Pommel Horse Elements
The Pommel Horse difficulty table of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028 lists 108 elements in 4 element groups, valued from A (0.1) to G (0.7). Each element below has a page of its own, with its drawing and its value.
Pommel Horse RulesEG ISingle leg swings and scissors
- No. 1 Scissor forward A = 0.1
- No. 2 Scissor forward with travel sideways (also with 1/2 turn) B = 0.2
- No. 3 Scissor forward with hop sideways from one end to the other (3/3) C = 0.3
- No. 7 Scissor forward with 1/2 turn A = 0.1
- No. 8 Double scissor forward (1/4 turn forward and 1/4 turn backward) B = 0.2
- No. 9 Double scissor forward (1/4 turn forward and 1/4 turn backward) with travel sideways C = 0.3
- No. 10 Mikulak Double scissor forward sideways from one end to the other (3/3) D = 0.4
- No. 15 Stepanyan Double scissor forward with travel sideways through handstand C = 0.3
- No. 20 Leg cut or undercut backward through handstand and lower to support with straddle legs B = 0.2
- No. 22 Li Ning, Bryan Scissor forward with 1/4 turn through handstand on 1 pommel, lower to support with straddle legs on the other arm (with legs changing) D = 0.4
- No. 25 Scissor backward A = 0.1
- No. 26 Scissor backward with travel sideways (also with 1/2 turn) B = 0.2
- No. 27 Scissor backward with hop sideways from one end to the other (1-2 to 4-5) C = 0.3
- No. 31 Scissor backward with 1/2 turn A = 0.1
- No. 32 Double scissor backward (1/4 turn forward and 1/4 turn backward) B = 0.2
- No. 39 Swing backward with 1/4 turn through handstand on 1 pommel (also with 1/4 turn after), lower to support with straddle legs (with legs changing) C = 0.3
EG IICircle and flairs, with and/or without spindles and handstands, Kehrswings, Russian wendeswings, flops and combined elements
- No. 1 Thomas Any circle or flair in side support A = 0.1
- No. 2 Circle in side support outside pommels or between the pommels B = 0.2
- No. 7 Circles in cross support frontways on end A = 0.1
- No. 8 Circles in cross support on 1 pommel (from or to 1/4 turn forward) B = 0.2
- No. 13 Circles in cross support rearways on end A = 0.1
- No. 14 Circles in cross support between the pommels B = 0.2
- No. 25 Any 1/4 spindle A = 0.1
- No. 26 Keikha 2 Any 1/2 spindle B = 0.2
- No. 28 Any side support pommel between hands 1/1 spindle with legs straddle inside maximum 2 circles D = 0.4
- No. 29 Eichorn Any side support 1/1 spindle with hand support to the other side and return (maximum 2 flairs or circles) E = 0.5
- No. 30 Keikha 1, Keikha 5 Any 1/1 spindle with both pommels between the hands (flair or circle) F = 0.6
- No. 34 Magyar Any 1/1 spindle within maximum 2 circles on the end D = 0.4
- No. 35 Berki 1/1 spindle with legs straddle or together on the pommels inside maximum 2 circles E = 0.5
- No. 36 Mousichidis Cross support, 1/1 spindle with hands between the pommels maximum 2 circles F = 0.6
- No. 38 Direct Stöckli A (DSA) on the pommels or pommel between hands B = 0.2
- No. 40 Keikha 3, Keikha 6 Direct Stöckli A (DSA) outside pommels D = 0.4
- No. 44 Direct Stöckli B (DSB) B = 0.2
- No. 51 Tippelt Flair or circle through handstand (with or without 1/2 turn) and lower to flair or circle C = 0.3
- No. 52 Flair with hop travel backward through handstand and lower to circles or flairs D = 0.4
- No. 54 Reverse Stöckli, DSA or pommel circle straddle through handstand, 3/3 travel (forward-backward), 360° turn to flairs F = 0.6
- No. 55 Double rear (kehr) A = 0.1
- No. 56 Kehr with 270° turn on 1 pommel (Sohn technique) from cross to side support B = 0.2
- No. 57 Bertoncelj Kehr with 270° turn on 1 pommel (Sohn technique) from side to cross support or to side support on 1 pommel C = 0.3
- No. 58 Sohn Kehr with 1/1 turn on 1 pommel D = 0.4
- No. 60 Moore Bertoncelj to Busnari G = 0.7
- No. 62 Direct Tramlot B = 0.2
- No. 68 Reverse Stöckli 180° (or 270° from one pommel) turn in one circle B = 0.2
- No. 69 Davtyan Reverse Stöckli with 270° turn (Bezugo technique) from 2 pommels to cross support on 1 pommel C = 0.3
- No. 71 Bezugo Reverse Stöckli with 360° turn on 1 pommel E = 0.5
- No. 73 Schwabenflank A = 0.1
- No. 74 Czechkehre on the pommels or pommel between hands B = 0.2
- No. 76 Pinheiro Czechkehre outside pommels D = 0.4
- No. 79 Wendeswing forward with 1/2 turn to support forward on the end, from side support using 1 or 2 pommels A = 0.1
- No. 85 Russian wendeswing with 180° or 270° A = 0.1
- No. 91 Russian wendeswing with 360° or 540° A = 0.1
- No. 92 Russian wendeswing with 720° or 900° B = 0.2
- No. 93 Russian wendeswing with 1080° or more C = 0.3
- No. 97 On the leather, Russian wendeswing with 180° or 270°, also with travel A = 0.1
- No. 103 On the leather, Russian wendeswing with 360° or 540° A = 0.1
- No. 104 On the leather, Russian wendeswing with 720° or 900° B = 0.2
- No. 105 On the leather, Russian wendeswing with 1080° or more C = 0.3
- No. 110 Russian wendeswing with 180° or 270° on 1 pommel or between the pommels B = 0.2
- No. 111 Russian wendeswing with 360° or 540° on 1 pommel or between the pommels C = 0.3
- No. 112 720° or 900° Russian wendeswing on 1 pommel or between the pommels D = 0.4
- No. 113 1080° Russian wendeswing or more on 1 pommel or between the pommels E = 0.5
- Manukyan Bertoncelj to Davtyan on one pommel F = 0.6
EG IIITravel type elements, including Tong Fei, Wu Guonian, Roth and Traveling Spindles
- No. 1 Circles with any travel in side support (1/3) (also with 1/4 turn) A = 0.1
- No. 2 Circles with any travel in side support (3/3) B = 0.2
- No. 3 Any travel in side support (3/3), hands between pommels C = 0.3
- No. 4 Any travel in side support (3/3) over both pommels (also with hop) D = 0.4
- No. 8 Circles with any hop travel in side support (1/3) B = 0.2
- No. 9 Circles with any hop travel 2x in side support (3/3) C = 0.3
- No. 11 Yamawaki From side support beside the pommel, travel hop over 2 pommels to support forward on other end (1-1 to 5-5) E = 0.5
- No. 14 Travel forward or backward with 1/4 spindle to side support on 2 pommels B = 0.2
- No. 15 All travels with 1/2 spindle in side support C = 0.3
- No. 17 From an end side travel with 2x 1/2 spindle to other end E = 0.5
- No. 22 Nin Reyes, Titov Any travel forward 3/3 with 1/2 spindle from one pommel over the other pommel D = 0.4
- No. 23 Nin Reyes 2, Keikha 4 Travel 3/3 over both pommels with 1/2 spindle E = 0.5
- No. 29 Urzica 2, Burkhart Any 3/3 travel in flairs with 1/1 spindle inside 2 circles E = 0.5
- No. 32 Travel forward in cross support (1/2 or 2/3) B = 0.2
- No. 33 Travel forward in cross support with support on leather, pommel, pommel, leather (3/3) (1-2-4-5) C = 0.3
- No. 34 Magyar Any other travel forward in cross support to other end (3/3) D = 0.4
- No. 35 Driggs Travel forward in cross support over both pommels (also with hop) E = 0.5
- No. 37 Travel backward in cross support from one horse part or pommel to another (1/3) A = 0.1
- No. 38 Travel backward in cross support (1/2 or 2/3) B = 0.2
- No. 39 Travel backward in cross support with support on leather, pommel, pommel, leather (3/3) (5-4-2-1) C = 0.3
- No. 40 Sivado Any other travel backward in cross support to other end (3/3) D = 0.4
- No. 41 Kurbanov, Reid Travel backward in cross support over both pommels (also with hop) E = 0.5
- No. 46 Moguilny Kehre forward, reverse Stöckli, kehre forward D = 0.4
- No. 52 Belenki Kehre backward, kehre forward, kehre backward D = 0.4
- No. 57 From support on 1 pommel, Russian wendeswing forward to other end without support on or between the pommels (side to side support, side to cross support) C = 0.3
- No. 58 Tong Fei From support on end, Russian wendeswing forward to other end without support on or between the pommels (side to side, side to cross, cross to side, cross to cross) D = 0.4
- No. 59 Vammen On the leather, from cross support, Russian wendeswing with 360° or more over both pommels E = 0.5
- No. 64 From support 1-2, 3/3 travel in Russian type wendeswing with 630° or more turning D = 0.4
- No. 65 Wu Guonian Any 3/3 travel in Russian type wendeswing with 720° or more turning with two hands between pommels E = 0.5
- No. 70 Roth Any Russian wendeswing with 360° turn and 3/3 travel D = 0.4
- No. 75 Romero Reverse Stöckli from cross support on end to the far pommel C = 0.3
- No. 76 Abu Alsoud Reverse Stöckli from cross support on one end to the other D = 0.4
EG IVDismounts
- No. 1 On the end wende from circle (also Russian 180° or 270° to wende) A = 0.1
- No. 2 Chaguinian to wende B = 0.2
- No. 4 Kolyvanov From side support on end, circle or flair to handstand and travel 3/3 with 450° or more turn D = 0.4
- No. 5 DSA to handstand 3/3 with 450° or more turn E = 0.5
- No. 7 On the end, Russian wendeswing with 360° or 540° A = 0.1
- No. 8 On the end, Russian wendeswing with 720° or 900° B = 0.2
- No. 9 On the end, Russian wendeswing with 1080° or more C = 0.3
- No. 10 Dolidze From pommels, circle with 1/4 turn to Russian wendeswing 270° on one pommel to handstand D = 0.4
- No. 13 From side support wendeswing forward with 1/2 turn to support followed by wende A = 0.1
- No. 15 DSA, reverse Stöckli or circle on one pommel through handstand C = 0.3
- No. 16 Jessen, Loos DSA with hop backward through handstand on other end D = 0.4
- No. 20 Circle or flair through handstand (also with 3/4 turn with or without travel) B = 0.2
- No. 21 Circle or flair with hop travel backward through handstand C = 0.3
- No. 22 Targhetta 180° Russian from one end of the horse to the other end through handstand to dismount. Bertoncelj through handstand to dismount D = 0.4