WCh 2009, RULES, Regeln ...

 

REGELN / MODUS 

* German version


Highlight at the past-Olympic Year 2009

Die 29th Rhythmic Worlds are defenitly the top highlight after the
> Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing.

The WCh program includes the individual
- All-around competition,
- the team competition and the
- final events with the apparatuses rope, hoop, ball and ribbon.

WCh modus

Competition I - Individual: - Qualifikation für den Mehrkampf und die Gerätfinals

  • max. 4 gymnasts per nation
  • the best three exercises will be value for the all-around qualification;
  • the best eight gymnast (max. 2 per nation) will qualify directly for the app. finals.
Team competition (Thursday Sep 10)
  • Each Team is composed by minimum of 3 and maximum of 3 or 4 gymnasts who must  are needed to participate. Each team  presents 12 exercises (, 3 per apparatus).

Competition III - App. Finals, (Sep 07 - 10)

  • This Final per apparatus is open only to the gymnasts ranked 1 - 8 (for at each apparatus) in the qualifying events (Competition 1; max. 2/nation).
  • Sep 07 - 08: rope + hoop     + FINALS.
    Sep 09 - 10: ball  + ribbon   + FINALS

Competition II - All-around final, Sep 11

  • The Final for the All-around Competition is open only to the gymnasts ranked 1 - 24 in the qualifying events (Competition 1), with all the four apparatus, beginning from zero on!

Group Competitions, Sep 12 - 13

  • the last two days of the WCh are reserve for groups
  • both exercises (5 hoops resp. 3 ribbons / 2 ropes) are the result of
    the first day's AA decision;
  • the best 8 groups per discipline will be qualify for the final events at the final day.

Groups Finals, Sep 13, WCh Final day

  • Final 5 HOOPS; Sep 13
  • Final  3 Ribbon / 2 Ropes)
  • best eight groups per apparatus

SUMMERY of the F.I.G. Code of Points (* valid from January 2009 on)
JURY COMPOSITION - OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COMPETITIONS

2.1.1 Each jury (individuals and groups) consists of 3 groups of judges

· Difficulty (D): 4 judges, divided into 2 subgroups

· Body movement difficulties (D1): (2 judges) :
- evaluates the technical value of the composition (number and level of difficulties of the compulsory body movement group specific to each apparatus and possible from the other groups).

· Apparatus difficulties (D2) : (2 judges):
evaluates the value of the apparatus elements (Mastery of apparatus, with or without throw, with Risk)

· Artistry (A): (4 judges):
 - evaluates the artistic value of the Basic Composition: music accompaniment and choreography (choice of the apparatus elements, choice of the body movement elements, unity and variety)

· Execution (E) (4 judges)
- evaluates the execution (technical faults).

2.1.2 The Judge 1 of the Jury D1 is the Coordinator Judge. This judge will apply the penalties for leaving the floor area, timing of the exercises, and all the other penalties concerning the discipline (apparatus, leotard, placement on the floor area, etc.)

3. JUDGING PROCEDURES
3.1. DEGREE OF FAULTS
3.1.1. Faults will be penalized according to their degrees as follows:
· 0.10 point for small faults
· 0.20 point for medium faults
· 0.30 point or more for major faults

3.2. DISTRIBUTION AND CALCULATION OF SCORES
3.2.1. Each judge will give a score as follows:

Individual and Groups competitions

Difficulty - Judges (D)
· Difficulty of the body movements (D1) : 0.00 to a maximum of 10.00 points
  (by addition) – one single (common) score

· Difficulty of the apparatus elements (D2) : 0.00 to a maximum of 10.00 points
  (by addition) – one single (common) score
  = Final D score = average score from D1 + D2 = 10.00 points maximum

Artistry Juges (A)
· 0.00 to 10.00 points maximum (the judges give only the total of the penalties)

Execution Judges (E)
· 0.00 to 10.00 points maximum (the judges give only the total of the penalties)

3.2.2. Calculation of the scores (D + A + E)
The final score – 30.00 points maximum – is calculated by addition as follows :

1. Difficulty (D): average of the 2 scores (D1 and D2)              = 10.00 points max
2. Artistry (A): average of the 2 middle score of the 4 judges = 10.00 points max
3. Execution (E): average of the 2 middle  of the 4 judges      = 10,00 points max
                                                                     Addition of 3 scores  = max. 30,00 P

* German version
    
GYM Partners
 ************************
 European TV professionals, working HDTV Formate, specialists for big gymnastic events!
LEON* - das führende deutsche Turn-Fachmagazin