Some gymnasts choose not to use grips because they are more comfortable having their hands in direct contact with the bar. Svetlana Khorkina of Russia, the Olympic champion on bars at the 1996 and ...

Composition: The four routine requirements — a transition, a same-bar release move, a 360-degree turn and multiple grips — are worth 0.5 apiece. Skill values: A-rated skills are worth 0.1, B ...

Gymnasts use chalk, also known as magnesium carbonate, on high bar, parallel bars, uneven bars, and rings to reduce friction. They also use chalk on vault, beam, floor exercise and pommel horse to aid ...

Georgia gymnast Chelsea Davis competes on the uneven bars during a Senior Day Georgia Gymnastics meet versus Denver at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

If it's the uneven parallel bars, we will use chalk to really help. It's easier to grip with chalk. It adds a little bit of friction to things, especially if you're wearing grips," says Dawes.

At the 2021 nhk Trophy, Japanese gymnast Mai Murakami had one of the most incredible saves ever seen on the uneven bars.

In an uneven bars routine, the gymnast must move from the high bar to the low bar, incorporate grip changes, releases and catches, and perform circle swings through the handstand position. Lionel ...

Georgia gymnast Chelsea Davis competes on the uneven bars during the NCAA Athens Regional gymnastics preliminaries at Stegeman Coliseum, in Athens Ga., on Saturday, April 5, 2014. (Photo: ©2014 ...

Sunisa Lee won the all-around gymnastics gold at the Tokyo Olympics wearing acrylic nails. Lee told NBC that the square-shaped nails help her hold the uneven bars. Lee said she sees her acrylic ...