Women's Artistic Gymnastics — Balance Beam (BB)
26 matching elements
1. MOUNTS

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
2. GYMNASTIC LEAPS, JUMPS AND HOPS

Split leap fwd (leg separation 180°)

Stride leap fwd with change of legs to wolf position (hip angle at 45°)

Pike jump from cross position (legs above horizontal)

Sissone (leg separation 180° on the diagonal / 45° to the floor) take off from both feet, land on one foot; Stag jump (leg separation 180°, back leg straight or bent)

Cat leap (knees above horizontal alternately); Scissors leap fwd (legs above horizontal)

Wolf hop or jump from cross position (hip angle at 45°, knees together)
3. GYMNASTIC TURNS
4. HOLDS AND ACROBATIC NON-FLIGHT

From kneeling sit position, rise upward with body wave through toe-balance stand

Standing split fwd with hand support in front of support leg (leg separation 180°) – Needle scale (2 sec.) or Stand on one leg with foot of free leg in fwd hold above head (2 sec.); Scale fwd, support leg extended (leg separation 180°) (2 sec.)

Kick to side or cross hstd (2 sec.), lower to end position touching beam

Roll bwd with hand support on top of the beam – landing on one or both feet

Cartwheel, also with support on one arm, or Cartwheel with flight phase before or after hand support

Walkover fwd, with/without alternate hand support (Tinsica); Walkover fwd, bwd (Tic-Toc)

Walkover bwd, with/without alternate hand support, also with swing down to cross sit
6. DISMOUNTS

Free (aerial) walkover fwd with ½ twist (180°)

Salto fwd tucked or piked, also with ½ twist (180°)

Salto bwd tucked, piked, or stretched, also with ½ twist (180°) (tucked or stretched)

Gainer salto tucked, piked, or stretched to side of beam, also with ½ twist (180°) (tucked or stretched)
