Section 11 · Pommel Horse

Pommel Horse: Special Repetitions

Two of each: travels, Russians, handstands, spindles, Sohns. Four in flairs. One of each Busnari and travel family.

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How Many Count

Each limit is on elements for value. When more are performed, the highest values are counted first, and the dismount before any other element.

  • 3/3 cross-support travels, forward or backward: III.33, III.34 Magyar, III.35 Driggs, III.39, III.40 Sivado, III.41 Kurbanov/Reid only2
  • Handstand elements from circles, flairs or scissors, not the dismount2
  • 3/3 Russian wendeswing travels: III.57, III.58 Tong Fei, III.59 Vammen, III.64, III.65 Wu Guonian, III.70 Roth only2
  • 3/3 travels with spindle: III.17, III.22 Nin Reyes/Titov, III.23 Nin Reyes 2/Keikha 4, III.29 Urzica 2/Burkhart only2
  • Full spindles: II.28, II.29 Eichorn, II.30 Keikha 1/Keikha 5, II.34 Magyar, II.35 Berki, II.36 only2
  • Bezugo and/or Sohn types, combined elements and handstands included2
  • Elements in flairs, not the dismount4

Code 11.2.2, p. 44 · Code 11.2.2, p. 45

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Two Russian Wendeswings

At most two Russian wendeswings count for value, the dismount included.

A repetition:

  • Any second Russian on the end, dismount included.
  • Any second Russian between the pommels.

Flop and Russian combinations on one pommel are excluded from the rule.

  • Russian on the end 1080° + Russian 720° to wendeNo value + B
  • Russian between pommels 720° + Russian between pommels 1080°No value + E
  • Russian between pommels 360° + Russian on the end 1080° + Russian 360° to wendeC + no value + A

In the last example the dismount is counted first.

Code 11.2.2, p. 44

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One of Each Family

No more than one variation of the same Busnari type counts. No more than one of the same travel type counts in each family below. The highest value counts.

Code 11.2.2, p. 45


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