Event
Balance beam

Skill type
Mount

Value
B

Known as
Back straddle jump
1/2 turn to straddle

About
The second skill depicted in this box in the code of points is actually the main one—and by main one, I mean the one you might actually see in a routine. The back straddle jump pops up from time to time in routines where the gymnast wants to do a little something different, but without getting too risky or complicated. You’re not just sitting there like an object.

The first skill here, the jump 1/2 turn to straddle, probably gets into the “you want me to do…what?” territory of being too much complicated nonsense for only a B (0.2) value.