Balance Beam
Beam connections categorized as follows:
- Mount Combinations
- FFs, LOSOs, & Layouts in Combination
- Onodi in Combination
- Full-twisting Back saltos in Combination
- Arabian saltos in Combination
- Dance/Acro Combinations
- Dance Combinations
- Dismount Combinations
- Other
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Format:
Gymnast/s, (First) Year and (major) Competition if known
Skill name/description + Skill name/description + …
Note: FF2 = FF to 2 feet, aka ‘Power’ FF
Kosuge, 1989 Chunichi Cup / Lysenko, 1990 Goodwill Games
RO, LOSO on + LOSO + LOSO
Bontas, 1989 Worlds / Vandisheva, 1993 European Cup
RO, FF on + FF + LOSO + LOSO
Stovbchataya, 1991 International Mixed Pairs
RO, FF on + FF + Korbut
Elodie Lussac, 1991 Jr. Europeans
RO, 1-arm FF on + LOSO + FF + LOSO
Miller, 1991 Worlds
Jump to straddle-L + Press to hstd-reverse planche + Swing down to Back extension roll + FF + LOSO + Scissone
Dyzundzyak, 1994 Asian Games
Front handspring on + Front tuck
Reid, 1994 U.S. Nationals
RO at end of beam + LOSO on + FF + LOSO + FF
Khorkina, 1995 European Cup
Luconi + FF + LOSO
Dolgopolova, 1997 American Cup
RO, LOSO on + Stag jump
Dolgopolova, 1997 Russian Nationals
RO, LOSO on + Wolf jump
Produnova, 2000 RCA Gymnastics Challenge
Front tuck on + Stag jump
Sirobaba, 2001 Worlds
Front pike on + Tuck jump 1/1
Hypolito
RO, LOSO on + FF + Layout
Flic-Flacs/Back handsprings (FF), Layout stepouts (LOSO) & Layouts to 2 feet in Combination:
Comaneci, 1975 Europeans
Back walkover + FF + FF
Jiani Wu, 1979 Int’l. Jr. Gymnastics Championships
Back walkover + FF + Korbut
Davydova, 1981 Worlds
RO + FF
Szabo, 1981 Int’l. Jr. Championships
4 consecutive FF
Side aerial + LOSO
Kathy Johnson, 1981 U.S. Nationals
Back walkover + LOSO + LOSO
Gajdosova, 1981 Int’l. Jr. Championships
FF + LOSO + LOSO
Mills, 1988 U.S. Nationals
Gainer LOSO + Gainer LOSO
Dudnik, 1989 American Cup
Side aerial + LOSO + LOSO
Kosuge, 1989 American Cup
Standing LOSO + LOSO + LOSO
Zabrzova, 1989 European Championships
Gainer FF + LOSO + LOSO
Filip, 1989 Worlds
FF + LOSO + FF + LOSO
Zmeskal, 1990 Goodwill Games
FF + LOSO to 1 knee
Umeh, 1991 Worlds
FF + Layout + FF + LOSO
Cartwheel + LOSO + LOSO
Yang Bo, 1991 Worlds
1-arm FF + LOSO + LOSO
Onodi, 1991 Worlds
Gainer LOSO + LOSO
Miller, 1991 Worlds
FF + LOSO + LOSO + FF
Lysenko & Miller, 1992 Olympics
FF + 3 LOSO
Dawes, 1992 Olympics
FF2 + 3 LOSO
Khorkina, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
Cartwheel + Gainer Layout
Pacheco, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
FF + LOSO + LOSO + Korbut
Vitiukova, 1994 Dortmund Worlds
RO + LOSO + FF
Arnold, 1995 Budget Invitational
RO + FF + LOSO
Varga, 1995 Worlds
FF2 + Whip back + FF2
Balog, 1995 Worlds
RO + LOSO + LOSO
Dawes, 1996 Tour of Olympic Champions (exhibition)
FF2 + 4 LOSO
Zasypkina, 2001 WOGA Classic
Standing LOSO + Whip back
Sun Xiaojiao, 2001 Worlds
1-arm FF + FF2 + Layout
Mason, 2003
1-arm FF + 1-arm FF + LOSO
Hopfner-Hibbs, 2004
Side aerial + LOSO + Layout
Li Shanshan, 2008 Olympics
FF + FF2 + Layout + Korbut
Lothrop, 2009 PKI
Switch-leg side aerial + FF + LOSO
Onodi, 1989 Worlds
FF + LOSO + Onodi
Belova, 1996 Cup of Buratino
FF2 + Onodi
Ezhova, 1996 Jr. Europeans
Onodi + Front aerial + Side salto
Ling Jie, 1997
FF + Onodi + Front aerial
Proskurina, 2000 Jr. Europeans
FF + FF2 + Onodi
Stroescu, 2000 Jr. Europeans
Gainer FF + LOSO + Onodi
Yarotska, 2002 Worlds
Gainer FF + Onodi + Side salto
Myasnikova, 2005 EYOF
Onodi + FF w. 1/1 twist to hstd – walkover fwd + Front aerial + Side salto
Ponor, 2006 Europeans
Onodi + Front aerial + Kochetkova + FF + Back layout/pike
Yang Yilin, 2008 Olympics
Onodi + FF + Back tuck
Full-twisting Back saltos in Combination:
Szabo, 1982 Ennia Cup / Bileck, 1982 USGF comp.
Cartwheel + Tuck full
Shishova, 1983 Worlds
RO + Tuck full
Voinea, 1985 Riga International
Cartwheel + Gainer tuck full
Dudnik, 1989 American Cup
RO + Layout full
Li Chun Mi, 1990 Asian Games
FF2 + FF2 + Tuck full
Groshkova, 1990 U.S. vs. USSR
FF2 + Layout full
Viktoria Pavlova, 1990 USSR Nationals / Kui Yuanyuan, 1996 Olympics
FF2 + FF2 + Layout full
Betsy Hamm, 1998 NCAA Championships
FF + Layout step-out w. full twist
Miles, 2000 U.S. Jr. Nationals
Gainer FF + Tuck full
Patterson & Uzelac, 2001 U.S. Jr. Nationals / Yulia Tarasenko, 2001 Worlds
FF + Pike full
Stageberg, 2007 Parkette Invitational
Tic-toc + Tuck full
Peszek, 2007 U.S. Nationals
Front aerial + Tuck full + Back pike
Jacobs, 2009 U.S. Nationals
Front aerial + FF + Tuck full
Wieber, 2011 Worlds
Tuck full + FF
Wieber, 2012 Pacific Rim
Front handspring + Tuck full + FF
Arabian saltos in Combination:
Cory Fritzinger, 1999 U.S. Nationals / Lobaznyuk, 2001 Russian Nationals / Baskett, 2001 U.S. Jr. Classic / Tidd, 2001 Worlds
FF + Arabian
Michelle Ilg, 2000 American Classic
Cartwheel + Arabian
Lobaznyuk
Arabian + Wolf jump + Punch front
Gwen Wenli, 2009 Chinese Nationals
Front aerial + Arabian
Komova, 2010
Gainer FF + LOSO + Arabian
Ohashi, 2011 U.S. Jr. Nationals
Arabian + FF
Dance and Dance/Acro Combinations:
Bangerter, 1988 Chunichi
Front tuck + Split jump
Grivich, 1990 US vs. USSR
Sissone + Back tuck to knee
Miller, 1991 Worlds
Switch leap + FF w. 1/4 turn to hstd
Lussac, 1993 Jr. Europeans
Split jump + Rulfova
Fabrichnova, 1993 Worlds
Wolf jump + Punch front
Ye Linlin, 1993 Worlds / Qiao Ya, 1994 Worlds
Split jump + Punch front
Reid, 1993 U.S. Nationals
Side aerial + FF + Scissone
Begue, 1993 International Junior Competition
Switch leap + Rulfova
Piskun, 1995 European Cup
FF + Straddle jump
Tsavdaridou, 1996 Worlds
Johnson leap + Yurchenko loop
Kui Yuanyuan, 1996 Worlds
Switch leap + Scissone + Scissone + FF + 3 LOSO
Zamolodchikova, 1996 Cup of Buratino
Kochetkova + Wolf jump + Chen
Roschupkina, 1998 Jr. Europeans
Hitch kick + Side salto
Tuck jump + Front tuck + Wolf jump + Korbut
Moceanu, 1998 Goodwill Games
Front tuck + Wolf jump + Chen
Beckerman, 1998 Copa Gimnastica
1/1 L-turn + Front aerial
Produnova, 1999 American Cup
Onodi + Split jump
Moro, 1999 Worlds
Wolf jump step-out + Side salto
Salani, 1999 Worlds
Tuck jump + Front tuck + Wolf jump
Kuznetsova, 2001 Worlds
Front aerial + Jump full turn + Rulfova
Ezhova, 2001 Worlds
Switch leap + Tuck jump 1/1 + Kochetkova + Omelianchik
Yim, 2001 Worlds
Onodi + Johnson leap
Li Ya, 2003 Worlds
Front tuck + Sheep jump
Eremia, 2004 Europeans
Switch leap + 1-arm FF + Layout
Elizarova, 2005
Switch leap + Punch front
Murakami, 2010 Jesolo
3/1 turn + LOSO
Hofland, 2011
2/1 turn + Back tuck
Grishina, 2011 Massilia Cup
Onodi + Illusion turn
Mitchell, 2012 Gymnix
Front aerial + Switch leap + Front tuck
Boginskaya, 1991 Chunichi Cup
1.5 turn to Needle scale
Conway, 1999 Pan American Games
Illusion + Double stag jump
Moro, 2000 Europeans
Pike jump + 3/4-twisting Shushunova
Sun Xiaojiao, 2001 Worlds
Switch leap + Full-twisting Shushunova
Galante, 2009 Worlds
1/1 turn + 1/1 Y-turn
Wevers, 2009
1/1 L-turn + 1/1 turn + 2/1 turn
Hofland, 2011
1/1 turn + Illusion
Szilinksky, 1983 Europeans
FF2 + FF2 + Piked Tsukahara
Polokova, 1985 Worlds
Cartwheel + Triple full
Laschenova, 1986 Belgian Gym Masters
FF2 + FF2 + Tucked full-in
Golea, 1987 Europeans
FF + FF + LOSO + Double full
Polokova, 1987 Worlds
Cartwheel + Tucked double back
Limaryova, 1989 USSR Nationals
Front handspring + Double front
Gutsu, 1990 USA vs. USSR
FF + FF + FF2 + Tucked full-in
Khorkina, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
Cartwheel + Gainer double full off side
Balog, 1995 Worlds
RO + LOSO + Layout full
Baimbridge, 1996 Buckeye Classic
FF + LOSO + FF2 + Tucked double back
Bi Wenjing, 1996 Olympics
Front handspring + Front layout 2/1
Mo Huilan, 1997 Worlds
FF + FF + Gainer double full off side
Ungureanu, 1998 Europeans
Gainer FF + FF2 + Double pike
Martinez, 1998 Europeans
Gainer FF + FF2 + Back layout 2.5
Salani, 1999 Worlds
Front handspring step-out + Layout Rudi
Kupets, 2003 U.S. Classic
FF2 + FF2 + Patterson
Limaryova, 1989 USSR Nationals
Front handspring + Front tuck
Yang Bo, 1989 Worlds
FF + LOSO + Rulfova
Engel, 1991
Cartwheel + Side salto
Stovbchataya, 1991 International Mixed Pairs
FF + Rulfova
Chusovitina, 1993 Worlds
Front tuck + Back tuck
Lussac, 1993 Jr. Europeans
FF + LOSO + FF + Rulfova
Khorkina, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
FF + Khorkina I
Kochetkova, 1995 European Cup
Kochetkova + FF + LOSO
Podkopayeva, 1995 Worlds
FF + FF + Rueda
Tousek, 1995 Worlds
Front handspring step-out + Front tuck
Ungureanu, 1998 Europeans
FF + FF + Rulfova
Roschupkina, 1998 Jr. Europeans
Front aerial + Front aerial w. 1/4 turn
Lin Wei, 1999 International Team Competition
Front pike + Chen
Yelena Lovygina, 1999 Russian Nationals / Scaffidi, 2000 U.S. Jr. Nationals
Front handspring + Front pike
Patterson, 2000 U.S. Jr. Nationals
Front tuck + Front headspring
Ling Jie, 2001 American Team Cup
Back tuck + Rulfova
Sirobaba, 2001 Worlds
Tinsica + Front tuck
Gael Mackie, 2002 Pacific Alliance
Onodi tic-toc + LOSO
Memmel, 2003 Worlds
Barani + FF
Pavlova, 2004 Olympics
Front aerial + Side salto + Kolesnikova
Bieger, 2005 U.S. Nationals
Front aerial + Back tuck to 1 knee + Front tuck to 1 knee
Galiulina
Front tuck + Back tuck + FF + LOSO
Sui Lu, 2009 Chinese Nationals
Barani + Korbut
Mitchell, 2009 Worlds
Front aerial + Front tuck
Wieber, 2012 Pacific Rim
Side aerial + Side salto
Links last checked: March 24, 2012