A Complete Guide to How Gymnastics Is Scored
Everything You Need to Know About the Scoring in Gymnastics, Because Yeah, It's Complicated
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Men's floor routines are similar in nature to the women's event, but the exact execution differs quite a bit. Male gymnasts do not perform to music, and the emphasis is more on strength and flexibility; their required elements include handstands, along with the usual acrobatic elements (flips and twists). Most of their deductions are along the same lines as those for women: using the same path for an acrobatic sequence more than once, not using the whole mat, and a lack of flexibility.