The features of the content of competitive compositions of group exercises in sports aerobics (based on the 2024 World Championships)

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the content of competitive routines of elite gymnasts in sports aerobics based on the results of the 2024 World Championships, focusing on the characteristics of difficulty elements and their combinations. Research methods and organization. To achieve the objective, the following methods were employed: analysis of scientific and methodological literature and the competition rules of the 2022-2024 Olympic cycle, pedagogical observations, and methods of mathematical statistics. The study is based on the analysis of video materials from the finals of the group exercises at the 2024 World Championship. Research results and conclusions. The most common difficulty elements in competitive routines of sports aerobics leaders, as well as their combinations (cascades), have been identified. As a result of the analysis conducted, the difficulty elements were categorized into structural groups in a quantitative relationship with each other.