The International Gymnastics Federation in 2006 introduced a radically different “code of points” for Artistic Gymnastics.
The few of us in the world who understand it must endlessly translate for others. Often it comes out like this:
“It’s totally confusing and lame and everybody hates it …”
So said the Australian Gymnastics Blogger trying to explain the new gymnastics scoring system to her father.
She’s not the only one who has “concerns”:
… the rules of FIG international competition are one of the most powerful tools for promoting gymnastics. And this tool is completely in the hands of the FIG men’s and women’s technical committees which are virtually unaccountable to anyone.
Arkaev – Gymnastics. How to Create Champions.
Leonid Arkaev is the most successful gymnastics coach of all time.
Bela hated it:
“I, personally, thought it was the craziest, the stupidest thing on Earth,†Karolyi said of his first reaction when he heard of the new system.
Marta uses it to the advantage of the USA:
“Now, you know, I kind of like it. I think it has been very, very good, at least for [the U.S.]. There are some definite advantages.â€
GOODBYE PERFECT 10, HELLO 15.65 – Inside Gymnastics
With Olympics coming we need a Code of Points “cheat sheet” to hand to the general public. Let me know if you have one. I’ll post it on this site. We can download and print copies.
original – flickr – Sooner Shooter
larger original of the beam judge – flickr – frizzellephoto
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