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I don’t have a copy of the 1981 - 1984 COP, but you can see the S.V. for Retton’s first vault flash as 10.0:

I was basing my comment off of what she did at Winter Cup and the Antalya and Osijek World Cup events.

Hang has actually been flashing Vault # 5.21 (5.21.1 / Podkopayeva and 5.21.2 / fomerly Khorkina / 1/2 on to piked Cuervo).

From 2008: Monica Bergamelli (switch leap + Rueda) Deng Linlin (sheep jump + Rueda) From 2012: Deng Linlin (aerial + Rueda)

Beginning with the 2025 - 2028 COP, a gymnast can show the ring position at any time during a switch ring leap 1/2 and still receive credit. However, for the split ring leap 1/2, the ring position still must be shown before the 1/2 turn to receive credit.

Barbosu also made a smart change to her routine composition by replacing the full twisting pike jump with a triple turn. While both skills are C elements, the new body shape deductions on pike jumps introduced in 2025 would have meant a minimum of 0.3 in deductions for the legs being below...

If I remember correctly, Whip (B) + 1 1/2 Twist (C) + Layout Rudi (C) earned 0.5 in bonus due to value raising. 1. B (Whip) + C (1 1/2 Twist) become a D element. 2. D + C (Layout Rudi) become an E element. 3. D + E = 0.1 for the D, + 0.2 for the E + 0.2 CV = 0.5 total bonus

On a related note, the following former Chinese gymnasts hold F.I.G. brevet ratings: Deng Linlin - Category 3 Wu Mengyun - Category 3 * Yang Yilin - Category 4 Fan Ye - Category 4 * I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly Wu was a promising junior that appeared around 2005-2006, but we...

Ashley Postell was likely the first gymnast to perform this tumbling pass at the 2001 U.S. Classic. Naomi Visser has also used this pass for several years.

Yang Fanyuwei - Uneven Bars Evaluation: D Score G x 1 (Full Twisting Layout Jaeger / Yang), 0.7 DV F x 1 (Piked Tkatchev from Stalder Entry / Downie), 0.6 DV E x 2 ('Lin', Van Leeuwen), 1.0 DV D x 4 (Pak Salto, Stalder Full, Toe-on Full, Full Twisting Double Tuck Dismount), 1.6 DV Total...

Here is Black's routine, aside from the dismount. The E score is so low because she hit her feet on the mat following the Pak Salto, which would be 1.0 in deductions, along with losing 0.1 CV for the Hindorff + Pak Salto connection.

Sabrina Voinea - Balance Beam D Score Acro DV G x 1 (Layout Full), 0.7 DV E x 1 (Layout to Two Feet), 0.5 DV D x 3 (Aerial, Side Aerial, Double Tuck Dismount), 1.2 DV Total Acro DV - 2.4 Dance DV E x 1 (Tour Jete 1/2), 0.5 DV D x 1 (Switch Leap 1/2), 0.4 DV C x 1 (Switch Leap), 0.3 DV...

Yang Fanyuwei - Uneven Bars D Score DV F x 2 (Layout Jaeger / Cappuccitti, Stalder to Piked Tkatchev / Downie), 1.2 DV E x 2 ('Lin', Van Leeuwen), 1.0 DV D x 4 (Pak Salto, Stalder Full / Frederick, Toe-on Full, Full Twisting Double Tuck Dismount), 1.6 DV Total DV - 3.8 CV E + E, One...

Jayla Hang - Uneven Bars D Score DV F x 1 (Stalder to Piked Tkatchev / Downie), 0.6 DV D x 6 (Weiler Kip 1/2, Toe-on Full, Pak Salto, Toe-on Shaposhnikova / Maloney, Tkatchev, Double Layout DIsmount), 2.4 DV C x 1 (Piked Sole Circle to Handstand), 0.3 DV Total DV - 3.3 CV D + D, Both...

D Score DV 1. Piked Stalder Full, E 2. Komova II, E 3. Pak Salto, D 4. Stalder, C 5. Van Leeuwen, E 6. Piked Stalder 1/2, D 7. Straddled Jaeger, D 8. Full Twisting Double Tuck dismount, D Total DV - 3.4 CV E + E, one with flight 1. Piked Stalder Full + Komova II, 0.2 D + D, both with turn...