Four Elements Named For Gymnasts Following the Rio Olympics
Four Elements Named For Gymnasts Following the Rio Olympics
Following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, four elements were named for the gymnasts who successfully competed them in competition. Two elements came on the men
Following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, four elements were named for the gymnasts who successfully competed them in competition. Two elements came on the men's side, two on the women's. In addition to these skills, two elements that were unsuccessfully performed will be added into the Code of Points, but will not be named after the gymnasts who performed them. Sixteen total skills were submitted for approval leading up to the Rio Olympics.
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It is a way of achieving immortality in Gymnastics: the gymnast who has an original skill named after them in the Code of Points assures that his or her name will live on in the sport, years after they have taken their final bows on the international stage.
In Rio in August, the FIG Technical Committees approved four new elements -- two in Men's and two in Women's Artistic Gymnastics -- to be named for the gymnasts who performed them. All four elements were successfully performed during the 2016 Olympic Games and will be published in their respective Code of Points. They are as follows:
Apparatus: Balance Beam
Element description: A mount -- change leg leap with 180 degree turn to free sit split position.
Element value: D
Note: Dick made international headlines after a different Beam mount named after her at last fall's World Championships. This new move is therefore called the Dick II.
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: A hecht mount with a 360 degree turn with repulsion off the low bar to the high bar.
Element value: D
Note: In Rio, Gebeshian became the first female gymnast to represent Armenia at an Olympic Games.
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: This is the first time that Nguyen, the Parallel Bars silver medallist from the London 2012 Olympics, has inked his name in the Code on his signature apparatus.
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 Hoon, performed this vault with three twists at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Shirai, a.k.a. "Mr. Twist," used his new vault to help him win Olympic bronze on Vault.
Additionally, two elements not successfully performed in the men's competition will be published in the Men's Code of Points, though they will not be named for the gymnast who attempted them. If done well by their originators at a future competition, they may be named retroactively. These elements are:
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.
Attempted by: Andreas Bretschneider, Germany
Element value: I
Apparatus: Vault
Element description: Facing forward, the gymnast bursts off the vault table and performs three compete somersaults before hitting the ground.
Attempted by: Igor Radivilov, Ukraine
Element value: 7.0
Related
Eleven New Women's Skills Submitted for Consideration in Rio
Five New Men's Elements Submitted for Consideration at Rio Olympics
Release via FIG
It is a way of achieving immortality in Gymnastics: the gymnast who has an original skill named after them in the Code of Points assures that his or her name will live on in the sport, years after they have taken their final bows on the international stage.
In Rio in August, the FIG Technical Committees approved four new elements -- two in Men's and two in Women's Artistic Gymnastics -- to be named for the gymnasts who performed them. All four elements were successfully performed during the 2016 Olympic Games and will be published in their respective Code of Points. They are as follows:
The Dick II
Performed by: Marisa Dick, Trinidad and TobagoApparatus: Balance Beam
Element description: A mount -- change leg leap with 180 degree turn to free sit split position.
Element value: D
Note: Dick made international headlines after a different Beam mount named after her at last fall's World Championships. This new move is therefore called the Dick II.
The Gebeshian
Performed by: Houry Gebeshian, ArmeniaApparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: A hecht mount with a 360 degree turn with repulsion off the low bar to the high bar.
Element value: D
Note: In Rio, Gebeshian became the first female gymnast to represent Armenia at an Olympic Games.
The Nguyen
Performed 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: This is the first time that Nguyen, the Parallel Bars silver medallist from the London 2012 Olympics, has inked his name in the Code on his signature apparatus.
The Shirai II vault
Performed 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 Hoon, performed this vault with three twists at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Shirai, a.k.a. "Mr. Twist," used his new vault to help him win Olympic bronze on Vault.
Additionally, two elements not successfully performed in the men's competition will be published in the Men's Code of Points, though they will not be named for the gymnast who attempted them. If done well by their originators at a future competition, they may be named retroactively. These elements are:
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.
Attempted by: Andreas Bretschneider, Germany
Element value: I
Apparatus: Vault
Element description: Facing forward, the gymnast bursts off the vault table and performs three compete somersaults before hitting the ground.
Attempted by: Igor Radivilov, Ukraine
Element value: 7.0
Related
Eleven New Women's Skills Submitted for Consideration in Rio
Five New Men's Elements Submitted for Consideration at Rio Olympics