Category: judging

consistency in Gymnastics judging

Kathi-Sue Rupp has a website dedicated to gymnastics judging.

It’s called Flipped Decisions.

Coaches will work towards the specific set of rules at their level of competition. It’s critical that judges apply those rules consistently throughout the season.

Summary: What Can be Done

  • Assign judging panels early enough so that judges can calibrate in the time leading up to a competition
  • Make sure the competition schedule permits judges to watch podium training or warm-ups
  • Head judges need to provide detailed feedback to panel judges in a psychologically safe pre-competition setting
  • Organize and participate in pre-competition and pre-season calibration exercises (like the NCAA Challenge) that provide detailed feedback.

Read the entire article:

Calibration in Gymnastics Judging

WAG Code of Points UPDATE

Read it here.

Updated WAG CoP has finally been published and includes new elements, some names added retroactively and some naming mistakes correctedwww.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/ru…

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And finally justice for Kim Gwang Suk who had inexplicably been attributed to the toe-on version for years

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evaluating March 2025 ‘perfect 10s’

College Gym News – Judge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down March’s Perfect 10s

Article by Rhiannon Franck

In NCAA Gymnastics, some 10s are better than others. 😀

Selena Harris-Miranda on Beam, for example.

BAD judging Nebraska v Michigan !

Kensley on the Neutral Deductions podcast, details the absurdly bad judging errors made at the Nebraska vs Michigan competition last weekend.

In one case, a Floor routine was awarded 0.9 too high on the D score.

I was a FIG judge for decades — and can’t imagine how ANY judge could be that far off on Floor.

Kenseley feels Michigan probably would have won the competition, anyway, with competent judging.

judging Double Layout on Floor

NCAA Judge Rhiannon Franck:

 I picked seven gymnasts who have competed double layouts this season, breaking down each phase of the skill with comparisons. I started with a video of the full skill and screenshots of each part. After you review the article, check out the videos, see which one you think is the best, and if you can catch the deductions in real-time. 

Judge’s Inquiry: Good vs. Great vs. Excellent Double Layouts

Courtney Tulloch – 6.0 Rings

Impressive.  But it all depends on how you evaluate that Victorian Cross.

Note ➙ no “Yamawaki Jonasson”. 

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Watanabe interview with the IOC

Our FIG President went online for an hour-long interview, discussing his campaign to be the next President of the International Olympic Committee in a forum arranged by the International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS).

● “The purpose of the Olympic Games is for as many people as possible to understand Olympism. And to contribute to the development of sports and peace. So, if we will organize this five-continent Olympic Games, we will get many benefits.”

● “For the athlete, each sport will take place in one of the five countries that offers the best climate and facilities for that sport. For the host countries, each country will host 10 sports, greatly reducing the financial burden.”

● “For marketing and the TV rights, there will be 24 hours coverage and more sponsorship potential. And new sources of continental sponsorship.” …

“In judging sports, we must be more fair. In reality, we have a problem, not just in gymnastics, and in many other sports. That’s why I started [pushing] for the AI judging system.

We need technology, so I think we will see – in this year – in the world championships in gymnastics in Jakarta [INA], we can see with the judging – AI – how is judging in that [way].

“We need more transparent [judging], we need more, better judging.”

Sports Examiner – INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Presidential candidate Watanabe stresses innovative 5-continent Olympics, AI in gymnastics judging

Fred Richard’s NEW competition wear?

Personally, I’m all for INNOVATION in our sport.  Kudos to Fred for putting himself out there with his Winter Cup look. 

That said, I can’t see how baggy clothing can work in Artistic Gymnastics.  Tight fitting clothing allows the judges to more correctly assess FORM and LINE.  

The best discussion I’ve seen on this debate is from MrBulletPig.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.