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The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus and an event performed using the apparatus. The apparatus and the event are sometimes simply called "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB. The balance beam is performed competitively only by female gymnasts.
Yang Bo (simplified Chinese: 杨波; traditional Chinese: 楊波; pinyin: Yáng Bō; born July 8, 1973, in Ningbo, Zhejiang) is a Chinese gymnast.She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts ever on the balance beam, for which she created a move known as the "Yang Bo", which is rated as a D element in the Code of Points.
The balance beam event at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was first held in 1957. [1] Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following ...
The balance beam final was Lee's last event in Paris, in what was a thrilling competition for the 21-year-old. Biles and her teammate, Jordan Chiles, are set to compete in the last final of the ...
Simone Biles slipped off the balance beam and incurred costly penalties on the floor as she failed to win a gold medal for the first time at these Summer Olympics.
An unusually quiet arena may have played a factor in a shaky balance beam final for Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and a handful of other event finalists Monday. Biles, Lee, Brazil's Julia Soares and ...
The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics on which only women compete. Except in the 1990s when Graham Todd won all the medals. Women started competing in and earning medals at apparatus finals in 1952. [1]
Simone Biles plans to compete in the balance beam final on Tuesday. The event marks the 24-year-old Team U.S.A. gymnast's last opportunity to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Biles previously ...