Source: Nine Original Women’s Elements Submitted At 2017 World Championships | FloGymnastics
Seven original elements yet to be performed in major international competition in Women’s Gymnastics stand to be named after gymnasts at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
If a gymnast who has submitted a skill to be named for her completes the new element without a major deduction at the World Championships, the element will be named after that gymnast in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) women’s code of points.
According to the FIG, If Nina Derwael and Georgia-Mae Fenton, who submitted the same skill on bars, both complete it successfully, the element will be named after both athletes.
The new skills were submitted by federations and evaluated prior to the start of the world championships by the FIG Women’s Technical Committee. In order to have an element named in the men’s code of points, a female gymnast must successfully perform a submitted skill at least once in world or Olympic competition.
Full press release via FIG here.
Here are the new elements under consideration:
The Alt
Submitted by: Tabea Alt, GER
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: Stoop through on high bar, dislocate and release with half (180 degree) turn in flight between the bars to catch low bar in hang
Element value: C
The Alt 2
Submitted by: Tabea Alt, GER
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: Dismount: Clear straddle underswing with forward tuck salto with half (180 degree) turn
Element value: C
The Andrade
Submitted by: Rebeca Andrade, BRA
Apparatus: Floor Exercise
Element description: Double backward salto in tuck position with one and a half (540 degree) twist
Element value: G
The Derwael
Submitted by: Nina Derwael, BEL
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: Backward stalder with counter straddle reverse hecht over the high bar with half (180 degree) turn to hang in mixed L-grip
Element value: F
The Fan
Submitted by: Fan Yilin, CHN
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: Dismount: From L-grip, swing backward, half (180 degree) turn to double salto backward tucked
Element value: D
The Fenton
Submitted by: Georgia-Mae Fenton, GBR
Apparatus: Uneven Bars
Element description: Backward stalder with counter straddle to reverse hecht over the high bar with half (180 degree) turn to hang in mixed L-grip
Element value: F
The Sugihara
Submitted by: Aiko Sugihara, JPN
Apparatus: Balance Beam
Element description: Double (720 degree) turn with free leg held at 180 degree split throughout the turn
Element value: E
The Sugihara 2
Submitted by: Aiko Sugihara, JPN
Apparatus: Balance Beam
Element description: Two and a half (900 degree) turn with free leg held at 180 degree split throughout the turn
Element value: E
The Wevers
Submitted by: Sanne Wevers, NED
Apparatus: Balance Beam
Element description: Two and a half (900 degree) turn with free leg position optional
Element value: D
