Nine New Women's Elements! — Gymnastics Fantastic Shop

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Nine original elements yet to be performed in major international competition in Women's Gymnastics stand to be named after gymnasts at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

If a gymnast who has submitted a skill to be named for her completes the new element without a major deduction during the competition in Montreal, the element willl bear the name of that gymnast in the women's Code of Points.

The new skills were submitted by federations and evaluated prior to the start of the World Championships by the FIG Women's Technical Committee.

In order to have an element named in the women's Code of Points, a female gymnast must successfully perform a submitted skill at least once in World or Olympic competition.

Here are the new elements under consideration:

The Alt

Submitted by: Tabea Alt, GER

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: Stoop through on high bar, dislocate and release with half (180 degree) turn in flight between the bars to catch low bar in hang

Element value: C

The element submitted by Tabea Alt (GER). All drawings courtesy of Koichi Endo.

The Alt 2

Submitted by: Tabea Alt, GER

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: Dismount: Clear straddle underswing with forward tuck salto with half (180 degree) turn

Element value: C

The second element submitted by Tabea Alt (GER)

The Andrade

Submitted by: Rebeca Andrade, BRA

Apparatus: Floor Exercise

Element description: Double backward salto in tuck position with one and a half (540 degree) twist

Element value: G

The element submitted by Rebeca Andrade (BRA)

The Derwael

Submitted by: Nina Derwael, BEL

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: Backward stalder with counter straddle reverse hecht over the high bar with half (180 degree) turn to hang in mixed L-grip

Element value: F

The element submitted by Nina Derwael (BEL)

The Fan

Submitted by: Fan Yilin, CHN

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: Dismount: From L-grip, swing backward, half (180 degree) turn to double salto backward tucked

Element value: D

The element submitted by Fan Yilin (CHN).

The Fenton

Submitted by: Georgia-Mae Fenton, GBR

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: Backward stalder with counter straddle to reverse hecht over the high bar with half (180 degree) turn to hang in mixed L-grip

Element value: F

The element submitted by Georgia-Mae Fenton (GBR)

The Sugihara

Submitted by: Aiko Sugihara, JPN

Apparatus: Balance Beam

Element description: Double (720 degree) turn with free leg held at 180 degree split throughout the turn

Element value: E