Assertion: gymnast | /r/CapableOf | use chalk
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: during competition
type: TEMPORAL
value: to add additional traction
type: PURPOSE
value: to their grips
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to prevent the hands
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Gymnasts may use chalk (MgCO 3 ) and grips (a leather strip with holes for fingers to protect hands and improve performance) when performing this event.
text: Gymnasts sometimes wet their grips with water from a spray bottle and then may apply chalk to their grips to prevent the hands from slipping.
text: Today we’re pondering another Rio 2016 Olympic question: why do gymnasts use so much chalk during competition?
text: Gymnasts sometimes use chalk to add additional traction to the beam or to mark an important spot (i.e. where they start a dismount) on the beam.
text: Why do gymnasts use chalk before competing?