Chairman of the All-Russian Board of Judges William Katyn explains the judging of Arseny Dukhno’s High Bar routine in the Russia Cup AA, April 2026 https://sportgymrus.ru/news/10169-predsedatel-vserossijskoj-kollegii-sudej-vilyam-katyn-ob-izmenenii-rezultatov-v-finale-mnogoborya-u-muzhchin.html ‘After Arseniy Dukhno's performance on the high bar, the appeals jury and I assessed a neutral deduction of 0.3 points from the D panel. The judging system doesn't allow for a score to be immediately blocked, so the situation was immediately addressed. The apparatus judges stated that, in their opinion, Arseniy warmed up on the apparatus for 52 seconds, while the permitted 50 seconds were allowed. The appeals jury, consisting of the head coach, senior coach, senior judge, and myself, decided to review the wording of the rules regarding this deduction. Neutral deductions cannot be protested; it is the job of the appeals jury to monitor the progress of the competition. The wording states...
Today - Kalmykova, Roschina, Melnikova, Glotova. An exciting and close competition. The young women have grown through higher expectations, and it’s exciting to see the determination on their faces. Kalmykova is now a strong competitor, Roschina is maturing and living with her routines. Melnikova (was she recording a live vlog here?) has grown some more, become a sophisticated performer shot through with pure steel and I think some diamond, and performed beautiful gymnastics. There is no doubt that in a different competition these three gymnasts could finish three times in different podium positions. The ‘other’ three in the top group, Us, Glotova and Osokina all showed real enjoyment of the competition. Let’s hope that their motivation supports them in realising more of their potential. Thanks for some fabulously entertaining competitions over the last days. Drama, emotion, friendship, some ferocity - this is what world gymnastics needs...