In 2004, the traditional vaulting horse was replaced with a new apparatus, sometimes known as a tongue, table, or pegasus. The name pegasus was given because it was first introduced during the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is more stable, wider, and longer than the older vaulting horse—about in length and width—giving gymnasts a larger blocking surface, and is therefore safer than the old vaulting horse. With the addition of this new and safer apparatus, gymnasts are attempting more difficult and dangerous vaults.