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1 MAY - F.I.G. SYMPOSIUM IN BUDAPEST - THE FINAL SAY TO THE EXECUTIVE
The following new release appeared on the F.I.G. Web Site following the meeting in Budapest:-
Budapest, May 1st, 2005: After two days of excellent presentations, constructive exchange of arguments, open and lively discussions between technicians, politicians, experts, judges, coaches, the overwhelming majority of the symposium participants strongly supported the principles of the changes as presented by the FIG President, Prof. Bruno Grandi, and the two TC Presidents Adrian Stoica (ROM) and Nellie Kim (BLR).
Simple Jury's structure
Regarding the structure of each Apparatus juries, both Men's and Women's TCs proposed two panels of judges, A and B. The A Panel with two judges, evaluating independently but also in consultation to determine the gymnast’s exercise value content. The B Panel is separated in 2 groups. The Panel B1 consisting in 4 judges evaluating the execution according to general table of faults and the specific apparatus deductions. The B2 Panel with 2 judges who will evaluate the composition and the artistry. "This will preserve the “10 points” as the Artistic Gymnastics trademark", said both TC Presidents. It also allows a traditional and understandable value for the public and mass media. It continues to allow the public to shown his capacity to feel the beauty, the artistry and the perfection of execution.
By the increase in severity of execution deductions, gymnasts should be discouraging from performing a technical and difficulty risk element without perfect mastering of his gymnastic ability, and his bodies capacity. The functions of these two B sub-groups will be elaborated by the two TC’s, bearing in mind that the needs for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics is different from Men’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Giving more weight to Execution
Instead of doubling the Execution deductions, the majority of the group the international experts prefers to raise the deductions as follows: small errors 1/10; medium errors 3/10; large errors 5/10 and fall 8/10. Concerning the Value of difficulty elements, the majority preferred a linear system of increments by point one. The group debated this and the TC’s are still studying the difficulty elements.
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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Etc.
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1/10
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2/10
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3/10
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4/10
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5/10
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6/10
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7/10
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Etc.
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Inquiries / Protest
The Symposium strongly supports the proposal for a new rule to allow inquiries for the Start Value. The following principles must be respected:
- · Only the difficulty score (A-score) can be contested
- · An inquiry must be made immediately after appearance of the score
- · The competition should not be delayed unnecessarily
- · The inquiry must be dealt with (decided) before the next gymnast’s score is shown
It is understood that the Symposium has no power of decision and that the above recommendations will be taken into account by the two TC’s. It will be up to the TC’s to present a proposal of the new Code of Points to the FIG Executive Committee, which will have the final say.
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