Women's Artistic Gymnastics — Balance Beam (BB)
1. MOUNTS
Leap - on landing must show Split leap (180°) arabesque position (leg min. at horizontal)
Thief vault – take-off from one leg – free leap over beam, one leg after another to rear support – 9...
Flank to rear support, also with ½ turn (180°) Jump with hand support, ¾ turn
Jump with ½ turn (180°) to clear straddle support, or jump bwd through straddle position over the be...
Jump with hand support to side split sit or straddle position (must show split without hands touchin...
From side stand - squat or stoop through to rear support
Jump to roll fwd at end or middle of beam to sit position or tuck stand Jump to clear straddle suppo...
Cartwheel with bending of both Jump with ½ turn (180°) over arms through chest stand to shoulder to ...
Jump, press, or swing to hstd (2 sec.) – lower to end position touching beam, also with ½ turn (180°...
Jump with bent hips to clear front Planche with support on one support above horizontal or both bent...
Press to side hstd, with bending - stretching of legs – hop with ¼ turn (90°) to cross hstd - lower ...
Jump to hstd with bent or straight Cartwheel on one or both arms legs – lower to optional end positi...
Handspring fwd with hand repulsion from springboard to rear support – or with ¼ turn (90°) to cross ...
2. GYMNASTIC LEAPS, JUMPS AND HOPS
Split leap fwd (leg separation 180°)
Split jump (leg separation 180°) from cross position
Straddle pike jump (both legs above horizontal), or side split jump from cross position
Fouetté hop with ½ turn (180°) to land in arabesque (free leg above horizontal)
Stride leap fwd with change of legs to wolf position (hip angle at 45°)
Leap with ¼ turn (90°) into straddle pike position (both legs above horizontal), to land on one or b...
Pike jump from cross position Pike jump from cross position with (hip 90°) ½ turn (180°)
Hop with ½ turn (180°) free leg extended at horizontal throughout
Tuck hop or jump with ½ turn (180°) from cross position (hip & knee angle at 45°)
3. GYMNASTIC TURNS
1/1 turn (360°) on one leg – free 1½ turn (540°) on one leg – free leg optional below horizontal leg...
½ illusion turn (180°) through standing split (180° legs separation) with/without brief touching of ...
1/1 turn (360°) in tuck stand on one leg – free leg straight throughout turn
1/1 turn to 1½ turn (360°- 540°) in prone position – alternate support of hands permitted
4. HOLDS AND ACROBATIC NON-FLIGHT
From kneeling sit position, rise upward with body wave through toe-balance stand
Kick to side or cross hstd (2 sec.), Kick to cross hstd – roll fwd with lower to end position touchi...
Roll fwd without hand support to sit position or to tuck stand
Roll bwd with hand support on top of the beam – landing on one or both feet
Roll swd, body tucked, straddle piked or stretched through neck stand, also with ½ turn (180°) over ...
Cartwheel, also with support on Roll swd, piked straddle with hand one arm, or Cartwheel with flight...
Walkover fwd, with/without Walkover fwd, with support of one alternate hand support (Tinsica) arm
Walkover bwd, with/without Walkover bwd, with support of one alternate hand support, also with arm s...
From extended tuck sit – walkover bwd (Valdez) Kick over bwd through horizontal plane with support o...
5. ACROBATIC FLIGHT
Handspring fwd with flight to land on one or both legs (same element), also with support on one arm
Flic-flac to land on both feet
Flic-flac with step-out, also with support on one arm
Gainer flic-flac also with support on one arm
Flic-flac or Gainer flic-flac – with high flight phase, and swing down to cross straddle sit
Round-off
6. DISMOUNTS
Free (aerial) walkover fwd Free (aerial) walkover fwd with 1/1 twist (360°) with ½ twist (180°)
Salto fwd tucked or piked, Salto fwd stretched, also with ½ twist (180°) 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 stretc...
Gainer salto tucked or piked at end of beam