Men 2026 update Floor Artistry requirements (Heath Thorpe amendment-JK)

[Denn]

The video examples of a "full twisting stag" are actually a Stag 1/2 and a twisting Hitchkick. A real full twisting stag is probably not something we are going to be seeing.

I'm disappointed in no split leaps being an option.

Where did you see the videos?

 

[Denn]

I found them, but it was not easy. The videos are linked in here.

https://www.fig-docs.com/website/newsletters/MAG/2025/MAG_NL_1_en.pdf

Here's the one about transitions. Interesting to see whom they chose to show!

 

[Bob]

the stag jump at the end is only a half though not a full. So they messed that up.

 

[eanda]

Is there a reason for limiting the list to these elements? For example, why a butterfly with a twist, but not just a plain butterfly?

Cuba 1985 for transition inspiration.

Mario Castro


Jesus Rivera


Raul Menendez


And I know it's not allowed and not what I would want to see every routine, but I always like Khizhnyakov opening with a straddle jump. He has some nice transitions, too.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Is there a reason for limiting the list to these elements? For example, why a butterfly with a twist, but not just a plain butterfly?

Cuba 1985 for transition inspiration.

Mario Castro


Jesus Rivera


Raul Menendez


And I know it's not allowed and not what I would want to see every routine, but I always like Khizhnyakov opening with a straddle jump. He has some nice transitions, too.

I'd never seen any of those before and love them all.

 

[Denn]

Counting the dismount on floor 1st before calculating the rest of the routine will be interesting, especially since the dismount must be a double flip of some kind.

I'm confused about that. Did they return the multi-twisting single-saltos to the forward and backward groups? (The way they set it up was not as clever as they thought BECAUSE of the dismount rule requiring a double salto.)

Most guys are going to include two backward double saltos and a double front anyway, but... still... I think that the the "double the dismount" rule already gave enough incentive to do something other than a triple twist.

 

[Denn]

@eanda The MTC has some weird hangups about transitions. They refuse to grant credit to split jumps and leaps. Frankly, it's fragile masculinity.