Category: judging

Fujitsu “judging support system” at Worlds 2019

The system uses 3D laser scanner sensors to capture the gymnasts’ movements in real time, providing two million shots per second on areas such as arm or leg bend angles, angles of elevation and height of particular moves.

This is then compared to a database of existing recognised moves and routines to hopefully provide a more accurate picture of an athlete’s routine for the judges. …

The technology is now planned to be deployed at the forthcoming Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, held from October 4th-13th  in Stuttgart, Germany, with further tests planned as Fujtisu aims to get it included at Tokyo 2020.

Tech Radar 

GymCastic reported that FIG plans to test the technology on 2 WAG apparatus, 3 MAG apparatus in Stuttgart.

Thanks @usgymie

FIG Beam landing mats

FIG allows the COLUSSI-PELAEZ dismount. Yet doesn’t allow Nush sufficient matting  to do that dismount safely.

FIG MTC clarifications and updates

Compression Bandages
• Gymnasts must refrain from wearing compression sleeves during competition
• Deduction 0.3

Rings
Recognition of Swallow versus Support scale (Planche)

• In order to provide clarity; if the shoulder is completely above the top of the Rings the element will be recognized as a support scale.

Horizontal Bar
• Regarding the performance expectations for the exit from the Czech giant swing; A simple stoop exit from dorsal hang is permitted without an angular deviation deduction, but also does not receive any value.

Details

keep FORM like Lexy Ramler

Please!

JO Improvement Proposal

Coach BRETT WARGO has some good ideas here. He want to encourage more gymnasts to stay longer in the sport as specialists, for example. As they do in NCAA.

His proposals should reduce the number of injuries, too.

Click through to read Brett’s recommendations.

JO National Proposal

TAYLOR HOUCHIN – Vault

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Oklahoma, Georgia to Nationals

OKLAHOMA 198.475
GEORGIA 198.050
CAL 197.675
KENTUCKY 197.600

It took 198+ to get through — #ScoreInflation — but what a competition. Spencer called the judging “unprofessional and atrocious“.

Utah, Minnesota, Denver, Boise State advance

I was at the Corvallis Regional.

In the first of the two sessions today Denver was certainly the best of the 4 teams. 49.475 on Beam! That’s their Regionals record and the score was deserved. Congratulations.

Boise crushed it on Bars (as usual) in the 4th rotation to live to fight another day. University of Washington and SUU were in it. An exciting competition to watch.

I found the judging on Beam and Bars to be NCAA normal. 🙄 … But Vault and Floor judging was poor in my opinion. The scores were boxed with little differentiation between excellent and average.

2024 Code to be discussed at Worlds 2019

Few major changes.

“What we want to enhance is more elegance in the movement.

Elegance is not only about the choreography or the artistry, it is also present in the way gymnasts perform. This is the plus that everybody enjoys, this is the difference that creates emotion for those who watch the performance,” said the TC President.

“We have already noticed a big improvement on the Floor Exercise. But it is not only on the Floor or on the Beam, it is also on the Uneven Bars and even on the Vault,” she added. …

FIG

I would have been happier to hear them pilot computer video analysis of Vault, not Artistry on Vault.

Sounds like evaluation will be even more subjective in the next cycle than it is today. ☹️

new skill by Gabriel Hannah

Coach Will Banthorpe posted this.

Handspring to double salto forwards with 1/2 twist ~ Morandi with 1/2 turn.

Yep. It should be impossible.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/will.banthorpe/p/BvM9RxOAZlL/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1o5gbe6ohwwrd

Gabriel competed it this weekend and was awarded E-value.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMw07pgbZL/