GYMNASTICS BALANCE BEAM SKILLS. Part 1

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There are several types of skills that are
performed on balance beam. The skill values are
according to the 2013-2016 Code of Points.

Mounts


A-value
(worth 0.1)
* free leap to one foot
* thief vault
* flank to rear support
* leap to cross split with hand support
* squat through to rear support
* stoop through to rear support
* jump to roll forward
* cartwheel through chest-stand to swing down
( Mitchell)
* jump with bent legs to handstand
* jump to side split sit (hand support allowed)
* scissor leap over beam to sit
* jump with bent arms to chest stand
* jump with hand support, ¾ turn in support half
split sit on one leg:

B-value
(worth 0.2)
* squat/ stoop through to clear pike support
* jump with half turn to neck-stand, half turn to
* chest-stand ( Silivaş)
* headspring/ headkip
* press to handstand
* swing to handstand
* handstand with large arch span
* reverse planche
* press to side handstand, hop with ¼ turn (Lori
Hop)
* cartwheel
* free aerial walkover to rear support
* two flying flairs (Lee)
* free aerial cartwheel to front support
* jump backward through straddle position over
the beam to front support

C-value
(worth 0.3)
* two flank circles followed by a flair (Baitova)
* three flying flairs (Homma)
* free jump to cross split
* neck roll with 1½ turns
* walkover forward through handstand
* jump to handstand to handspring
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand with full turn
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, lower to
planche
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, lower to clear
pike support
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, half turn to
swing down sidewards
* jump with stretched hips to planche (Shushunova)
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, shift to one-arm
handstand
* jump with half turn to handstand
* jump with half turn to handstand to back hip
circle
round-off, jump with half turn to back hip circle
(Gurova)
* front tuck salto
* round-off, flic flac
* round-off, flic flac swing down to cross sit
* switch-split leap mount

D-value
(worth 0.4)
* round-off, Arabian walkover (Dunn)
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, full turn, lower
to planche (Hand-Li)
* jump/ swing/ press to handstand, full turn, lower
to clear pike support
* jump/ press to side handstand walkover to both
feet ( Phillips)
* jump/ press on one arm to handstand (Rankin)
* handstand, shift to one arm, lower to clear
straddle support on one arm
* front pike salto
* round-off, flic flac with full twist to swing down
(Tsavdaridou)
* round-off, back tuck salto
* round-off, back pike salto
* round-off, layout step-out salto
* round-off, flic flac with full twist

E-value
(worth 0.5)
* round-off, flic flac with full twist to back hip circle
( Zamolodchikova)
* round-off, layout salto to two feet
salto forward tucked with half turn (Wong)

F-value
(worth 0.6)
* round-off, Arabian salto (Erceg)
* round-off, tuck back salto with full twist (Garrison)
jump forward with half turn to back salto

G-value
(worth 0.7)
* roundoff, back layout salto with full twist