Women's Artistic Gymnastics — Balance Beam (BB)

Leap - on landing must show arabesque position (leg min. at horizontal)

Thief vault – take-off from one leg – free leap over beam, one leg after another to rear support – 90° approach to beam, or Scissor leap over beam to cross sit on thigh – diagonal approach to beam

Flank to rear support, also with ½ turn (180°); Jump with hand support, ¾ turn (270˚) in support to cross sit on thigh

Jump with hand support to side split sit or straddle position (must show split without hands touching the beam as final position; in straddle position the trunk must touch the beam); Jump or leap to cross split sit – diagonal approach to beam

From side stand - squat or stoop through to rear support

Cartwheel with bending of both arms through chest stand to swing down; Stand at side of beam and jump to chest stand with both arms bent

Planche with support on one or both bent arms (2 sec.), also legs in cross split position

Jump to hstd with bent or straight legs – lower to optional end position

Split leap (180°)

Jump with ½ turn (180°) to clear straddle support, or jump bwd through straddle position over the beam to front support, or to side split – 90° approach to beam

Jump to roll fwd at end or middle of beam to sit position or tuck stand; Jump to clear straddle support on end of beam – swing bwd to roll fwd to sit position or tuck stand

Jump with ½ turn (180°) over shoulder to neck stand, ½ turn (180°) to chest stand

Jump, press, or swing to hstd (2 sec.) – lower to end position touching beam, also with ½ turn (180°) in hstd

Jump with bent hips to clear front support above horizontal minimum at 45° (planche) (2 sec.) - lower to optional end position

Press to side hstd, with bending - stretching of legs – hop with ¼ turn (90°) to cross hstd - lower to optional end position

Cartwheel on one or both arms

Handspring fwd with hand repulsion from springboard to rear support – or with ¼ turn (90°) to cross sit on thigh – 90° approach to beam; Cartwheel, grasping the beam, to front support – 90° approach to beam

Straight Jump with ½ turn (180°) in flight phase to stand

Two flying flairs

Straddle pike jump bwd over beam from round-off into immediate hip circle bwd – 90° approach to beam

Free jump to cross split sit take-off from two feet – diagonal approach to beam; Change leg leap to free cross split sit – diagonal approach to beam

Jump with ½ turn (180°) over shoulder to neck stand, 1/1 or 1½ turn (360° - 540˚) to neck stand

From cross stand facing end of beam – head kip; From cross stand facing end of beam – jump to hstd with hip angle (pike) to front walkover; From cross stand facing end of beam – jump to hstd with hip angle (pike) to handspring fwd with step-out or land on 2 feet

Jump, press, or swing to cross or side hstd with 1/1 - 1½ turn (360°- 540°) – lower to end position touching beam

Jump with stretched hips to planche (2 sec.); Jump, press, or swing to hstd – lower to planche (2 sec.), also with ½ turn (180°) in hstd; Jump, press, or swing to hstd – lower to clear pike support with legs together (2 sec.), also with ½ turn (180°) in hstd; From hstd (2 sec.) release one hand with swing down swd to rear support; also with ½ turn (180°) in hstd

Hstd in cross position with large arch span, also piked with one leg vertical, other leg bent (2 sec.) - lower to optional end position; Hstd with horizontal leg hold (2 sec.) – reverse planche in different variations - lower to optional end position

Jump, press, or swing to hstd shift weight to one arm hstd (2 sec.) – lower to optional end position

Jump with ¼ turn (90°) and extended hips through a momentary hstd on one arm with immediate ¼ turn (90°) and support on second arm to side hstd – lower to optional end position - 90° approach to beam; From rear stand (back towards beam), flic flac over beam to candle position, ending in front support; From rear stand (back towards beam), flic flac with ½ turn (180°) to candle position, ending in front support (grasping under the beam with both hands)

Free (aerial) walkover fwd to rear support – or with ¼ turn (90°) to cross sit on thigh – 90° approach to beam

Round-off at end of beam – flic-flac through hstd with swing down to cross straddle sit

Leap fwd with leg change (free leg swing to 45°) to cross split

Jump with 1/1 turn (360°) in flight phase to stand – approach from end or diagonal to beam

3 flying flairs (Homma); Two flank circles followed by leg “Flair” (Baitova)

Leap with leg change and ½ turn (180˚) away from beam to free cross split sit – diagonal approach to beam

Jump, press or swing to hstd – 1/1 turn (360°) in hstd – lower to planche (2 sec.),; or to clear pike support with legs together (2 sec.); Jump, press, or swing to hstd – 1/1 turn (360°) in hstd – release one hand with swing down swd to rear support

Jump or press to side hstd – walkover fwd to side stand on both legs