In artistic gymnastics, winning is primarily determined by achieving the highest scores, with specific rules for different competition formats, such as team events.
Winning the Team Competition
Based on the provided information, the winning condition described pertains to the team final in artistic gymnastics.
Here's how it works:
- Participants: All eight qualified teams compete in one session.
- Apparatus Participation: For each apparatus (like vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise for women; floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar for men), only three gymnasts from each team compete.
- Scoring: Crucially, all three scores from the gymnasts competing on a given apparatus count towards the team's total score.
- Attempts: Each gymnast gets only one attempt per apparatus, including vault (unlike some individual vault formats where two vaults might be performed).
The Winning Condition
To win the gold medal in this team competition format, the rules state:
"...the team with the highest cumulative score across all apparatuses wins gold."
This means the scores from all three competing gymnasts on every apparatus are added together for each team. The team whose grand total across all apparatuses is the greatest secures the victory.
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Competition | Team Final |
| Teams | All eight teams compete |
| Gymnasts/App. | 3 per team compete |
| Scores Count | All 3 scores per apparatus |
| Attempts | 1 attempt per apparatus per gymnast |
| Winning Criteria | Highest cumulative score across all apparatuses wins gold |
Therefore, winning the team event in artistic gymnastics requires consistent high-level performance from multiple gymnasts on every piece of equipment to achieve the highest combined total score.
