Parallel Bars Elements
The Parallel Bars difficulty table of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028 lists 181 elements in 4 element groups, valued from A (0.1) to H (0.8). Each element below has a page of its own, with its drawing and its value.
Parallel Bars RulesEG IElements starting in upper arm position
- No. 1 Forward uprise to support A = 0.1
- No. 2 Forward uprise and straddle cut backward to handstand B = 0.2
- No. 3 Muntean Forward uprise and straddle cut backward to hang C = 0.3
- No. 5 Forward uprise with 1/2 turn to handstand E = 0.5
- No. 6 Forward uprise with Stützkehr 3/4 turn or 1/4 turn to handstand followed by a kip on one rail F = 0.6
- No. 7 Forward uprise with 1/4 turn to hang on 1 rail A = 0.1
- No. 8 Watanabe Roll backward with 1/2 turn from upper arm hang. Forward uprise to Kato hop to support B = 0.2
- No. 11 Forward uprise to Makuts to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 12 Tsolakidis 1 Forward uprise to Makuts to support G = 0.7
- No. 14 Roll backward to handstand with straight arms B = 0.2
- No. 15 Kovtun Back toss from upper arm hang with 1/4 turn to one rail C = 0.3
- No. 17 Richards Forward uprise with 1/1 turn to handstand E = 0.5
- No. 18 Tsolakidis 2 Forward uprise with 3/2 turn to handstand F = 0.6
- No. 20 Salto backward with straddled cut to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 21 Roll backward with straddled cut to support C = 0.3
- No. 24 Dimitrenko Roll backward with salto backward tucked to upper arm hang F = 0.6
- No. 30 Li Xiaopeng Roll backward with salto backward piked to upper arm hang G = 0.7
- No. 34 Harada Roll backward with 1/2 twist tucked to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 35 Dalton Roll backward with 1/2 twist tucked to hang E = 0.5
- No. 38 Backward uprise to handstand (or with 1/2 turn) B = 0.2
- No. 40 Backward uprise with 1/2 turn hop to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 41 Backward uprise with 3/4 turn hop to handstand on 1 rail E = 0.5
- No. 44 Backward uprise with 1/2 turn and straddle cut backward to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 45 Backward uprise with 1/2 turn and straddled cut backward to support C = 0.3
- No. 50 Backward uprise with 1/2 turn to support B = 0.2
- No. 51 Yamawaki Backward uprise and 5/4 salto forward tucked to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 52 Backward uprise and salto forward piked or straight to support D = 0.4
- No. 54 Backward uprise and double salto forward tucked to upper arm hang F = 0.6
- No. 59 Pakhniuk 1 Backward uprise and 5/4 salto forward straddled to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 60 Pakhniuk 2 Backward uprise and 5/4 salto forward straddled to hang F = 0.6
- No. 61 Backward uprise and straddled cut or flank over to support bent arm A = 0.1
- No. 62 Backward uprise and straddled cut or flank over to support straight arm B = 0.2
EG IIElements in support or through support on 2 bars
- No. 1 Any swing to handstand A = 0.1
- No. 2 Kato Bent arm swing forward to hop 1/2 turn to support B = 0.2
- No. 3 Stützkehr forward to handstand (to 1 or 2 bars) C = 0.3
- No. 4 Bilozerchev - Peters, Dimic Stützkehr forward to handstand (1 rail) (also with additional 1/4 or 3/4 turn to handstand) D = 0.4
- No. 7 Any L-sit on 1 or 2 rails (2 s.) A = 0.1
- No. 8 Any press with bent arm straight body or straight arm bent body to handstand, on 1 or 2 rails (2 s.), also straddled B = 0.2
- No. 9 Salazar 3/4 Diamidov and 1/2 turn to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 10 De Freitas 3/4 Diamidov and rear vault to side hang on 1 bar D = 0.4
- No. 13 Straddle cut backward to support A = 0.1
- No. 14 Straddle cut backward to handstand B = 0.2
- No. 15 Babos Straddle cut backward directly to hang C = 0.3
- No. 19 Straddle cut forward to support or L-sit (2 s.) A = 0.1
- No. 27 Diamidov Swing forward with 1/1 turn on 1 arm to handstand C = 0.3
- No. 28 Diamidov with 1/4 or 1/2 turn to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 32 Carminucci Swing forward with 1/1 turn to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 34 Swing forward with 5/4 turn on one arm through handstand and Healy to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 35 Makuts 3/4 Diamidov & 3/4 Healy on the other hand to support E = 0.5
- No. 36 Zonderland Swing forward with 5/4 turn on one arm through handstand and Healy to support F = 0.6
- No. 38 Carballo Swing forward to handstand, hop to support B = 0.2
- No. 39 Rumbutis Salto backward to handstand, also to one rail C = 0.3
- No. 40 Salto backward with straddle cut to support D = 0.4
- No. 45 Toumilovich Salto backward with 1/2 twist to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 46 Salto backward to handstand on 1 rail (connected to Healy type element) D = 0.4
- No. 47 Morisue Double salto tucked to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 48 Huang Liping Double salto piked to upper arm hang F = 0.6
- No. 52 Suarez 3/2 salto backward with 1/2 twist to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 54 Kuavita Double salto backward with 1/2 twist to upper arm hang G = 0.7
- No. 56 Handstand with 1/4 turn and fall back to support with 1/4 turn B = 0.2
- No. 57 Brändström Handstand with 3/4 turn and fall back to support with 1/4 turn C = 0.3
- No. 62 Stützkehr backward to support B = 0.2
- No. 63 Novikov Stützkehr backward through handstand to support C = 0.3
- No. 69 Stützkehr backward with straddle cut backward to support C = 0.3
- No. 73 Healy to upper arm hang (also from handstand, on 1 rail) A = 0.1
- No. 74 Following a swing element (minimum B) to handstand on 1 rail, Healy to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 75 Healy Healy to support (also from handstand on 1 rail) C = 0.3
- No. 76 Bejenaru Following a swing element (minimum B) to handstand on 1 rail, Healy (360° or more) to support D = 0.4
- No. 81 Swing backward with 1/2 turn hop to handstand C = 0.3
- No. 82 Swing backward with 3/4 turn hop to handstand on one rail D = 0.4
- No. 83 Gatson 1 Swing backward with 1/1 turn hop to handstand E = 0.5
- No. 84 Gatson 2 Gatson 1 with 1/4 turn to handstand on 1 rail and 1/4 turn handstand on 2 rails F = 0.6
- No. 86 From handstand on 1 rail, 1/2 or 3/4 turn forward or backward in handstand B = 0.2
- No. 88 Patron Hop with reverse 1/4 turn to one rail and 3/4 turn on one rail to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 91 Any handstand with 1/2 turn (also with 2 s.) A = 0.1
- No. 92 Any 1/1 pirouette in handstand on 2 rails B = 0.2
- No. 95 Hall 5/4 salto forward straddled with 1/2 twist to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 99 Carballo 2 From handstand, salto forward to support or from handstand with rotated grip, inlocate to support C = 0.3
- No. 101 Lee Chul Hon/Sasaki 5/4 salto forward straddled directly to hang E = 0.5
- No. 104 5/4 salto forward tucked or piked to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 105 Salto forward to support C = 0.3
- No. 106 5/4 salto forward straddled to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 107 5/4 salto forward straddled to bent arm support E = 0.5
- No. 111 Juarez 2 Salto forward piked to hang C = 0.3
- No. 113 Double salto forward tucked to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 114 Double salto forward piked to upper arm hang F = 0.6
- No. 117 5/4 salto forward straight to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 119 Urzica Salto forward with 1/1 twist to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- Patron 2 Swing backward with 1/4 turn hop to 3/4 handstand on one rail (reverse direction) C = 0.3
EG IIILong swings in hang on 1 or 2 bars and Underswings
- No. 3 Alsadi Swing forward, straddle cut backward, and regrasp with straight body at horizontal to bent and upper arm C = 0.3
- No. 4 Tippelt Moy piked with straddle backward to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 5 Bhavsar Swing forward, straddle cut backward, and regrasp with straight body at horizontal E = 0.5
- No. 8 Moy piked with straddled cut backward and 1/2 turn to upper arm hang (also legs together) B = 0.2
- No. 9 Nolet Moy piked with 1/1 turn to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 10 Giraldo Moy and salto forward tucked, piked or straddled to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 14 Moy to support bent legs (also without grip release) B = 0.2
- No. 15 Moy Moy to support straight legs (also without grip release) C = 0.3
- No. 21 Kenmotsu, Wells Giant swing backward to handstand or with inlocation forward (also with 1/4 or 1/2 turn and to one rail) C = 0.3
- No. 22 Piasecky Giant swing backward to handstand on one rail (connected to Healy type element) D = 0.4
- No. 29 Giant swing backward with Diamidov to handstand, also to one rail E = 0.5
- No. 30 Giant swing Diamidov with 1/4 or 1/2 turn to handstand F = 0.6
- No. 38 Swing down with salto backward straight to hang B = 0.2
- No. 39 Gushiken Giant swing backward with 1/2 turn to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 40 Marinitch Giant swing backward with 1/2 turn to support D = 0.4
- No. 42 Giant swing backward with Diamidov to handstand on one rail (connected to Healy type element) F = 0.6
- No. 46 Dauser Giant swing backward with Makuts to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 48 Baumann Giant swing backward with Makuts F = 0.6
- No. 50 Giant swing backward with straddled cut to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 52 Korolev Giant swing backward with straddle cut to support or bent arms support D = 0.4
- No. 53 Sosa Giant swing backward with 1/2 turn and straddled cut backward to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 59 Belle From giant swing backward, double salto tucked to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 60 Belle piked F = 0.6
- No. 66 Belle with 1/1 turn H = 0.8
- No. 69 Chartrand Giant swing backward and salto with 1/2 twist to hang on the end C = 0.3
- No. 70 Matsunaga Giant swing backward and salto with 1/2 twist to upper arm hang D = 0.4
- No. 71 Solis Giant swing backward and salto with 1/2 twist to hang E = 0.5
- No. 72 Tanaka Giant swing backward with 1/2 twist and 3/2 salto forward to upper arm hang G = 0.7
- No. 73 Glide kip A = 0.1
- No. 74 Glide kip with 1/2 turn to support B = 0.2
- No. 75 Glide kip backward to handstand C = 0.3
- No. 77 Torres Giant swing backward and salto with 1/2 twist to support E = 0.5
- No. 78 Esparza Giant swing backward with 1/2 twist and 3/2 salto forward piked to upper arm hang H = 0.8
- No. 80 Glide kip to straddled cut backward to handstand on 1 or 2 rails B = 0.2
- No. 81 Okubo Glide kip to straddled cut backward to hang C = 0.3
- No. 83 Fokin Giant swing backward and salto with 1/2 twist straight to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 86 Glide kip one rail through L-sit straddled to handstand B = 0.2
- No. 87 Glide kip through L-sit piked to handstand C = 0.3
- No. 88 Glide kip through L-sit piked to handstand and hop with 3/4 turn or more D = 0.4
- No. 92 Li Donghua Glide kip through V-sit and hop 1/2 turn to hang on other rail B = 0.2
- No. 97 Cast to upper arm hang A = 0.1
- No. 98 Cast to support B = 0.2
- No. 99 Felge with 1/2 turn to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 100 Felge with 1/2 turn to rear support D = 0.4
- No. 104 Cast with 1/2 turn to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 105 Cast with 1/2 turn to support C = 0.3
- No. 106 Cucherat - Celen Felge to handstand, also to one rail or 1/4 turn D = 0.4
- No. 107 Felge with 1/2 or 3/4 turn to handstand E = 0.5
- No. 108 Teng Hai Bin Felge with 1/1 turn to handstand F = 0.6
- No. 111 Arican Cast to straddle cut backward to handstand C = 0.3
- No. 114 Zhou Shixiong Felge with 5/4 turn to handstand G = 0.7
- No. 115 Felge with travel to hang A = 0.1
- No. 116 Felge to support B = 0.2
- No. 117 Felge with immediate straddle cut to support C = 0.3
- No. 119 Chiarlo Felge to one rail handstand (connected to Healy type element) E = 0.5
- No. 120 Yamamuro Felge through handstand to Makuts G = 0.7
- No. 122 Gagnon Felge roll backward with tucked salto 1/2 to upper arm hang B = 0.2
- No. 123 Gagnon 2 Felge roll backward with straight salto 1/2 to upper arm hang C = 0.3
- No. 125 Tejada Felge with salto backward tucked to upper arm hang E = 0.5
- No. 126 Juarez 1 Felge with salto backward piked to upper arm hang F = 0.6
- No. 127 Felge forward to support A = 0.1
- No. 128 Felge forward with 1/2 turn to support B = 0.2
- No. 130 Shoot up with 1/4 turn to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 131 Nguyen Shoot up with 1/2 or 3/4 turn to handstand E = 0.5
- No. 137 Malone Shoot up to handstand and fall back to support with 1/4 turn E = 0.5
EG IVDismounts
- No. 1 Salto forward piked or straight, also with 1/2 twist A = 0.1
- No. 5 Double salto forward tucked E = 0.5
- No. 6 Belyavskiy Double salto forward piked F = 0.6
- No. 8 Salto forward piked or straight with 1/1 twist B = 0.2
- No. 9 Salto forward piked or straight with 3/2 twist C = 0.3
- No. 10 Salto forward piked or straight with 2/1 or 5/2 twist D = 0.4
- No. 11 Double salto forward tucked with 1/2 twist or 1/2 twist double salto backward E = 0.5
- No. 12 Larduet Double salto forward tucked with 1/1 twist G = 0.7
- No. 15 Double salto forward tucked from end C = 0.3
- No. 16 Garza From support on end, double salto forward piked D = 0.4
- No. 18 Dalaloyan Double salto forward piked with 1/2 twist F = 0.6
- No. 19 Salto backward piked or straight, also with 1/2 twist A = 0.1
- No. 21 Salto backward piked or straight with 1/1 or 3/2 twist C = 0.3
- No. 22 Kan Salto backward straight with 2/1 twist D = 0.4
- No. 28 Roethlisberger High wende and salto backward tucked or piked D = 0.4
- No. 32 Double salto backward tucked from end B = 0.2
- No. 33 Double salto backward tucked C = 0.3
- No. 34 Double salto backward piked D = 0.4
- No. 36 Hiroyuki Kato Double salto backward tucked with 1/1 twist G = 0.7
- No. 40 Double salto backward tucked with 1/2 twist or salto backward 1/2 tucked to salto forward tucked D = 0.4
- No. 43 From hang on end, salto backward straight A = 0.1
- No. 45 From hang on end, double salto backward tucked C = 0.3
- No. 46 From hang on end, double salto backward piked D = 0.4
- No. 47 Alvarez From hang on end, double salto backward straight E = 0.5
- No. 48 From hang on end, triple salto backward tucked G = 0.7
- No. 53 From hang on end, double salto backward tucked with 1/1 or 1/2 twist E = 0.5
- No. 54 Vera From hang on end, double salto backward tucked with 2/1 twist F = 0.6