Challenges of female vault finals for the 2008–2016 period

Kalinski, Sunčica Delaš; Atiković, Almir; Jelaska, Igor

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“…14,15,18 It is agreed widely that the open-ended CoP since 2009 was beneficial for older gymnasts owing to the increased weight on the performance quality (especially artistry). 14,16,39,40 Therefore, extending the career of competitors is an important strategy for teams that aspire for medals in international matches because senior gymnasts enjoy a longer period of deliberate practice that is essential to achieving Olympic quality performances 39–41 and have potentially better capacities to express themselves artistically than younger gymnasts. 14,15 Clearly, Team China did not prepare effectively in the Rio cycle.…”

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“…The key aspects are both the stricter deductions for errors and the scoring of artistry introduced into the women’s CoP in 2009 (on both the balance beam and the floor exercise) which makes the performance quality significantly affect the results in the finals. 12,14–17 This means that teams should strategize around changes in the open-ended CoP since 2009 when preparing for international matches. For example, more attention should be paid to artistry since that is emphasized in the open-ended CoP 12,17 and to extending the competitive careers of senior gymnasts.…”

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Why Team China suffered its worst performance in artistic gymnastics at Rio 2016?

Zhang

2020

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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China’s artistic gymnastics team had its worst showing at Rio since returning to the Games in 1984. This article explains the reasons for China’s underperformance at Rio by drawing on multiple sources of data. We analyze the scores that international gymnasts received at the World Championships and the Olympics. We also draw on interview data of Chinese gymnasts, coaches, and officials. Our study shows that the collapse in Rio primarily resulted from misinterpreting changes in both the new competition system for the team final and the open-ended Code of Points (CoP) introduced by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) after Beijing 2008. The misinterpretation led to poor strategies when preparing for the Rio Olympics. Further, we believe there is something hidden in their defeat that reveals larger developmental trends in international gymnastics. Thus, by addressing China’s downfall at Rio, we identify important developments in international gymnastics such as the increasing importance of all-arounders, the necessity of execution, and extending the careers of both men and women gymnasts. The conclusions we draw from Team China’s failure at Rio 2016 have broader implications for how other gymnastics nations can prepare for international competitions.

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Why Team China suffered its worst performance in artistic gymnastics at Rio 2016?

Zhang

2020

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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The Influence of Biological Maturity on Sprint Speed, Standing Long Jump, and Vaulting Performance in Young Female Gymnasts

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International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Purpose: To quantify speed, peak momentum, standing long jump (SLJ), and the ratio of vertical to horizontal take-off velocity (Ratiovert–hori TOV) in young female gymnasts of different maturity status and their influence on vaulting vertical TOV. Methods: One hundred twenty gymnasts age 5–14 years were subdivided into maturity groupings using percentage of predicted adult height. Participants performed three 20-m sprints, SLJ, and straight jump vaults that were recorded using 2-dimensional video and analyzed using digitizing software. Results: All speed intervals, peak speed, peak momentum, SLJ distance, vault height, and vertical TOV increased between the early prepubertal and late prepubertal (P < .001; d = 0.65–1.10) and early prepubertal and pubertal (P < .001; d = 0.75–1.00) groups. No differences between these metrics were observed between the 2 most mature groups (d = 0.01–0.55). Multiple regression analyses revealed peak speed had the strongest association with vertical TOV (R2 = 59%) and also identified the Ratiovert–hori as a secondary determinant (R2 = 12%). A separate regression model indicated that maturation (percentage of predicted adult height) moderately influences vertical TOV during vaulting (R2 = 41%). Conclusion: Speed and SLJ performance increase between the early prepubertal and late prepubertal years in young female gymnasts. However, given that peak speed and Ratiovert–hori combined to explain 71% of the total variance in vaulting vertical TOV, in order to increase aerial time for more advanced vaulting, practitioners should attempt to enhance peak speed alongside takeoff technique to develop gymnasts’ ability to transfer linear speed to vertical TOV.

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Challenges of female vault finals for the 2008–2016 period

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Why Team China suffered its worst performance in artistic gymnastics at Rio 2016?

Why Team China suffered its worst performance in artistic gymnastics at Rio 2016?

The Influence of Biological Maturity on Sprint Speed, Standing Long Jump, and Vaulting Performance in Young Female Gymnasts

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