The One-arm Pirouettes

The Chinese have always been heralded as fantastic beam specialists, however their performance on the Uneven Bars have also caught the eye of millions over the decades. Known for their distinct pirouetting skills, these one-arm pirouettes are hallmarks of a quintessential bars routine from the Chinese.
Though beautiful to watch, differentiating these pirouettes have proven to be tougher than expected. Completed in one seemingly swift and fluid motion, to the average person these pirouettes are difficult to instantly identify.
However, there are some distinctive features of each pirouette that can make it easier to identify while watching a routine. The times of confusion are over, I have attempted to simplify these turns for everyone. I hope after watching, you guys are able to differentiate these one-arm pirouettes more easily!
Video credits : • Yang Yilin - Uneven Ba... , • Nastia Liukin - Uneven... , • Tang Xijing (broken ha... , • Chen Yile 陈一乐 - UB EF ... , • Liu Tingting (CHN) UB ... , • He Kexin - London 2012... , • Luo Rui (CHN) Uneven B... , • Fan Yilin - UB TF - 20... , • Lu Yufei - UB Qual - 2... , • Beth Tweddle - London ... , • Vanessa Ferrari- Bars ... , • CHA Yong Hwa UB - 2009... , • Shang Chunsong 2016 Ol...
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[@ragansmithgymnastics7782]

Thank you for this, so helpful! Also shoutout to Vanessa for being 30 and doing an Ono, what a queen.

[@mrparts]

All three turns are insane. It must be so painful to learn these turns given that you’re falling or collapsing over the bars from such height,

[@leapjumpsoar8049]

the ling seems much harder than the others, i wish the fig would remove the e cap on pirouettes. btw thanks for posting this video. the editing is great and all the details are really helpful! :)

[@FlyHighGymnastics]

thank you :)

[@gymcentric5727]

Tang Xijing’s are just magical ❤️ And the thing so would do all three in a routine ❤️

[@fatovamingus]

Szabo's low bar pirouette was legend

[@lampwick4427]

By the way if anyone is interested in which Chinese gymnast competed these pirouettes first: Healy: Lin Li Ling: Ling Jie Ono: Bi Wenjing All names are unofficial due to the FIG removing names for pirouettes.

[@poshbo]

Chinese TV commentators still use the Chinese names, kinda like how many European commentators refer to the Onodi on BB as the Mostepanova, and the full in tumble on FX as the Tsukahara

[@jordansefton]

Never knew I needed this but YES I DO!❤️

[@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th]

This is so beautiful skills on UB.

[@wagfan6160]

OMG this was so helpful! Thank you so much!!!

[@brunopivatto5498]

muito bom! já vi alguns vídeos explicando a diferença desses 3 elementos e este foi o mais visual e didático dentre todos eles!

[@jerrymarcos68]

Helpfull!

[@mariehelene6872]

This video is so helpful! Amazing work!

[@owen5823]

This is so well done!!! Also I very much think the Ono should be an F

[@marcoasanchez754]

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[@karlitoswwe]

healy ling ono!

[@MajorMajesticIce]

These are so hard to do.

[@Fvhlipe]

Is there an easy way I can calculate the D score of a routine? It seems too difficult

[@FlyHighGymnastics]

First you count the Top 8 skills performed, according to difficulty. A being the easiest, and all the way down to J being the hardest. A = 0.1 B = 0.2 C = 0.3 and so on and so forth. Secondly, you add the connection bonuses. These are bonus points gained through connecting skills together. They are usually between 0.1-0.4, per connection. Lastly, you add the points from fulfilling Composition Requirements. Most routines would fulfil all the requirements, so you can just add 2 points to the score. And there you have it, a D-score ! Hope this helps ☺

[@franciscobrevisp]

Tang Xijing (L)