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Women’s Artistic

General Information

This is the most popular discipline of Gymnastics in the UK and one of the biggest crowd pleasers at every Olympic Game since 1928. 

The sport demands body control, body awareness, suppleness, stamina, coordination, amplitude and courage. 

Routines are performed on 4 pieces of apparatus: Vault, Uneven Bars, Beam and Floor.

Disciplines

• Vault - Height from floor: 1.25 metres. - Each vault is awarded a value according to its difficulty. The height and the length of the vault are of crucial importance together with the exactness of the turns during flight and a controlled landing. 

• Uneven Bars – Height from floor: Low bar 170cm/High bar 250cm – Max width between bars is 180cm. - Swinging and continuous movements are required and should include movements in both directions, above and below the bars, elements with twists and somersaults with high flight should be demonstrated to maximise scores. Often a spectacular dismount ends the routine.

• Balance Beam - Height from floor: 1.25metres. Length: 5metres. Width: 10cm - Routines on beam should be an artistic combination of a variety of acrobatic elements, gymnastic leaps, jumps and turns. 

• Floor Exercise – Size: 12 x 12 metres - The Women’s floor exercise is accompanied by music and should combine dance movements with a variety of tumbling and acrobatic elements. The whole floor area should be used with the exercise varying in tempo and direction.
  

Women’s Artistic Technical Committee