Stanford Open 2023: Meet Format

The NCAA/Winter Cup Qualification session will include three (3) teams, one (1) rotation of elites, one (1) rotations of Level 10 all-around qualifiers, and one (1) rotation of Level 10 individual event qualifiers and elites All participants will follow NCAA rules (FIG with Winter Cup matting exceptions, +0.1 sticking bonus on all events except PH for C value dismounts or higher, and +0.3 EG credit for B dismounts).

FIG Senior Elite age-eligible athletes may enter directly into the Winter Cup Qualification session Athletes who are both USAG Juniorage-eligibleandFIGSenior Elite age-eligible Level 10s must qualify through a preliminary competition unless pre-approvedbythemeetdirector.

Qualificationtowintercupsessionforlevel10athletes

Top six (6) all-around athletes and the next top three (3) per individual event (not already qualified through all-around results) from combined results of both Level 10 sessionswillqualifytoparticipateintheNCAA/WinterCupQualificationsession.

NCAA/WINTERCUPQUALIFICATIONSESSIONFORMATANDRULES

● The NCAA/Winter Cup Qualification session will be run in traditional format, utilizingNCAArules.

● Warm-upprocedures: o 30-minuteopenwarm-up,followedby:

▪ 13-minute timed warm-up per event with a1-minuterotationperiod betweenevents.

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There will be a 2-minute touch period before the start of each competitiverotation.

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During the warm-up periods, as well as during competition, the training gym will be open and available only for qualified athletes accompaniedbyacoach.

● Scoring inquiries can only be made at the conclusion of the rotation to the head judge. Only start values and line deductions may be inquired. All inquiries must beaccompaniedbyacompletedroutinesheet Inquiriesmaybemadeupuntilthe conclusionofthe2-minutetouchperiodofthenextrotation.

● Only one (1) coach per athlete with a maximum of two (2) coaches per club are allowedinthecorraloronthecompetitionfloor.

● Top three (3) all-around athletes, not already qualified in, will qualify to participateinthe2023WinterCupChallenge.

NCAA/WINTERCUPQUALIFICATIONSESSIONFORMATANDRULES:

● ThefollowingextramattingwillbeallowedasperWinterCuprules: o FX: Up to 10 cm additional will be allowed – mat cannot be moved once in place. Matting may be used only for landings – no value skills may be initiatedontheadditionalmatting o SR:Upto10cmadditionalwillbeallowed(maximum30cm) o V: 30 cm matsrequired,upto20cmadditionalwillbeallowed(maximum 50cm) o PB:Upto10cmadditionalwillbeallowed o HB: 30 cm mats are required, up to 20 cm additional allowed (maximum 50cm)