Elements Named By Ukrainian Gymnasts And Their D-Scores According To 2022-2024

Ukrainian gymnasts have a total of eight skills named after them in the code of points. Gymnasts can have skills named for them after they s...

Ukrainian gymnasts have a total of eight skills named after them in the code of points.

Gymnasts can have skills named for them after they submit them for judgement and then successfully complete the skill at a major competition such as the World Championships or the Olympic games.

As per the 2022-2024 CoP, in order for a new element/vault to be named after a gymnast it must be:

• Performed internationally for the first time at an official FIG Group 1, 2 or 3 competition (with or without an official FIG TD present).
• C value or higher and performed for DV.
• DV and name will only be confirmed following a TC analysis of the performance.
• If more than one gymnast at the same competition performs the same new element, the element will be named after all gymnasts.

Vault

Gymnast: Lilia Podkopayeva 

Element: Round-off flic-flac with ½ turn (180°) on - piked salto fwd with ½ turn (180°) off

Rating: 4.2

Gymnast's highest achievement: 1996 Olympic all around champion.

Uneven Bars

Gymnast: Irina Yarotska

Element: Clear hip circle bwd on LB with hecht to hang on HB

Rating:  C

Gymnast's highest achievement: 2002 World balance beam bronze medalist.

*Note: the gymnast in the GIF is not Irina Yarotska. A video of the Ukrainian gymnast competing the skill, couldn't be found.

Gymnast: Natalia Kononenko 

Element: Tkatchev with ½ turn (180°)

Rating: E

Gymnast's highest achievement: 2010 and 2012 European uneven bars bronze medalist.

Gymnast: Dariya Zgoba

Element: Clear pike circle bwd on LB with hecht flight to hang on HB

Rating: C

Gymnast's highest achievement: 2007 European uneven bars champion.

Gymnast: Iryna Krasnianska

Element: From hstd clear pike circle bwds to rear inverted pike support

Rating: D

Gymnast's highest achievement: 2006 World balance beam champion.

Gymnast: Anna Mirgorodskaya

Element: Clear rear pike support on HB (legs together) – full circle swing bwd – continuing through clear rear pike support bwd over HB into hang 

Rating: D

Gymnast's highest achievement: 1996 World bronze medalist with the team.

Floor Exercise 

Gymnast: Krystyna Sankova

Element: Change leg ring leap with ½ turn (180⁰)

Rating: D

Gymnast's highest achievement: 2015 European All Around finalist.

Gymnast: Lilia Podkopayeva 

Element: Double salto fwd tucked. Also with ½ turn (180°)

Rating: F

Gymnast's highest achievement: 1996 Olympic all around champion.

Photo: Silivia Vatteroni