Category: judging

proposed changes in Vault values

From this list I’d say Rudi looks the most over-valued. (Smart to train.)

It’s very similar to Kasamatsu + 1/1 (what WAG calls Tsuk double twist) yet that vault is worth 0.2 less.

– Produnova (7.0 > 6.4)
– Rudi (6.2 > 5.8)
– Tsukahara full (5.2 > 4.8)
– Tsukahara 1.5 (5.5 > 5.2)
– Tsukahara double full (6.0 > 5.6)
– Tsukahara 2.5 (6.5 > 6.0)
– FTY (5.0 > 4.6)
– 1.5 Yurchenko (5.3 > 5.0)
– DTY (5.8 > 5.4)
– Amanar (6.3 > 5.8)
– Lopez (5.6 > 5.2)
– “Mustafina” (6.0 > 5.6)
– Cheng (6.4 > 6.0)

… The vault devaluations are to account for the gymnasts losing 0.5 in requirements on the other three apparatuses. Requirements are worth 2.0 instead of 2.5.

papaliukin

Personally I’d prefer the Produnova be banned rather than count on FIG WTC to massage the rules to the point where dangerous ones are no longer attempted.

Click PLAY or watch some Rudis on YouTube. (2013)

What woman competed the best Rudi all time? Alicia?

Leave a comment if you have an opinion.

how the new Code affects Beam

ASSuming the DRAFT Code is approved, Simone’s composition suffers least of those routines analyzed by Balance Beam Situation.

2017 VERSUS 2016: A BEAM COMPARISON

Sanne Wevers Beam

top D-scores from Rio

1. Simone Biles 25.90
2. Aly Raisman 25.20
3. Gabby Douglas 24.70
4. Seda Tutkhalian 24.20
4. Shang Chunsong 24.20
4. Claudia Fragapane 24.20
7. Asuka Teramoto 24.10
7. Angelina Melnikova 24.10
9. Rebeca Andrade 24.00
9. Wang Yan 24.00
9. Ellie Black 24.00

See the entire list on FloGymnastics.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women’s qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Produnova downgraded from 7.0 to 6.4

I’d be happy if FIG WTC banned the Handspring double front vault for WAG (for now). And that Handspring triple front for MAG (for now).

Both are far too dangerous.

Oksana

Alternatively the vault must be better evaluated to the point where there is ZERO chance of making a vault final for a very dangerous performance. Will FIG’s proposed changes fix the problem?

Beyond Rio: Skills’ Difficulty Values Changed, Will the Produnova Craze End?

I’m not so sure. 😦

via papaliukin – 2017-2020 COP Drafts

draft 2017-2020 Code of Points

NellieBalance Beam Situation posted the most detailed review I’ve yet seen of the new Women’s Code.

It’s also funny. That might help keep you reading to the end. 🙂

2017-2020 CODE OF POINTS: A DEEP DIVE

I expect significant changes still to be made.

Steve Butcher on Rio

“This was my fourth Olympics as a judge. For us, it was the best-judged Olympic games that I can recall. Out of hundreds of competitors, we only had two inquiries from coaches who disagreed with a score. One was a case of a Chinese coach who wanted to know why the degree of difficulty was lower than expected for an athlete on the rings. We explained why and there was no problem. The other case was a competitor from Cuba whose degree of difficulty was graded too high and had to be adjusted.”

Top gymnastics judge reflects on Rio 2016

Steve

Thanks Cordelia.

4 new named elements from Rio

• The Dick II – Beam
• The Gebeshian – Bars
• The Nguyen – P Bars
• Shirai II – Vault

FIG

Click PLAY or watch The Dick II on Facebook.

Shirai II

Courtney McGregor now 13th on Vault in Rio

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Jury of Appeal, has upheld a protest lodged by GymSports NZ on behalf of it’s athlete, Courtney McGregor. The protest concerned McGregor’s score on the vault apparatus, specifically her second vault.

After Courtney completed her second vault, the score for this vault, and then her average of the two vault scores was shown. Approximately 20 minutes later, the second vault score was amended which consequently brought the average score down.

“We protested on two key points of the competition rules.” said Tony Compier – GymSports NZ CEO. “Firstly, that neither the coach nor the athlete were afforded the opportunity to challenge the down-grading of the score before it was changed. Secondly, the competition rules state that once a score is ‘published’, i.e. shown in the arena, it cannot be changed at a later date.”

The result of the successful appeal is that McGregor is elevated from 16th to 13th position. …

GymSports New Zealand

Courtney McGregor

men’s Gymnastics landing deductions

Some of the deductions are summarized in this video tutorial.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

interview with Stella Umeh

24 years after her own Olympics, the Canadian and UCLA superstar reflects on Rio. Code changes. The decrease in “artistry”.

A very interesting discussion.

The Skating Lesson – “I’m having a hard time watching only NBC coverage”: A Conversation with Stella Umeh

Stella Umeh