Abstract
The gymnasts’ evolutions in group events have always generated top-level technical and artistic shows that were highly appreciated by the audience. The beauty and variety of spatial combinations, the various modes of group movement, the accuracy of hand apparatus trajectories, the complexity of the elements performed by gymnasts in perfect coordination with the music, the unpredictable and plastic effects emerging from this association have all elicited aesthetical emotions. We can witness outstanding performances during which gymnasts, apparatuses and music are in perfect symbiosis, where each associated element has a particular significance. This study emphasizes that the evaluation system of the 2009-2012 FIG Code of Points includes a series of elements that proved to have a negative impact given that coaches decided to organize exercises by laying emphasis on technique and the quality of execution, as they considered that these two elements were the unique determinants of the composition that would allow their gymnasts to be awarded the maximal score. As a result, some of the artistic requirements were taken less into consideration and were usually inappropriately evaluated.
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