2026 American Cup (Team competition, elimination each round)

[crdubb17]

This is kind of cool to see. I wish there was a way to include T&T and rhythmic so that it could be more like the figure skating team event.

 

[Big_rock_show]

This is kind of cool to see. I wish there was a way to include T&T and rhythmic so that it could be more like the figure skating team event.

I think it’s worth noting that the figure skating team event spans over multiple days, even though each athlete just does 1 or two routines. Maybe a gymnastics team event should be longer than 3 hours?

 

[mle]

I also feel that it’s a really long way to travel for some of those gymnasts to just perform one routine, then go home. That part felt incomplete to me.

And some individuals didn't get to compete at all! That was the part that really bugged me.

 

[Big_rock_show]

And some individuals didn't get to compete at all! That was the part that really bugged me.

Yes!!!!!!

 

[Doug1233]

I’ve been scripting routines here, though I haven’t gotten to the American Cup yet.

COP Analysis - Week of 2/23/2026

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No deduction for Aiko's Switch Ring?

What is this getting these days? No closed ring (foot at head height) so 0.1?

I also took for feet on the double pike (but I didn't take the full 8 for the landing so we came out at the same).

And the 0.8 max applies only to landing deductions, right? Not "all" deductions? (I see you put bent knees in the counting of the 0.8):

I also really want to deduct her for too much face. It is obnoxious, to me.

 

[Doug1233]

Sorry, but she’s just Roberson with sangria and ankle extension

Lovely lovely Eythora

 

[BB12]

Can't say I'm a big fan of the format. It was a bit all over the place for me.

I get it is a competition but I'd be pissed to have travelled all that way to not compete a single routine. And it felt incomplete to me that every event wasn't able to be included.

 

[Concorde]

No deduction for Aiko's Switch Ring?

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What is this getting these days? No closed ring (foot at head height) so 0.1?

Based on what I have seen in STS, if the foot is past the crown of the head, even if it isn't completely past head height, then no deduction. Note that with how much there is to keep track of, I may not have been 100% consistent across the board in my application of this.

I also took for feet on the double pike (but I didn't take the full 8 for the landing so we came out at the same).

And the 0.8 max applies only to landing deductions, right? Not "all" deductions? (I see you put bent knees in the counting of the 0.8):

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No - the 0.8 maximum applies in either case. See below from Page 68 of the Help Desk.

 

[Kittentoes]

This is kind of cool to see. I wish there was a way to include T&T and rhythmic so that it could be more like the figure skating team event.

Way back in the day, they had that mixed team cup with MAG, WAG, and rhythmic.

 

[Aeris]

Can't say I'm a big fan of the format. It felt incomplete to me that every event wasn't able to be included.

The competition structure should definitely be changed, but probably won't.

 

[Bob]

They need to do all pieces. And everyone must compete at least once. It is nonsense as it is.

 

[Sasha]

Lovely lovely Eythora

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Only in gymnastics would "ribs out" be considered good posture. But here we are. She does have lovely carriage.

 

[Sasha]

Would be nice if we knew the format the team comp will have in LA, as it would be in the teams' best interest to get practice on that format, and in USAG's interest to align to that format to maximise teams' interest in the event.

 

[Bob]

Only in gymnastics would "ribs out" be considered good posture. But here we are. She does have lovely carriage.

I totally agree ! I would cringe having to teach that.

 

[RedBirdie]

I'm having flashbacks to being an 11 year old gymnast and my coaches literally trying to manipulate my ribcage so it wouldn't be sticking out.

Did they address the other posture issues that lead to my ribs sticking out? No, of course not. That would have been too easy. But I got yelled at a lot for my ribs sticking out and told to fix it. If I could fix it I would have, its not like I enjoyed getting yelled at every day. It wasn't until I did ballet intensives in college that I was able to really fix my posture and figure out that everything is interconnected and how to actually elongate my spine and pull up through my core. (breathing properly was a whole different issue that I didn't figure out until my late 30s.)

So, yeah, wild to me to see that held up by FIG at the ideal. or not so wild, because FIG sucks.

 

[Doug1233]

No - the 0.8 maximum applies in either case. See below from Page 68 of the Help Desk.
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I think that section of the Help Desk only applies to UB. See the red zoning to the left of the area you didn't snip.

If it applied to BB and FX, it would be listed in the BB and FX sections. It isn't. And the General Deductions (in the actual COP, not just the Help Desk - which would apply to BB and FX - and not just UB) make clear the 0.8 max only applies to landing deductions.

 

[Doug1233]

Based on what I have seen in STS, if the foot is past the crown of the head, even if it isn't completely past head height, then no deduction. Note that with how much there is to keep track of, I may not have been 100% consistent across the board in my application of this.

"To" the crown. Not "crown height".

I guess we need a sports lawyer to tell us what "to" means - but I would think that means touching the crown. You need a closed ring. Like the image:

 

[flappergirl]

there are many things on gym Reddit that I’ll never understand, but fairly close to the top of that list is why they love Alba Petisco so much. I mean don’t get me wrong, her gymnastics is lovely to watch. If you’re only watching from the knees downwards

Alba Petisco’s made me understand what people say good carriage (by displaying the exact opposite)

 

[flappergirl]

And some individuals didn't get to compete at all! That was the part that really bugged me.

I agree, though I enjoyed watching the men and women compete together and also the tension.