(1.School of Physical Education,Central China Normal University,Wuhan 430079,China;2.School of Physical Education,Hubei University,Wuhan 430062,China) Abstract: The authors analyzed the body difficulties in the 2009 and 2010 final editions of Rhythmic Gymnastic Rules to be used in the Olympic cycle of 2009-2012, and revealed the following findings: the appearance of “double GCO” and “super difficult body techniques” in the 2010 final edition of Rhythmic Gymnastic Rules has greatly increased the values of body difficulties in rhythmic gymnastics, which results in that in this Olympic cycle routine body techniques have en-tered into a new stage of technical development, whose signature is that on the basis of simultaneous development of body techniques and instrument techniques, the body difficulties of routine moves tend to have higher values of fewer moves, more specific classes of competition and higher levels of competition, in which body turning becomes the most important body technique. Quickly changing the conditions of unbalanced body techniques and backward body turning techniques of gymnasts in China is the utmost important thing in preparing for the Olympic Games 2010. Key words: competition and training;2010 final edition Rhythmic Gymnastic Rules;body difficulty |