The new scoring system

[mpkbt]

Okay, I checked out the link and it did clear it up a little. I still have a couple of questions though. Maybe someone can clear them up.

What is an Element Group Requirement? couldn't find an explanation of what the 5 groups are.

What about Vault. How do they determine the difficulty value. Does each Vault just have a value or are there parts to that as well?

[Dani]

I agree its alot harder to understand but I think I get it!
Does anybody acctuly know why they changed the scoring
system or was it something random for the sport!?
Anyway, I also find it unusual to see scores over 10 when
im used to seeing just the 9s and such. Oh well I might
get used to it I guess, oh well I cant change it!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I love the new scoring system. I think it encourages athletes to take risks and push themselves and the sport forward in ways that the old one didn't.

What the open-ended system means is that you're always rewarded for adding difficulty; by the old system, you make your routine hard enough for a 10.0 start value, and then that's it; there's no reason to add any more difficulty, no reason to push the boundaries, no reason to try anything new. By the new system, there is no cap, and thus no reason not to stop working for new skills and pushing the sport forward.

[audra]

As it does add room for more difficulty it takes away from the artistry in women's gymnastics. I love to see the new tricks but they need to keep the dance in floor and beam.

[hammy]

I feel that it does add room for the dificulty, but if the gymnast is elite, they should also be able to demonstrate difficulty in artistry (dance on floor and beam). Sometimes, I'll watch a JO competition and see better artistry than I see at an elite competition, and I feel that it should be the other way around.