Wikipedia:WikiProject Gymnastics/Style guide

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The WikiProject Gymnastics style guide applies to articles in the scope of WikiProject Gymnastics. It is currently in an early state; please feel free to discuss the guidelines on the talk page.

General guidelines

Gymnastics is a complex sport with many technical terms and rules; moreover, it comprises distinct disciplines that have their own rules and vocabulary. Fans of one discipline may not be familiar with how other disciplines work, and casual viewers may not know many of the rules or jargon of the sport. Editors should try to make articles accessible to as wide an audience as possible.

General terminology advice

• Minimize the use of technical terms and gymnastics-specific jargon (see MOS:JARGON). If you use a technical term like the name of an element, link to its page, if it has one, at the first mention.
• Be consistent in the use of terms within an article. For example: avoiding using both "front salto" and "front flip" in the same article.
• Use official terminology and avoid unofficial terms like "backscale pivot".
• In prose, add descriptions, explanations, or context for viewers who may be unfamiliar with a term or rule. For example: "She began her floor routine with a double-double (two flips with two full twists)."
• In prose, gymnastics terminology like "balance beam" or "all-around" should generally be spelled out rather than abbreviated.

General style advice

• Capitalize the names of organizations, the names of competitions, any elements that are named after people, and "Code of Points".
  • Competition names should also be capitalized when referring to the champion of that competition. For example: "World champion", "Pan-American champion"
• Do not capitalize occupations ("coach", "choreographer"), the apparatuses ("uneven bars", "ribbon"), gymnastics disciplines ("trampoline gymnastics"), competitive levels ("junior", "senior"), competition categories ("women's pair", "group"), or the colors of medals ("gold", "silver").
  • "Junior" should be capitalized in the context of a competition name ("Junior World champion").
• The term "all-around" should not be capitalized and should have a hyphen. The term "all round" is incorrect. Similarly, "horizontal bar" should be used when possible, not "high bar".

Discipline-specific advice

Rhythmic gymnastics

• The last Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix event of each season should not be called the "Grand Prix Final", except for earlier editions of the competition series (2007 and prior) where the last event was officially referred to as the "Final".

Gymnast biographies

Biographies must follow the Wikipedia policies about biographies (MOS:BIO), and for those living, the biographies of living persons policy (WP:BLP).

The first sentence of the biography should mention the gymnast's full name in bold, date of birth and (if applicable) date of death in parenthesis, and their discipline. For disciplines with multiple categories, such as aerobic and rhythmic, mention which category or categories they competed in. The rest of the first paragraph should describe the gymnast's most important accomplishments and medals, especially at major competitions.

Article structure

• Early life: Information about the gymnast's early life, such as where the gymnast was born, family background, and how and when they began gymnastics.
• Gymnastics career: If needed, this can be split into multiple sections - for example, into junior and senior career, or elite and NCAA career. Give a chronological summary of the gymnast's competitive career. This may be structured by year.
• Gymnastics technique and style: If applicable, describe the gymnast's style or technique if they are notable. This can include notable skills or artistic style and influences.
• Post-competitive career: If applicable, give a summary of the gymnast's career if publicly notable or related to gymnastics (judging, coaching, etc).
• Personal life: If applicable, describe notable events or aspects of the gymnast's public life beyond gymnastics.
• Awards and honors: If applicable, list or describe awards.
• Eponymous skill(s): If applicable, list any skills officially named after the gymnast in the Code of Points using the eponymous skills table.
• Competitive history: Use the applicable competitive history table below.

Competitive history tables

WAG

Competitive history of [NAME]

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Year
	Continental Championships				4	5	6
	Continental Games	WD	DNF	R1
	Commonwealth Games
	Youth Olympic Games
	Olympic Games
	World Championships
Year	insert competition here
	insert competition here
	insert competition here

MAG

Competitive history of [NAME]

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Year
	Continental Championships				4	5	6	WD	R1
	Continental Games
	Commonwealth Games
	Youth Olympic Games
	Olympic Games
	World Championships
Year	insert competition here
	insert competition here
	insert competition here

Rhythmic individual

Competitive history of [NAME]

Year	Event	Team	AA	HP	BA	CL	RB
Year
	Continental Championships				4	5	6
	Continental Games	WD	DNF	R1
	Commonwealth Games
	Youth Olympic Games
	Olympic Games
	World Championships
Year	Event	Team	AA	HP	BA	CL	RP
Year
	insert competition here
	insert competition here
	insert competition here

Gymnastics competitions

The first sentence should contain the official name of the competition in bold, along with the event venue and location as well as the dates the competition was held. If the event acted as a qualifier for another event, such as the World Championships or the Olympic Games, that should also be mentioned. Other examples of content that may be included or summarized in the lead:

• The number of participating gymnasts and federations
• Notable records or firsts
• Controversies associated with the event
• Event winners
• Information on the event format

References

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Gymnastics/Resources

Use {{Reflist}} to display references. The inline citation WP:CITETYPE is preferred to link your statements with the corresponding source.