Any circle can be done backwards (in normal grip) or ahead (backwards or eagle grip). Counterintuitively, “backward” describes a basic circle. When unsure, think: If the bar weren’t there, would the gymnast be doing a back or front flip?A titan
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( B)is performed with a straight body. The forward version is a front giant.A toe-on (C) is finished with toes on
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the bar. Front toe-ons are relatively uncommon.A clear hip(C)is finished with hips to bench. The forward version is a Weiler kip (D). A Stalder (C, named for Josef
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Stalder)is finished with legs straddled to either side. The forward version is an Endo(named for Yukio Endo). An inbar(D), or piked Stalder, is done with legs in between
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the arms. The forward version is vanishingly rare.Gymnasts can do turns– pirouettes on their hands– out of any type of circle. Trouble worths vary relying on entry and also degrees of rotation. As an example, a toe-on circle into a 360-degree pirouette, informally called a toe full, is a D.(You can refer
in comparable shorthand to a Stalder full or an inbar half. ) Updated Aug. 8, 2021, 12:43 p.m. ET There are also one-arm pirouettes: the Ono, the Healy and the Ling. The distinctions are technological as well as don’t matter a lot since they’re all ranked E.Transitions (reduced to high)The majority of these fall under two teams: shoots and also “Shaposh”skills.In a shoot, the gymnast does a toe-on or a Stalder on the low bar, lets go, flings her body ahead in what’s called counter motion– since she begins turning in reverse as well as turns around
in midair– and also captures the high bar. Relying on the entrance, it’s a Stalder shoot,
or Ray (B, named for Elise Ray), or a toe shoot(additionally B). Shaposh transitions– short for Shaposhnikova, as in the Soviet Olympian Natalia Shaposhnikova– begin dealing with away from the high bar, and also the gymnast does a circle and flies backwards. They vary
by entrance and rotation.From a toe-on entry, gymnasts can do a Maloney(D, no spin, called
for Kristen Maloney), a Van Leeuwen (E, half twist, for Laura van Leeuwen )or a Seitz (E, complete twist, for Elisabeth Seitz ). From a clear hip, they can do an original-flavor Shaposhnikova(D, no twist) or a Khorkina (E, fifty percent twist, for Svetlana Khorkina ). From a Stalder, they can do a Chow(D, no twist, called unofficially for Amy Chow)or a Chow half(E, half twist). From an inbar, they can
do a Komova II(E, no spin, for Viktoria Komova )or a Komova (E, half spin, likewise named for Komova). Confusingly, due to the fact that Komova did the a lot more difficult variation initially, the easier one obtains the Roman numerals.On changes, in addition to launch relocations, you
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may see gymnasts ‘trains standing by the bars. They’re there so that if the gymnast makes a blunder, they can capture her as she drops as well as avoid injury, but they’re not enabled to assist with the routine itself.Transitions(high to low) You’re most likely to see just 4 of these: Bail(
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D): The gymnast starts encountering the low bar, swings with body directly, does a half twist and lands in a handstand on the low bar. Additionally called an overshoot.Pak(D, for Pak Gyong-sil): This begins like a bond, however the
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gymnast doesn’t twist; she just swings from the high bar, turns and gets the low bar. Also called a Pak salto.Bhardwaj( E, for Mohini Bhardwaj): A Pak with a full twist.Ezhova(D, for Ludmila Ezhova): The gymnast swings in the opposite
instructions from a Pak or a bail– as in a front titan– and also does a fifty percent twist prior to catching the reduced bar.Releases In a release, the gymnast lets go of the high bar, does a flip or other motion in the air and captures the high bar again.Giengers, called for Eberhard Gienger, consist of a titan into a back flip with a fifty percent spin. They can be done piked(D, hips curved)or laid out(E, body right). An alternative with one and also a half twists is called a Def or a Hristakieva (G, called for Jacques Def and Snezhana Hristakieva ). Jaegers, called for Bernd Jäger, include a front titan right into a front flip. They can be straddled
( D)
, piked (E)or outlined (F). Then there are Tkatchev s, called for Aleksandr Tkatchev. They all include circling as well as flying backwards over the bar but differ by access
and body position in the air. Some gymnasts include a half twist.From a gigantic entrance, gymnasts can do a plain Tkatchev( D, straddled ), a piked Tkatchev (E)or a Kononenko(E, straddled with a fifty percent spin, called for Nataliya Kononenko). From a toe-on, they can do a Ray(D, straddled, for Elise Ray), a Church (E, piked, Shavahn Church ), a Nabieva( G, layout, for Tatiana Nabieva)or a Tweddle(F, straddled with a half twist, for Beth Tweddle). From a clear hip, they can do a Hindorff(E, straddled, for Silvia Hindorff),
a Shang (F, piked, for Shang Chunsong) or a Martins(F, straddled with a fifty percent spin, for Filipa Martins). From a Stalder, they can do a Ricna(E, straddled, for Hana Ricna), a Downie(F, piked, for Becky Downie) or a Derwael-Fenton(F, straddled with a half twist, called for Nina Derwael and also Georgia-Mae Fenton ). From an inbar, they can do a Galante( E, straddled, for Paola Galante
)or a piked inbar
Tkatchev(F, unnamed because Sophie Scheder as well as Kelly Simm debuted it at the very same competitors as well as hyphenated ability names weren’t yet
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allowed). Dismounts Dual formats(D, in reverse although the name doesn’t specify), double fronts(D, tucked )as well as full-twisting dual backs (D, tucked)are most common.The ideal gymnasts might do a full-twisting double design (E), a Fabrichnova(F, double-twisting dual put, named for Oksana Fabrichnova); or a Ray(G, double-twisting dual design, the 3rd bars
skill called for Elise Ray). Exactly how they’re scored Gymnasts’final marks are the sum of a” D score”( problem)and an
“E rating”(implementation). A medal-winning bar routine is commonly in the reduced 15s, but most all-around gymnasts will certainly more than happy with mid-to high 14s.
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