Reason why difficulty score for balance beam routines of Shawn Johnson and Chinese female gymnasts in Olympic 2008 are too high (7.0-7.1)

[Iminhanoi]

The FIG 2006 code allowed 10 most difficult elements (include the dismount) to be counted in difficulty score.

10 hardest elements from Shawn Johnson’s 2008 balance beam routines (used in Olympic Beijing 2008) are:

Dismount with full-twisting double tuck (G 0.7)
Full-twisting back tuck salto (F 0.6)
Layout back salto (E 0.5)
Pike front salto (E 0.5)
Switch Split Leap (C 0.3)
Layout stepout salto (C 0.3)
Back Pike Salto (C 0.3)
Switch Side Leap (C 0.3)
Back tuck salto (C 0.3)
Full turn with leg at horizontal (C 0.3)

Total value of elements are 4.1

Connection bonus: 0.4

Score from Element Group Requirement:
Connection of 2 dance elements: 0.5
Turn on One Foot: 0.5
Acro series: 0.5
Acro elements forward + backward: 0.5
Dismount of D+ : 0.5
Total: 2.5

Difficulty score = 7.0

 

[Iminhanoi]

For Li ShanShan’s 2008 bb routines, 10 her hardest elements are:

Layout salto (E 0.5)
Switch Split Ring Leap (E 0.5)
Dismount with double pike (E 0.5)
Aerial walkover (D 0.4)
Sheep jump (D 0.4)
Rulfova (D 0.4)
Front tuck salto (D 0.4)
Full turn with leg at horizontal (C 0.3)
Switch Split leap (C 0.3)
Back tuck salto (C 0.3)


Total value of elements are 4.0

Connection bonus: 0.6

Score from Element Group Requirement:
Connection of 2 dance elements: 0.5
Turn on One Foot: 0.5
Acro series: 0.5
Acro elements forward + backward: 0.5
Dismount of D+ : 0.5
Total: 2.5

Difficulty score = 7.1
That’s why she can scored 16.05 in team final with some balance checks and wobbles. If she done better, her score will even higher than Shawn Johnson’s

 

[Iminhanoi]

For Cheng Fei’s balance beam routines of 2008:

10 hardest elements are:

Full twisting back tuck salto (F 0.6)
Sheep jump (D 0.4)
Aerial walkover (D 0.4)
Rulfova (D 0.4)
Front tuck salto (D 0.4)
Dismount with 2.5 twist D (0.4)
Back tuck salto (C 0.3)
Pike back salto (C 0.3)
Switch split leap (C 0.3)
Full turn with leg at horizontal bar (C 0.3)

Total value of elements are 3.8

Connection bonus: 0.5

Score from Element Group Requirement:
Connection of 2 dance elements: 0.5
Turn on One Foot: 0.5
Acro series: 0.5
Acro elements forward + backward: 0.5
Dismount of D+ : 0.5
Total: 2.5

Difficulty score = 6.8

 

[Doug1233]

I believe, at the time, we all agreed that LSS would win gold if she hit.

 

[Iminhanoi]

I believe, at the time, we all agreed that LSS would win gold if she hit.

Li Shanshan would not win gold if she still made some balance checks and wobbles (like in the team final) which will deducted her point roughly 0.2-0.3 points. Since Shawn Johnson done her routine perfectly.

Li Shanshan only would win gold if she done her routine like in this video

 

[Iminhanoi]

For Sanne Wevers’ 2016 bb routine: FIG code 2016 allow 5 acrobatic elements and 3 dance elements to be counted in difficulty score.


5 hardest acrobatic elements are:
Back Handspring 1/1 Mount (E 0.5)
Side aerial (D 0.4)
Aerial walker (D 0.4)
Back Handspring 1/1 (D 0.4)
Gainer layout dismount (D 0.4)


3 hardest dance elements are:
Double L spin turn (E 0.5)
Triple spin turn (E 0.5)
Double spin turn (E 0.4)



Total value of elements are 3.5

Connection bonus: 0.6

Score from Element Group Requirement:
Connection of 2 dance elements: 0.5
Turn on One Foot: 0.5
Acro series: 0.5
Acro elements forward + backward: 0.5
Dismount of D+ : 0.5
Total: 2.5

Difficulty score = 6.6