Men's Gymnastics - Parallel Bars

A contemporary Parallel Bar exercise consists predominantly of swing and flight elements selected from all available Element Groups and performed with continuous transitions through various hang and support positions in such a way as to reflect the full potential of the apparatus.
In most cases the parallel bars stand 175 cm high. Each bar is 350 cm long, and the two bars can be adjusted to between 42 and 52 cm apart.

description taken from the official men's FIG Code of Points

Below I have listed skills performed on this apparatus, their Element Group and their value. All skills and skill sequences listed below are evaluated with FIG rules, not USAG JO rules.
I have also included a Parallel Bar routine that meets all the FIG requirements for Difficulty, Element Groups, Presentation and Bonus, giving the routine a maximum score of 10.0.

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Animated Skills

Back Toss - a swing forward with a back flip to handstand

Diamidov - a swing forward with a full turn on 1 arm to handstand

Stützkehr forwards to handstand - a swing forward with a ½ turn to handstand

Skill	Element Group	Value
Stützkehr backwards to support: A Stützkehr is a ½ turn executed by replacing one hand with the other at a certain point in the swing.	I - Swing elements through support on both bars	A
Backward uprise and salto forward in pike position to support	II - Swing elements through support on both bars	B
Korolev - Giant swing backwards with a straddle cut forward to support	III - Swing elements through a hang on both bars	C
There are no D value skills in this Element Group.	IV - Strength, hold and leg swing elements sideways on one bar	D
Double salto forward in tuck position with ½ twist	V - Dismounts	E

2.8 Difficulty (3C + 3B + 4 A), 1.0 Element Groups (0.2 per group), 5.0 Presentation, 1.2 in Bonus = Max Score of 10.0

Sequence = "A", "A", "E", "B", "A", "D", "E", "A", "B", "D", "E", "E", "E" for 1.2 in Bonus
Glide kip ("A" value)
Swing to handstand ("A" value)
Piked Moy to salto fwd tucked to upper arm hang and ("E" value and EG III skill)
Back uprise to handstand ("B" value and EG II)
½ pirouette ("A" value)
Basket from handstand to handstand ("D" value and EG I)
Belle (Backward giant swing to double back salto tucked to upper arm hang) ("E" value and EG III)
Front uprise to L-sit ("A" value)
Straight arm bent body press to handstand ("B" value and EG IV skill)
Makuts (¾ Diamidov and ¼ Healy to support) ("D" valueand EG I skill)
Swing to handstand
Pegan (Diamidov 1½ pirouette to handstand) ("E" value and EG I skill)
Morisue (Double salto to upper arm hang) piked ("E" value and EG I skill)
Front uprise
Double salto forward tucked with a ½ twist dismount ("E" value and EG V skill)

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