FIG – new gymnastics skills

The Men’s Technical Committee, after the World Championships in Rotterdam, during its meeting in December, Tel Aviv, ISR made some decisions on new skills submitted & evaluated at the 2010 World Championships Rotterdam.

Click to open it on your computer – FIG_MAG_Newsletter_25

Note: That PDF links to YouTube video examples. But you can only watch the video after clicking through via the PDF.

… I’ve no idea why that privacy feature is necessary. Seems to me the more widely and transparently code changes are circulated, the better.

The most important change is a good one:

After careful review, the MTC has determined that the original Hypolito element cannot be developed with further turns.

Men’s Floor was including far too many double Arabian type skills.