8 BASICS OF GYMNASTICS The US women's gymnastics team awaits its score at the 2022 World Championships Scoring Scoring gymnastics has changed over the years The perfect 10 used to be the best score a gymnast could get It still is at some levels GYMN
9 of the sport Elite gymnastics now uses an open ended system Each routine receives two scores One is based on difficulty A group of judges adds points based on requirements and how hard the skills are The other score is based on execution The highest possible execution score is 10. A second group of judges takes away points for mistakes For a final score the difficulty value and execution score are combined Scores at international competitions will often be between 13 and 16 points 10.00 SEIKO Before 2006 a 10 was the best score a gymnast could receive for a routine
10 BASICS OF GYMNASTICS Flexibility is necessary when performing gymnastics skills Artistry Gymnastics combines strength power grace and courage When people start taking gymnastics lessons they will learn to perform skills that may seem impossible Gymnasts can do things no one else can do Artistry is a big part of gymnastics Judges look at it during a routine.Gymnasts are expected to show their style and originality They express themselves FUN FACT Gymnasts often put chalk on their hands It's made of magnesium carbonate and stops their hands from getting sweaty That gives them a better grip on the bars
during their routines The most popular type of gymnastics is called artistic gymnastics Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Suni Lee do artistic gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is different from artistic gymnastics In the Olympics only women compete in rhythmic gymnastics Routines are performed on the floor with ropes hoops balls clubs or ribbons There are categories for individual and group events After winning the Olympic women's all around gold medal Suni Lee became a star for Auburn University's team 11
