Highlight Reel: Individual Gymnastics
March 14, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
The MHSAA gymnastics season finished Saturday with the Individual Finals at Rockford High School.
Click below for highlights and links to watch the events in full.
KORF WINS DIVISION 1 ALL-AROUND – Morgan Korf of Rockford/Sparta captured all-around honors in the Division 1 competition at the MHSAA Individual Gymnastics Finals. Her highest finish was an outright third place in the uneven bars, where she scored 9.500; her overall score was 37.825. Watch the all of the individual uneven bars action and order DVDs by Clicking Here.
GRACE ON THE BEAM – Mary Grace Fries of Jackson Lumen Christi took top honors in the balance beam in Division 1 with a score of 9.500. Watch the all of the individual balance beam action and order DVDs by Clicking Here.
MOMBER WINS D2 BALANCE BEAM – Kelley Momber of the Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills/Grandville/West Catholic co-op team took top honors on the balance beam in Division 2 with a 9.225 score.
SIEBERT SHINES ON FLOOR – Ellie Siebert of Grand Rapids Forest Hills won the floor exercise competition in Division 2, posting a 9.400. Watch all of the individual floor exercise action and order DVDs by Clicking Here.
PHOTO: Kelley Momber performs her title-winning beam routine Saturday at Rockford High School. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)
Be the Referee: Gymnastics Deduction
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
March 4, 2025
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Gymnastics Deduction - Listen
A gymnast performs a giant swing (on uneven parallel bars) but does not reach a full handstand position, stopping about 15 degrees short of vertical. The routine continues without any pauses or interruptions.
What deduction, if any, should the judge apply for the lack of handstand position?
A. No deduction
B. 0.05 deduction
C. 0.20 deduction
D. 0.50 deductionThe correct answer is B. 0.05 deduction.
A gymnast must reach within 10 degrees of a full handstand position to avoid a deduction. Falling short by more than 10 degrees results in a 0.05 deduction for each instance.
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