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The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. [1] The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or AB, and the apparatus and event are often referred to simply as "bars". The bars are placed at ...
Official regulation from the International Gymnastics Federation states in its Code of Points for Women, Section 14 Table of elements: [1]: 182 The following elements are prohibited: Vault – vaults with sideward take-off or landing. Uneven bars – salto & dismount with take-off from two feet.
Various gymnastics apparatuses. Apparatuses shown include the horizontal (high) bar, the uneven bars, and still rings. AA Abbreviation for all-around. AB A scoring abbreviation for uneven bars, from the name asymmetric bars. A-score Under the current Code of Points, this score tallies the gymnast' counted skills, combinations and EGR. In theory ...
Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, submitted an original skill on the uneven bars to the FIG Women’s Technical Committee for evaluation on July 25, NBC Olympics reported.
The uneven bars is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics on which only women compete. Women started competing in and earning medals at apparatus finals in 1952 . [ 1 ]
Originally women participated at parallel bars competition (like in the men's program). Starting from 1950, at the 12th World Championships, it was replaced with uneven bars competition which has been held in every year since its inception. Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place.
Kim's efforts were finally rewarded at the 1991 World Championships, where she earned the uneven bars gold medal in event finals with a perfect 10.0 score. She was expected to challenge for bars gold at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, however, a step on her dismount kept her in fourth place (tied with two Romanians, Lavinia Miloşovici and ...
A Jaeger or Jäger is a move on horizontal bar or uneven bars in artistic gymnastics in which a gymnast swings backward in L-grip or reverse grip, and performs a front somersault, either in tuck, straddled, piked, or in layout (straight) position.