Category: judging

Simone’s new Beam dismount undervalued by FIG

YES, everyone agrees it’s absurd to up-value double double by only 0.1. This is the hardest skill in WAG.

highest difficulty Beam (attempted) 2019

Kara Eaker – 6.8
Ou Yushan – 6.8
Guan Chenchen – 6.7
Simone Biles – 6.6
Jade Carey (yes that Jade Carey) – 6.6

See more on Balance Beam Situation.

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highest difficulty Bars 2019

Nina Derwael – 6.7
Fan Yilin – 6.5
Sunisa Lee – 6.4
Elisabeth Seitz – 6.4
Anastasia Agafanova – 6.4

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Click PLAY or watch Nina on YouTube. … She could up the difficulty on that without much problem.

Simone & MyKayla – Amanar

We really need computer video analysis for judges on Vault. Height of centre of mass relative to height of the gymnast.

Heart this. Simone is HIGH.

Recall the Maroney & Uchimura comparison?

McKayla might be even higher than Simone.

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Reality check – Kohei has said that his goal is sticking the landing. For tumbling and vault he does not try for his maximum height. Instead, he wants optimum height.

hitting handstand

Certainly the WAG Codes put too much importance on finishing skills within 10 degrees of handstand. MAG Codes are more sensible.

Still it’s impressive to see gymnasts who can do it. Ashton, for example.

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Doris Fuchs-Brause on Bars

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Thanks Avril.

the IVANOV on P Bars?

This should be in the Code of Points.

Check the mount performed at the Sydney Olympics by International Gymnast magazine’s Christian IVANOV.

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Click PLAY or see his shoulder flexibility on YouTube. This was a Code where stooped Stalders and Endos were worth +0.1 over straddled.

composition requirements in MAG

MAGnastics posted a nice overview to Men’s Combination Requirements (CRs).

Keep it Simple, Silly.

A Guide to Composition Requirements in MAG

GymTactics YouTube channel

Some of the best WAG basics tutorials are posted by coach Jason Mortimer from Bounce Gymnastics in Michigan.

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Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube. Jason teaching a stretched body Handspring Vault as required by the American J.O. judging regs.