Category: horizontal bar

Tung Chia-Hung ’26 Baku H Bar

Cassina-Kolman to 1-arm

The amazing Angel Barajas.

Antalya World Cup results

Vault

Bars

Beam

Floor

Floor

Pommels

Rings

Vault

P Bars

H Bar

Baku World Cup results

Vault

Bars

Beam

Floor

Floor

Pommels

Rings

Vault

P Bars

H Bar

beginner’s guide to H Bar

Actually, this excellent post by zhoxxyy is quite comprehensive.

This guide clarifies its basics, including the mechanics, history, scoring, and the gymnasts who helped shape this iconic event.

High Bar in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: A Beginner’s Guide

Men’s Gymnastics routines defining the apparatus

zhoxxyy:

Floor

  • Kenzo Shirai (JPN) – 2013 World Championships – Event Final
  • Carlos Yulo (PHI) – 2019 World Championships – Event Final

Pommels

  • Krisztián Berki (HUN) – 2012 Olympic Games – Event Final
  • Rhys McClenaghan, MBE (IRL) – 2022 World Championships – Event Final

Rings

  • Jury Chechi (ITA) – 1996 Olympic Games – Event Final
  • Liu Yang (CHN) – 2020 Olympic Games Event Final

Vault

  • Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) – 2004 Olympic Games Event Final
  • Jake Jarman (GBR) – 2023 World Championships – All-Around

P Bars

  • Rustam Sharipov (UKR) – 1996 Olympic Games – Event Final
  • Zou Jingyuan (CHN) – 2018 World Championships – Event Final

H Bar

  • Epke Zonderland (NED) – 2012 Olympic Games – Event Final
  • Kohei Uchimura (JPN) – 2026 Olympic Games – All Around

Watch all those routines:

The Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Routines that Shaped and Perfected the Sport

This article analyzes pivotal routines in men’s artistic gymnastics across the six apparatuses. How historic performances reshaped standards of difficulty and execution, and perfected the interaction between skill and artistry, thus enhancing the understanding of the sport’s evolution.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

VIDEOS – most difficult Men’s Gymnastics skills

zhoxxyy posted animated video clips of the highest rated skills in the Men’s code as of 2025:

Which are the most difficult skills in Men’s Gymnastics?

Get ready to dive into the hardest skills in men’s gymnastics, the ones that can make or break a routine. From the elusive H-rated elements on Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse to the jaw-dropping J-rated feats on Floor, we uncover the history, the evolution, and the gymnasts behind these gravity-defying elements.

Hidetaka Miyachi (JPN) at the 2017 World Championships in Montréal where he submitted his eponymous skill, currently the element with the highest rate on High Bar in the MAG COP