORIGIN early 19th century : with reference to a horse race in which the winner, through the absence of competitors, has no need to race but can just walk over the finish line.