2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic GamesAug 3, 2016 by Rebecca Johnson
Five New Men's Elements Submitted for Consideration at Rio Olympics
Five New Men's Elements Submitted for Consideration at Rio Olympics
Four male athletes have submitted skills to be considered for the Code of Points at the 2016 Rio Olympics. If the gymnasts successfully compete their respec
Four male athletes have submitted skills to be considered for the Code of Points at the 2016 Rio Olympics. If the gymnasts successfully compete their respective skills, the skills will be named in their honor.
Release via FIG
Four new skills in Men's Gymnastics have been submitted for consideration to the FIG Men's Technical Committee at the Olympic Games. The technical committee has already rated the elements for difficulty from A to I, with A being the easiest and I the hardest. Vaults are given a numeric difficulty rating.
If done successfully at any time during the Games, these elements will be officially named for the gymnast who performs them.
Here are the prospective new elements:
Apparatus: Parallel Bars
Element description: A dismount in which the gymnast performs a front double pike somersault with a half twist.
Element value: G
Note: Arican, a Youth Olympic Games medallist, attempted this element at the 2015 World Championships. It was not named for him because he performed it with incorrect body position. He'll try again in Rio.
Apparatus: Horizontal Bar
Element description: A release skill in which the gymnast releases the bar and cranks two flips and two twists over the bar in a stretched body position before regrasping it.
Element value: I
Note: Bretschneider introduced the same element in a tucked position in 2014. If performed successfully, this new variation would be worth an I on a scale that currently only extends from A to H, making it the hardest element in the Men's Code of Points.
Apparatus: Parallel Bars
Element description: A free hip circle mount from the side of the bars with three quarter turn to handstand position.
Element value: E
Note: Nguyen, the Parallel Bars silver medallist from the London Olympics, has not yet inked his name in the Code on his signature apparatus.
Apparatus: Vault
Element description: Facing forward, the gymnast bursts off the vault table and performs three compete somersaults before hitting the ground.
Element value: 7.0
Note: The Roche, the same vault but with one less somersault, has been a mainstay in international competition for nearly 30 years.
Apparatus: Vault
Element description: A roundoff entry vault with a back somersault in a stretched body position with three and a half twists.
Element value: 6.4
Note: Shirai, along with Korea's Kim Hee Hon, performed this vault with three twists at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Now "Mr. Twist" is planning take it to another level.
Related:
Rio Olympics Coverage Page
Release via FIG
Four new skills in Men's Gymnastics have been submitted for consideration to the FIG Men's Technical Committee at the Olympic Games. The technical committee has already rated the elements for difficulty from A to I, with A being the easiest and I the hardest. Vaults are given a numeric difficulty rating.
If done successfully at any time during the Games, these elements will be officially named for the gymnast who performs them.
Here are the prospective new elements:
The Arican
Submitted by: Ferhat Arican, TurkeyApparatus: Parallel Bars
Element description: A dismount in which the gymnast performs a front double pike somersault with a half twist.
Element value: G
Note: Arican, a Youth Olympic Games medallist, attempted this element at the 2015 World Championships. It was not named for him because he performed it with incorrect body position. He'll try again in Rio.
The Bretschneider II
Submitted by: Andreas Bretschneider, GermanyApparatus: Horizontal Bar
Element description: A release skill in which the gymnast releases the bar and cranks two flips and two twists over the bar in a stretched body position before regrasping it.
Element value: I
Note: Bretschneider introduced the same element in a tucked position in 2014. If performed successfully, this new variation would be worth an I on a scale that currently only extends from A to H, making it the hardest element in the Men's Code of Points.
The Nguyen
Submitted by: Marcel Nguyen, GermanyApparatus: Parallel Bars
Element description: A free hip circle mount from the side of the bars with three quarter turn to handstand position.
Element value: E
Note: Nguyen, the Parallel Bars silver medallist from the London Olympics, has not yet inked his name in the Code on his signature apparatus.
The Radivilov
Submitted by: Igor Radivilov, UkraineApparatus: Vault
Element description: Facing forward, the gymnast bursts off the vault table and performs three compete somersaults before hitting the ground.
Element value: 7.0
Note: The Roche, the same vault but with one less somersault, has been a mainstay in international competition for nearly 30 years.
The Shirai II
Submitted by: Kenzo Shirai, JapanApparatus: Vault
Element description: A roundoff entry vault with a back somersault in a stretched body position with three and a half twists.
Element value: 6.4
Note: Shirai, along with Korea's Kim Hee Hon, performed this vault with three twists at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Now "Mr. Twist" is planning take it to another level.
yurchenko3.5twists! pic.twitter.com/yHumMXVBqH
— Kenzo shirai (@kenzo8824) August 4, 2016
Related:
Rio Olympics Coverage Page