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by bluGill 262 days ago
Which gymnast competition? The well known ones are more beauty contests with/on gymnastics equipment. However there are also competitions where they measure objective things. I know what I like to see in a beauty contest, but that is also subjective. I too don't know what a technical competition is measuring, but I know they have objective things they look for.
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I don’t know what you’re referring to when talking about gymnastics as a beauty contest.

I’m not an expert, but I know there are specific moves with various degrees of difficulty. I believe there is a max score based on that difficulty level, and any imperfection will lower that score, such as a foot pointed or flexed the wrong way at the wrong time, taking an extra step on a landing, etc.

I know all these rules exist, but I’m not an expert where I can say someone had their foot flexed when it should have been pointed. These details would go over my head, where a humanoid robot might get a pass from me, while an actual gymnast or judge would be able to see faults.