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Event
Balance beam
Skill type
Dance
Value
D
Known as
Split ring
About
Of the splitting-ring options on beam—the switch ring, the split ring jump, and the split ring leap—the split ring leap is the least often selected. Gymnasts typically prefer the higher value and change-leg momentum gained by the switch ring, or the combination opportunities presented by the split jump, to the difficulty of reaching a 180-degree position in the split ring leap.
Those who do perform it are typically ring addicts, competing multiple options in the same routine to rack up the difficulty score because ring is their thing.