Men's Gymnastics - Rings

An exercise on the Rings is composed of swing, strength and hold parts in approximately equal porportions. These parts and combinations are executed in a hang position, to or through a support position, or to or through a handstand position, and execution with straight arms should be predominant. Contemporary gymnastic exercises are characterized by transitions between elements of swing and strength or the reverse. The swinging of the cables and the crossing of the cables is not permitted.
The ring tower on which the rings are supported generally stands 575 cm tall. The cable and straps to which the rings are attached are 300 cm long and 50 cm apart, making the distance from the top of the mat to the rings 255 cm.

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 Ring 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 Giants - Felge upward with straight arms through handstand

Handstand lower to Planche lower to Maltese - a handstand lower to a Planche (support scale) lower to a Maltese (Swallow)

Dislocate - from a piked inverted hang, a cast backward to a swing forward

Skill	Element Group	Value
Backward uprise to support	I - Kip and swing elements	A
Swing backward, from support, to handstand (2 second hold)	II - Swings to handstand	B
Backward uprise to cross or L-cross (2 second hold)	III - Swings to strength hold elements (not L-sits)	C
Maltese (Swallow) - A support scale at Ring height (stomach facing the ground)	IV - Strength elements and hold elements	D
Double salto forward in pike position with 1½ twists	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", "E" + "E", "B", "C", "E" + "D", "B", "B", "D" for 1.2 in Bonus
Nakayama (from hang underswing with shoulders above the rings) ("A" value)
Back uprise to Maltese (support lever or Swallow) ("E" value and EG III skill) then immediate
Straight arm bent body press to Inverted cross ("E" value and EG IV skill)
Back uprise through handstand ("B" value and EG I skill)
Back uprise to handstand ("C" value and EG II skill)
Felge upward to Maltese ("E" value and EG III skill) then immediate
Straight arm bent body press to Handstand ("D" value and EG IV skill)
Yamawaki tucked ("B" value and EG I skill)
Back uprise through handstand ("B" value and EG I skill)
Balabanov with a ½ twist dismount (double salto forward piked with a ½ twist) ("D" value and EG V skill)

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