Artistic gymnastics · Women / Topic 12
Falls and restarts
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Different recovery periods · Ending the interruption
Different recovery periods
After a fall, bars allow 30 seconds and beam 10 seconds before an additional time penalty applies if the gymnast continues. The recovery clock starts when she is back on her feet.
Ending the interruption
On either apparatus, failure to resume within 60 seconds ends the exercise. Beam recovery time is separate from routine time; coaching is allowed during the fall interval.
Independent explanations and translations, not official federation publications. Women's artistic gymnastics comprises vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor. The all-around total combines the scores from all 4 apparatus. Qualification, team, all-around and apparatus finals serve different purposes. These explanations follow the supplied FIG code; national and developmental competitions may use adapted rules.
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