Gymnastics loophole EXPLAINED 🤔 #gymnastics #gymnast #sports #loophole #olympics #olympic #judge

Why is there always an athlete sitting on the bars? You only get 50 seconds to warm up your routine in a competition, but during those 50 seconds we also have to set the bars to our preferences. This includes changing the width of the bars, getting the springboard, and fixing the grip with honey and chalk so we can hold onto the bars better. So why is there a gymnast sitting on the bars?

Basically the rules state that each gymnast gets 50 seconds to warm up. So technically this time resets when the gymnast jumps off the bars, so it's kind of a loophole. But basically for the warm-up a gymnast only needs to do one or two things and then they have 30 seconds left over. And during that time they just chill on the bars and then once the clock runs out just jump off. This way preparing the bars doesn't eat into the 50 seconds so everyone has enough time to warm up. However if an athlete does stay past everyone has enough time to warm up. However if an athlete does stay past

their 50 seconds they will receive a penalty.