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Event
Floor exercise
Skill type
Dance
Known as
Split ring
About
The split ring is far less common on floor than the switch ring, the reason being that it is quite a bit harder to achieve the prescribed position—while no addition value is given for it. Most gymnasts utilize the momentum-gaining ability of the change-leg technique to whip themselves into the appropriate split ring position. But on the leap version, that change-leg momentum does not exist, so you’re mostly left with some blah, two-part ring leaps that never achieve a simultaneous 180 with both legs and are at major risk of being downgraded.
It never goes great, is what I’m saying.
Value
C