deductions for piked Stalders

For no deduction, piked Stalder should be done with feet stretched throughout and significant hip flexion.

Ragan Smith’s, for example, should be deducted for both flexed feet and lack of hip flexion.

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The simplest solution for this glaring problem is what was done by FIG MTC some years ago. Devalue piked Stalders. Or consider them the same skill as a regular Stalder.

no deduction on Radilov’s landing

How a vault should be landed. Bringing forces to zero in the safest ways possible.

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These landings are super dangerous.Some of his competitors injured on Vault landing at Worlds 2018: Uchimura, Audrys Nin Reyes, Yang Hak-seon. 

Beam judging – Ponor at Europeans

I like the graphics in this edit.

Did Ponor actually get credit for 6.1 for that routine?

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Fujitsu judging support system

In collaboration, the FIG and Fujitsu will carry out data capture and field trials in order to achieve fair and accurate real-time judging support for Artistic Gymnastics that can be launched in 2020. …

Under the agreement, Fujitsu, for the first time at a World Championship, captured competition data at the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal …

FIG and Fujitsu to collaborate on building a judging support system for Artistic Gymnastics competitions

Fujitsu is paying all costs for now.

Steve Butcher expects it could be first used in case of inquiry or when judges are out of range. There are no plans at this point for this technology to be used as part of the final score.

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Koudinov on H Bar

Here’s how that new skill is supposed to look.

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Tabea Alt interview

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Tabea submitted and competed 2 new skills on Bars at #MTL2017GYM.

Here’s the Alt. I’d agree that the Alt 1 could be valued a D-part since Pak is a D and similarly does not go to handstand.

Ashton Locklear wins E-score on Bars

9.066 in prelims. Her only significant deduction was landing. And it was not bad.