Recent content by Concorde

One of my goals for 2026 is to be more consistent with posting content about the Women's Code of Points. Although routine evaluations will comprise many of these posts, I will continue to discuss specific principles in detail(e.g. my recent post on close to beam choreography) and also revisit...

This was discussed during the 2025 World Championships, but here are my notes on the D Score evaluation of Wong's and Roberson's vaults from qualifications now that I have seen the footage from STS. Wong's Double Twisting Yurchenko / Baitova...

Memmel was also on the D panel for floor exercise at the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup.

Tarver(maiden name Wright) was on the 1985-1986 and 1986-1987 U.S. National teams.

WTC Evaluation of Movements Sideways on Balance Beam Under Article 12.5 - Artistry and Composition Deductions, gymnasts will receive a 0.1 deduction for ‘Lack of Movements Sideways’. As part of the Help Desk, the WTC has prepared a video containing six examples and how they would be judged...

No - other than Jones, Qiu Qiyuan has previously trained this skill.

WTC Evaluation of Close to Beam Sequences Under Article 12.5 - Artistry and Composition Deductions, gymnasts will receive a 0.1 deduction for ‘Missing combination of movements/elements close to the beam with a part of the torso(including thigh, knee or head) touching the beam (element not...

Yes - on the WAG side, the most famous case that comes to mind is with Sacramone's floor exercise at the 2006 World Championships. During an inquiry that was filed due to not receiving credit for her Gogean, the judges decided that she did not fulfill the criteria to receive credit for the...

I’ll never forget the first conversation I had with a colleague that spent five years in the U.A.E. We were getting along quite well when I asked why he decided it was time for a change. Suddenly, his face takes on a very serious, somber look before saying, “If you’re not Arabic or Muslim and...

It’s been unnamed since the element entered the COP.

No, Gutsu competed this as early as 1992. In 1995, Karpenko was likely among the first to perform this at a World Championships. Piskun and Moceanu are probably the first to perform this at an Olympic Games.

The side switch leap on balance beam has an odd history with regards to naming, and is incorrectly credited to Kathy Johnson. - Following the 1993 World Championships, the element enters the COP, but is not named after anyone. - Beginning with the 2006 - 2008 COP, the name Johnson listed in...

Yes, Andrade submitted it in advance of the 2024 Olympics and it was given a provisional 6.0 D Score.

I spent some time this weekend aggregating posts that I have made on the 2025-2028 COP into a more unified location. While none of this is official FIG/WTC material, I hope that the online gymnastics community will find this to be both a useful resource for the current quadrennium, and a...

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