WILL ELEVATING THE DIFFICULTY SCORES IMPROVE THE ODDS OF WINNING? THE CASE OF ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS EVENT FINALS

doi:10.52165/sgj.15.2.157-172

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Title:	WILL ELEVATING THE DIFFICULTY SCORES IMPROVE THE ODDS OF WINNING? THE CASE OF ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS EVENT FINALS
Authors:	Chen, Chih-Yu Chen, Kuang-Hui Lu, Kang-Hao Chang, Hsiu-Ching
Contributors:	Natl Taitung Univ, Dept Phys Educ Natl Taiwan Sport Univ, Grad Inst Sports Sci Natl Sports Training Ctr, Sports Sci & Res Dept Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Recreat & Hlth Care Management
Keywords:	artistic gymnastics final scores qualification apparatus finals odds ratio
Date:	2023
Issue Date:	2024-12-25 11:05:06 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	UNIV LJUBLJANA
Abstract:	The aim of this study was to compare the difficulty (D) scores and final (F) scores between the qualification round (QR) and the event finals round (EF) for each apparatus in 2018-2020 Individual Apparatus World Cup Series (IAWCS) and 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (WC). It was also to examine the association between strategy of D scores and winning a medal or not. Both male and female gymnasts who participated the EF in IAWCS and WC were the subject of present investigation. The dependent t test was used to analyze the D scores and F scores. The Chi-square test was selected to test the numbers of distribution of increasing/non-increasing of D scores and wining/losing a medal, and the odds ratio was also calculated. It shows that in all apparatus, there were meaningful differences in D scores between the QR and EF for both male and female gymnasts. The F scores of EF were significantly lower as compared to the QR in men's pommel horse (PH), horizontal bar (HB) and women's balance beam (BB), floor exercise (WFX) events. To elevate D scores in the EF of PH, HB and WFX could significantly improve the odds for getting a medal. To our knowledge, this was the first study to compare the gymnast's performance between the QR and the EF. And we also determine the different D scores and the odds ratio of winning a medal in the EF. When studying PH, HB, BB and WFX, there was a tendency to underestimate the scores if only the result of EF was analyzed but without the QR. Elevating D scores was not always guaranteed to increase the chance of winning. Coaches and gymnasts could refer to the current study to draw up their strategies for different competitions.
Relation:	Science of Gymnastics Journal, v.15, n.2, pp.157-172
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