Body Wave Balance

Event
Balance beam

Skill type
Hold

Value
A

Known as
Body wave
Toe-balance

About
In the days of the 10.0 system, there was also an entire beam element group devoted to various body waves on beam. Wave to the front, wave to the back, end it with a diva kick. The options were endless. And by endless, I mean like nine.

The lone surviving wave is this one, rising up to body wave onto the toes. It pretty much only exists in the code these days as a nod to the fact that this used to be something you could do. At A (0.1) value, there’s no incentive to do it because you could just stand there instead and your score would be better.

Because gymnastics is a comedy, not a drama