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

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 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

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)

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

Jump or press on one arm to hstd lower to optional end position, also jump, press, or swing to hstd – shift weight to side hstd on one arm (2 sec.), lowering to clear straddle support on one arm, also with ¼ turn (90°)

Round-off in front of beam – jump with ½ twist (180°) to near side hstd – lower to optional position

Round-off at end of beam – flic- flac through hstd – support on one or both arms – to stand; Round-off at end of beam – flic- flac with 1/1 twist (360°) into swing down to cross straddle sit

Round-off in front of beam – flic- flac with1/1 twist (360°) to hip circle bwd

Round-off at end of beam – flic- flac with ½ turn (180°) and walkover fwd

Salto fwd tucked with ½ twist (180°)

Round-off at end of beam – salto bwd tucked with 1/1 twist (360°) to stand; Round-off at end of beam – salto bwd stretched to stand

Round-off at end of beam – take off bwd with ½ turn (180°) – tucked salto fwd to stand
2. GYMNASTIC LEAPS, JUMPS AND HOPS
3. GYMNASTIC TURNS

1/1 turn (360°) with free leg held bwd with both hands

1½ turn (540°) with free leg held upward in 180° split position throughout turn

2/1 turn (720°) or 2½ turn (900°) in tuck stand on one leg – free leg straight throughout turn

1¼ turn (450°) on back in kip position (hip-leg angle closed)

3/1 turn (1080°) on one leg – free leg optional below horizontal

2/1 turn (720°) with heel of extended free leg fwd at horizontal throughout turn (support leg may be straight or bent)

2/1 turn (720°) with free leg held upward in 180° split position throughout turn

3/1 turn (1080°) in tuck stand on one leg – free leg straight throughout turn
4. HOLDS AND ACROBATIC NON-FLIGHT
5. ACROBATIC FLIGHT

Gainer flic-flac with ¼ twist (90°) to hstd (2 sec.) – lower to optional end position

Flic-flac or Gainer flic-flac – with piking and stretching of hips in flight phase and swing down to cross straddle sit

Salto fwd tucked, take-off from one leg to stand on one or both feet

Jump bwd (flic-flac take-off) with ½ twist (180°) through hstd to walkover fwd also with support on one arm, or to tic-toc

Flic-flac from side position with ½ twist (180°) to side hstd lower to optional end position

Flic-flac with ¾ twist (270°) to side hstd (2 sec.) – lower to optional end position

Flic-flac with min. ¾ twist (270°) before hand support

Flic-flac with step out from side position; Flic-flac from side position to front support or with hip circle bwd

Gainer flic-flac with min. ¾ twist (270°) before hand support

Flic-flac with 1/1 twist (360°) – swing down to cross straddle sit

Jump bwd (flic-flac take-off) with ½ twist (180°) to handspring fwd to land on both feet

Flic-flac from side position with 1/1 twist (360°) to hip circle bwd

Free round-off tucked or piked – take off from both feet; Free (aerial) cartwheel in side position

Salto swd tucked with ½ twist (180°) take off from one leg to side stand

Arabian salto tucked (take-off bwd with ½ twist [180°], salto fwd)

Salto bwd tucked with 1/1 twist (360°)

Jump fwd with ½ twist (180°) – salto bwd tucked; – piked

Salto bwd stretched with 1/1 twist (360°)
6. DISMOUNTS

Salto bwd tucked or stretched with 1½ twist (540°); Salto bwd tucked or stretched with 2/1 twist (720°)

Gainer salto bwd tucked or stretched with 1½ twist (540˚) 2/1 twist (720°) to side of beam

Gainer salto stretched with legs together at end of beam; Gainer salto tucked with 1/1 twist (360°) at end of beam

Salto fwd stretched with 2/1 twist (720°)

Gainer salto bwd stretched with 2½ twist (900°) to side of beam

Gainer salto stretched with 1/1 twist (360°) at end of beam; Gainer salto tucked with 1½ twist (540°) at end of beam

Free (aerial) cartwheel into salto bwd tucked

Gainer salto stretched with 2/1 twist (720°) at end of beam

Arabian double salto fwd tucked

Double salto bwd tucked with 2/1 twist (720°)


