It’s only a matter of days for the biggest gymnastics event of the year to commence in Indonesia. And just before the world’s finest gymnasts descend upon Jakarta for the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, a different kind of update is rippling in the arenas. The FIG Technical Committees have officially recognized five new elements. And each has been named after young athletes who performed the skills in the 2025 season. Yet, as fans dissect the details, this development is being read not just as an addition to the Code of Points but, as some put it, an “unfortunate Suni Lee update.”

Yet, in this post-Olympic year the governing body has just made it even more fiery with their autumn meetings update. “Innovation never takes a vacation in Artistic Gymnastics,” the committee’s statement read. And with the introduction of the new elements they made sure to follow their motto in actions.

To have an element named in the Code of Points is one of the highest honors in gymnastics. However, the process of getting there isn’t an easy task. The process begins when a gymnast submits a video of a new skill for review by the FIG’s technical committees. If considered that the skill meets the required level of originality and difficulty, it would be valued between A and J, or 0.1 to 1.0 points.

In that case, it must then be successfully performed without major faults in international competition. Only after that performance and a final review does the move officially take the gymnast’s name.

And this year, just a year after the 30th Summer Olympics in Paris, five athletes achieved that distinction. Leading the list is James Hall of Great Britain, who performed a 5/4 salto straddled with a half turn to upper arms on the Parallel Bars at the 2025 Doha World Cup, Qatar. The element, now known as The Hall, carries an E value (0.5).

His compatriot in innovation, Aussie star, Jesse Moore, introduced a Bertoncelj to Busnari sequence on the Pommel Horse, also at Doha. Valued at G (0.7), The Moore stands among the most demanding skills added this season.

On the women’s side, Celeste Mordenti from Luxembourg presented a “tucked double twist dismount” on Balance Beam during the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup. She listed the skill previously and performed them in Bulgaria, earning a C value (0.3). And with this, the Luxembourgish gymnast managed to secure her place in history with The Mordenti. 

Meanwhile, Mahdi Olfati from Iran brought striking power to Men’s Vault. He listed the skill beforehand and to complete the process, performed the vault at the 2025 Asian Championships in Jecheon with a “Yurchenko and salto backward tucked with a full turn”.

It earned a value of 5.6, and is now named The Olfati. Completing the list is Maiana Prat from France entered with a quality floor move. The “split ring leap with a 360-degree turn” on Floor Exercise at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival earned an E value (0.5) and the title The Prat.

Fans decode new gymnastics elements as it sparks debate

Among enthusiasts, The Prat has drawn particular attention from one fan. The Reddit user noted, “From its naming in 2012 until 2021, the Ferrari was described in the code of points as a ‘Split leap with 1/1 turn (360°) to ring position,’ because at the time the code didn’t distinguish between tour jetes and turning split leaps.” His comment brought forward the fact that the 2022 update that redefined these movements paved the way for Prat’s element to exist. 

Another fan too chose to add a humorous take on The Prat saying, “I fel like I can already hear the commentary, however, when anyone who attempts and fails to do The Prat has a Prat fall”. Their take indeed shows that fans are already connecting themselves with the newly named element. And as noted by the fan, the difficulty of The Prat, a split ring leap with a 360° turn, indeed might make commentators use the word play during events.

Another crucial remark from a gymnastics enthusiast read, “I bet Suni is annoyed she never thought to submit a regular Tucked double twist dismount and was trying to learn a gainer version!” Their words referred to Celeste Mordenti’s beam dismount, The Mordenti. Suni Lee has been pushing difficulty boundaries. Moreover, she has particularly worked on a more complex gainer version of a double-twisting dismount. Now, since Mordenti’s simpler tucked version holds the same value (C, 0.3), fans see this as an unfortunate missed opportunity for Lee.

“Can some hero, some leap-genius out there, please explain to me the difference between a Ferrari, a Prat, and a Ting?” from a fan captured a genuine confusion many might share. The 2022 Code of Points redefined turning split leaps, distinguishing between the Ferrari’s switch ring (180°) and Prat’s split ring (360°).

“I mean, on a basic level, I understand that the ferrari is a switch ring (and thus only has a 180 degree turn after the switch? yes?), while the Prat is a split ring (and thus does have a 360 degree turn), but for the life if me if you asked me to distinguish between them visually, I would fail every time,” the fan further added.

While technically distinct, visually the two elements look similar. And this might make it hard for even seasoned viewers to tell them apart while the performances are viewed in real time.

“Good to see James Hall still competing and getting an element named too,” from another commenter referred to the British veteran’s continued relevance. Hall’s new element, The Hall, a 5/4 straddled salto with a half turn on Parallel Bars yet again proved his contribution and devotion to his sport.

One fan even added enthusiastically, “Hope we get to see the Olfati at Worlds!” Indeed, the anticipation surrounding Mahdi Olfati’s vault, a Yurchenko salto tucked with a full turn, is getting higher. With a 5.6 value, it’s one of the more explosive additions of the season.