2014 Nanning World Championships

New Men's Skills at World Championships

New Men's Skills at World Championships

Oct 2, 2014 by Becca Reed
New Men's Skills at World Championships
FIG released a list of the new skills that have been submitted at the 2014 World Championships. There are six elements that were officially submitted and evaluated by the FIG men's technical committee. 

In order to have the skill added to the Code of Points, "Each gymnast must successfully perform their presented element during the World Championships with no large deduction in order to receive the assessed value and potential name recognition."

Skills listed below as described from FIG's release (click here to see full article).


Gymnast: Kiu Chung Ng (HKG)
Event: Rings
Value: E (element group IV)
Description: From or through hanging scale rearways, with straight arms pull to V Cross (2 sec), also Nakayama to V Cross (2 sec.) 




Gymnast: Kiu Chung Ng (HKG)
Event: Rings
Value: D (element group IV)
Description: Slow roll forward stretched with straight arms through Cross and press to Planche without first going to support (2 sec.) 




Gymnast: Yusuke Tanaka (JPN)
Event: Rings
Value: E (element group III)
Description: Salto forward between rings directly to V Cross (2 sec.)




Gymnast: Naoya Tsukahara (AUS)
Event: Rings
Value: E (element group IV)
Description: Pull with straight arms and body through momentary front lever to V Cross (2 sec.), also Pineda to V Cross (2 sec.)
 



Gymnast: Hak Seon Yang (KOR)
Event: Vault
Value: 6.4
Description: Kasamatsu stretched 5/2 (element #232)




Gymnast: Ferhat Arican (BLR)
Event: Parallel Bars
Value: G (element group V)
Description: Double salto forward piked with 1/2 turn




Pictures and information courtesy of FIG.