COMPETITION
EVENTS:
Gymnasts sprint down
a 25 meter (about 82 feet) runway, leap onto a springboard and onto the vaulting apparatus in a straight body position, touching
the vault with their hands and pushing off of it. Beginners will often be upright; more advanced gymnasts will push off from
a handstand position. The postflight may include one or multiple saltos and twists. In 2001, the traditional vault was replaced by the new vaulting table. The
new apparatus is more stable & longer than the old, giving gymnasts a larger blocking surface.
Uneven Bars
On the uneven bars
the gymnast navigates a set of bars set at different heights to perform swinging, circling, transitional and release moves,
as well as handstands. The gymnast must use the entire bar to receive a high score.
Balance Beam
The gymnast performs
a choreographed routine from 70 to 90 seconds in length consisting of leaps, acrobatic skills, turns and dance elements on
a padded spring beam about 4 feet high, 16 feet long, and 4 inches wide. The event requires, in particular, balance and flexibility.
Floor
Gymnasts perform,
to instrumental music, a choreographed exercise 85 to 95 seconds in length. The routines consist of tumbling passes
and a series of jumps, dance elements, and turns on a carpeted, springed floor 40 feet × 40 feet. All four sides should be
used to earn the maximum score. Gymnasts cannot step outside the white line.
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