fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn əlˈɪmpɪk kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, ˈiːtʃ ɹuːtˈiːn ɪn wˈɪmɪnz ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk dʒɪmnˈæstɪks ᵻvˈɛnts wʌz dʒˈʌdʒd baɪ sˈɪks dʒˈʌdʒᵻz, wɪððə fˈaɪnəl skˈoːɹ kəmpˈoʊzd ʌvðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌvðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz skˈoːɹz, ˈæftɚ ðə hˈaɪɪst ænd lˈoʊɪst mˈɑːɹks wɜː dɹˈɑːpt.
For the first time in Olympic competition, each routine in women's artistic gymnastics events was judged by six judges, with the final score composed of the average of the judges' scores, after the highest and lowest marks were dropped.