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Artistic Gymnastics

Artisitic gymnastics is an Olympic sport that involves physical strength, power, agility, flexibility, grace, control, coordination, and balance. Gymnastics is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique.

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Competitive artistic gymnastics is the most popular gymnastic events. Most of the gymnastics events involve women’s events like the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault. There are also men’s events like the floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and the high bar.

In artistic gymnastics, scoring is a combination of two main components: the Difficulty Score (D-Score) and the Execution Score (E-Score). The D-Score reflects the difficulty and complexity of the routine, including the value of the elements performed and any connection bonuses. The E-Score starts from a maximum of 10 points and deductions are made for errors in execution, form, technique, and artistry. Judges evaluate both aspects, and the final score is the sum of the D-Score and E-Score, minus any penalties for specific infractions.



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