New Skills Added To The CoP in 2019

In 2019, a total of seven skills were added to the Code of Points. Six of which were named after their creators while the remaining one was added to the Code only without bearing the name of the gymnast who performed it due to its difficulty being lower than C.

Photo by Claudia AnaMaria Oprea

Handspring forward on, stretched salto forward with 2/1

Gymnast: Yeo Seojeong of South Korea
Apparatus: Vault
Difficulty rating: 6.2

From high bar, clear straddle circle with salto

Gymnast: Emelie Petz of Germany
Apparatus: Uneven bars
Difficulty rating: D

Double salto backward tucked with 2/1 twist

Gymnast: Simone Biles of USA
Apparatus: Balance beam

Difficulty rating: H

Double salto backward tucked with 3/1 twist 

Gymnast: Simone Biles of USA
Apparatus: Floor exercise

Difficulty rating: J

Salto Forward stretched with 3/1 twist 

Gymnast: Andrea Maldonado of Portugal
Apparatus: Floor exercise

Difficulty rating: F

Split leap to ring position with 1/2 turn

Gymnast: Ting Hua-Tien of Taiwan
Apparatus: Floor exercise
Difficulty rating: D

1/1 turn (360°) in scale FWD with free leg above horizontal throughout turn

Gymnast: Laney Madsen of Bulgaria
Apparatus: Floor exercise

Difficulty rating: B

By Gigi Farid