USA L-5 - Rings (2021-24)

Start Value 9.5 + 0.3 Virtuosity + 0.2 Stick = 10.0 + up to 3 bonus parts (+0.5 ea.) = 11.5 max score.

1. From hang, pull to piked body inverted hang, extend body horizontally to hanging scale rearways (back lever) with momentary hold (1-second)
   • Pull with arms straight and bent body (piked)
   • SB#1: Replace #1 with from hang, pull to piked body inverted hang, extend body horizontally to hanging scale rearways (back lever) with 2 second hold (+0.5)
   • Less than 2 sec. holde -0.3, no hold -0.5
2. Lower slowly to German hang “skin-the-cat”, pull out to piked body inverted hang, extend to straight body inverted hang
   • German hang with momentary hold, no momentary hold -0.3
     • Fully extended shoulder flexibility in German hang (+0.1)
   • Straight body inverted hang with momentary hold
3. Compress to a tight pike and dislocate backwards
   • Straight body at horizontal or higher
4. Swing forward, swing backward
   • Swing forward showing turn over, bent arms allowed
   • Swing backwards to horizontal
     • Swing backward with turnover greater than horizontal (+0.1)
5. Swing forward, swing backward to up-rise backward to support
   • Swing forward showing turn over, bent arms allowed
   • Bent arms allowed on up-rise backward
   • Back up-rise with straight arms (+0.1)
6. Lift legs to L-hold for 2-seconds
   • Arms straight, rings turned out, 2-sec. hold
   • Less than 2 sec. hold -0.3, no hold -0.5
7. Pike press to shoulder stand, hold for 2-seconds
   • Straight body shoulder-stand, rings parallel, arms free of straps, 2-sec. hold
   • Less than 2 sec. hold -0.3, no hold -0.5
   • SB#2: Replace #7 with bent or straight arm, bent body press to handstand with momentary hold and rings turned out, lower to shoulder stand hold 2 seconds (+0.5)
     • Feet may be on the inside of the cables in the handstand and during the lower down
     • Less than 2 sec. hold -0.3, no hold -0.5
8. Bail forward, Swing backward
   • Swing backward to horizontal
9. Swing forward, swing backward
   • Swing forward showing turn over
   • Swing backward to horizontal
   • Following #9, add inlocate stretched, swing backward (+0.5)
     • An inlocate that shows no rise will receive a single large deduction)
       • Shoulders must show rise towards ring vertical
       • Swing backward to horizontal
10. Swing forward to salto backward tucked or stretched dismount
    • Hips at ring height, bent arms allowed

* Green (virtuosity), Blue (bonus skill) and Red italicized text has been edited or commented from the original text.

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