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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...

(Cross posting from Reddit) Zhang - Clear Hip to Layout Tkatchev Technical Analysis The subject of whether or not Zhang Yihan received layout credit for her clear hip to layout Tkatchev during qualifications at Cottbus in 2025 came up in the Yang Fanyuwei / Full Twisting Layout Jaeger thread...

Here is a U.S. clinic on the 1993 - 1996 Compulsory routines from March of 1993.

A follow-up video from 1992: A few small changes that I noticed: For Balance Beam: - Grand plie after handstand 1/2 has been added. - Removed bringing of legs together during the back walkover For Floor Exercise: A couple of things that we see in competition that are absent from the...

The NAWGJ YouTube channel posted footage today: Borden is at 5:25 and 8:27 for balance beam, and at 9:59 and 13:25 for floor exercise.

For the 0.4 NDs, I believe this is how they are actually showing the 0.2 bonus for having two vaults with saltos in different directions due to a system issue. Using Molomo as an example: Vault 1: 13.900 Vault 2: 13.150 Vault Bonus: 0.4 (entered as 0.4 so it correctly averages in the system)...