Anon 1:10 or 1:29 time for diamond routine??

[Anonymous (fad4)]

My daughter found her new floor music but isn’t sure if she should pick the song for one minute and 10 seconds or 1 minute and 29 seconds. She said she wasn’t sure if 1:10 would be long enough for all the requirements. She is first year diamond so she doesn’t really know. She would like the shorter song because it’s less opportunities for deductions. Is 1:10 enough time for diamond??

 

[Anonymous (98f4)]

I can't tell you about the time thing (different country). But longer or shorter in time, most of the deductions in a routine come in the actual elements required+the overall artistry/posture, so time won't really make a difference on that, unless there's a lot of "empty" time in the exercise that would affect the overall impression.

 

[Anonymous (de5e)]

1:10 is plenty long enough to get in all the requirements. You don't want to do the longer version unless the choreography is amazing and your daughter is a good dancer or able to keep the momentum going through the whole routine. I can tell you that judges get bored during routines when they drag on and the choreography is bad or the gymnast can't dance. Then deductions come off artistry and presentation. Think about your daughter's abilities, the choreography, and the music itself when considering the length.

 

[Anonymous (b3b7)]

1:10 is definitely long enough to get all the requirements in.
I have seen Diamond routines that are only 1:00 with all the requirements.
My Platinum had 0:50 music and got all the requirements in.
Back when my middle gymnast was in her first year of Xcel Gold, she had a 0:37 music that I kept meaning to cut shorter because she was losing points in the last 6-7 seconds when she would improvise (sloppy cartwheel - bent knees, flexed feet, handstand forward roll - bent arms and knees and flexed feet) to kill time, lol.

 

[Anonymous (fad4)]

1:10 is plenty long enough to get in all the requirements. You don't want to do the longer version unless the choreography is amazing and your daughter is a good dancer or able to keep the momentum going through the whole routine. I can tell you that judges get bored during routines when they drag on and the choreography is bad or the gymnast can't dance. Then deductions come off artistry and presentation. Think about your daughter's abilities, the choreography, and the music itself when considering the length.

Thank you! I ended up purchasing the shorter music.

 

[Anonymous (80e0)]

My daughter found her new floor music but isn’t sure if she should pick the song for one minute and 10 seconds or 1 minute and 29 seconds. She said she wasn’t sure if 1:10 would be long enough for all the requirements. She is first year diamond so she doesn’t really know. She would like the shorter song because it’s less opportunities for deductions. Is 1:10 enough time for diamond??

I’m competing diamond for the first time too and I was told that starting in the 2026 season diamond floor routines have to be 1:20 long.

 

[Anonymous (de5e)]

I’m competing diamond for the first time too and I was told that starting in the 2026 season diamond floor routines have to be 1:20 long.

that's probably not true, because no optional routine is required to be any length except more than 30 seconds. Not even Level 10 is required to have a certain length, just. time limit.

 

[raenndrops]

I’m competing diamond for the first time too and I was told that starting in the 2026 season diamond floor routines have to be 1:20 long.

I just checked the latest meeting minutes. There is no change for Diamond routines. However, they are shortening Platinum routines to a maximum of 1:15 (down from 1:30) and Silver routines to a maximum of 0:45 (down from 1:00).