Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games.
For the next two weeks, there will be talk of tumbles, twists, leaps and landings.
You’ll hear plenty about difficulty scores and rotations. But how does it all work?
The artistic gymnastics competitions at the Paris Olympics begin with men’s qualifying Saturday — the start of a busy 10 days. Whether you’re tuning into a gymnastics meet for the first time since Tokyo or just looking to brush up on old knowledge before making medal predictions, The Athletic has you covered with answers to your questions about scoring and schedule.
How does scoring work?
Each score is a sum of two separate components: the execution score (E-score) and
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