Judging Rules Cheat Sheet

• 7 E judges→Average of the middle 3
• 5 E judges→Average of the middle 3
• 4 E judges→Average of the middle 2
• 3 E judges→Average of all 3
• 2 E judges→Average of both

If an exercise has fewer than six elements, the D-Jury takes a neutral deduction from the Final Score. The E-score is not affected and can still reach 10.00.

• 8, 7 or 6 elementsNoneNo deduction
• 5 elements−3.0
• 4 elements−4.0
• 3 elements−5.0
• 2 elements−6.0
• 1 element−7.0
• No elements−10.0

• Leaving the competition area without permission, and not returning to finish→Disqualified for the rest of the competition
• Absent from the victory ceremony→Result and Final Score annulled, for the team and for him
• Performing without the signal or green light→Final Score = 0by D1, from the Final Score

These are taken from the team's total score, not from an exercise.

• Team gymnasts compete in the wrong order on an apparatus · On that apparatus−1.0
• The team's warm-up time not respected · each−1.0
• Team attire violation · Once per competition−1.0

• Present to D1 before and after the exercise, with one or both arms raised · eachby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• Begin within 30 seconds of the green light, on every apparatusby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• Leave the podium immediately after the exercise, and do not remount itby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• Do not change the height of any apparatus without permissionby D1, from the Final Score−0.5
• Do not speak to active judgesby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• Do not delay the competition or interfere with anyone else's rightsby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• Tell the Superior Jury before leaving the hallDisqualified if he leaves without permission and does not return
• Attend the award ceremony, dressed as FIG protocol requiresResult annulled if absent

• Unsportsmanlike conduct — first time→Yellow card (warning)
• Unsportsmanlike conduct — second time→Red card, coach removed
• Other flagrant, undisciplined or abusive behaviour→Red card at once, coach removed

The penalty is taken from the gymnast or team at that event.

• Unsportsmanlike conduct — first time · Yellow card if he spoke to active judges−0.5
• Unsportsmanlike conduct — first time, speaking aggressively to active judges · Yellow card−1.0
• Unsportsmanlike conduct — second time · Red card, removed from the floor−1.0
• Other flagrant behaviour, for example unauthorised persons in the inner circle · Red card at once, removed from the floor−1.0

• Warm-up time not respected, or more than two warm-up vaultsby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• A team's warm-up time not respected — from the team total · eachby the Superior Jury President−1.0

• More than 30 seconds to continueby D1, from the Final Score−0.3
• More than 60 seconds to continueExercise ends at the fall
• Staying off his feet on purpose, so that the 30 seconds do not start: D1 may deduct it as undisciplined behaviourby D1, from the Final Score−0.3

• Any attire violation — from the Final Score · Once per session−0.3
• Team attire violation — from the team total · Once per competition−1.0

• Singlet→Every apparatus
• Pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar→Long gymnastics pants and socks
• Floor and vault→Shorts with or without socks, or long pants with socks
• Gymnastics footwear (slippers)→Optional

• A spotter present where not permitted−0.5
• Chalk used incorrectly, the apparatus damaged, or sprayed with water or anything else (not on parallel bars)−0.5
• Supplementary mats used illegally, or not used where required−0.5
• The coach moves the supplementary mats during the exercise−0.5
• Apparatus height changed without permission−0.5
• Springboard springs rearranged or removed−0.5

• Small — any minor deviation from the perfect position or technique, or any minor adjustment of hand, foot or body−0.1
• Medium — any distinct or significant deviation or adjustment−0.3
• Large — any major or severe deviation or adjustment, or any full intermediate swing−0.5
• A fall, or a spotter helping to complete an element−1.0

• Slight bending — up to 45°−0.1
• Strong bending — over 45° to 90°−0.3
• Extreme bending — over 90°−0.5NR

• Up to 15°NoneNo deduction
• Over 15° to 30°−0.1
• Over 30° to 45°−0.3
• Over 45°−0.5NR

• Up to 5°NoneNo deduction
• Over 5° to 20°−0.1
• Over 20° to 45°−0.3
• Over 45°−0.5NR

• Up to 15°−0.1
• Over 15° to 30°−0.3
• Over 30° to 45°−0.5
• Over 45°−0.5NR

• Up to 15°−0.1
• Over 15° to 30°−0.3
• Over 30° to 45°−0.5
• Over 45°−0.5NR

• Up to 30° short−0.1
• Over 30° to 60° short−0.3
• Over 60° to 90° short−0.5
• Over 90° short−0.5NR

• Held 2 secondsNoneNo deduction
• Held less than 2 seconds−0.3
• No stop−0.5NR

• Press or pull-out from a strength hold that was not recognised→NR

• The hold's angle deduction, repeated on the press−0.1or−0.3

At most 0.3 on the press.

• A strength element performed with swing, or a swing element with strength−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

• Lack of extension in preparation for landing−0.1or−0.3

• Up to 10 cm, closed by lifting the heels onlyNoneNo deduction
• Up to 10 cm or under shoulder width, and a foot is picked up to close them — or they are not closed by the heels−0.1
• Wider than the shoulders, and a foot is picked up to close them — or they are not closed at all−0.3

• Unsteadiness, a small adjustment of the feet, or excessive arm swings−0.1
• Small step or small hop — up to one foot length · each−0.1
• Large step or large hop — more than one foot length · each−0.3
• Touching the mat with one or both hands−0.3

Together, the deductions for all the steps and hops on one landing are at most 1.0.

• Hips below the knees−0.5

• Fall, or support on one or both hands−1.0
• Fall without the feet touching the mat first−1.0NR

With a fall, the deductions for every step, touch or support before it, the low landing and the fall are at most 1.0 together.

• Stuck — no step and no hop, and the heels and toes do not rise to keep the balance→+0.1
• Heels or toes rise to keep the balance→No bonus

• Lands with the feet apart and one foot out, then has both feet out after closing them−0.3

• Fall from or onto the apparatus−1.0

The deduction for the fall, together with every step, touch or support leading up to it, and a low landing, is at most 1.0.

• Touched by the spotter but not helped−0.3
• The spotter helps complete the element−1.0NR
• A spotter present where not permittedby D1, from the Final Score−0.5

• Interruption of the exercise without a fall−0.5
• Interruption in an upward movement−0.1or−0.3
• Hitting the apparatus or the floor−0.5
• Touching the apparatus or the floor with legs or feet−0.1
• Unsteadiness in, or fall from, a handstand−0.1
• Unsteadiness in, or fall from, a handstand, with a swing or a big disturbance−0.3

• Large separation of the legs that serves no purpose or spoils the aesthetics−0.3
• Atypical straddle−0.3

• Empty swing — no element at its end, and no new support, hang or grip−0.3
• Layaway — a back swing in support or upper-arm support that only reverses and swings down, with or without a grip change−0.3
• Intermediate swing — two empty swings in a row−0.5

• Straight: shoulders, hips and ankles in one line, or slightly bent in a dynamic element. Hip flexion over 45° at any point makes it pikedHip > 45° → piked
• Piked: knees straight, hips bent at least 90°. Knee flexion over 45° at any point makes it tuckedKnee > 45° → tucked
• Tucked: hips and knees each bent at least 90°, knees brought to the chestHip and knee ≥ 90°
• Straddled: the widest separation the element allowsMaximum split
• Straight with the hips bent up to 30°, or piked up to 30° short of 90°−0.1
• Straight with the hips bent over 30° to 45°, or piked over 30° to 45° short of 90°−0.3

• Tuck, pike or straight not distinct−0.1or−0.3
• Intermediate position between two elementsAlways deducted, no size given · May be NR

• Manna, legs up to 15° short of horizontal−0.1
• Manna, legs over 15° to 30° short of horizontal−0.3
• Legs more than 30° short of horizontal, up to verticalA V-sit, no deduction
• V-sit, legs up to 15° short of vertical−0.1
• V-sit, over 15° to 30° short−0.3
• V-sit, over 30° shortNR

• Knees bent up to 45° until that point→Full value
• Knees bent more than 45° before that point→Not full value

• A repeated element→No value

• Group fulfilled by a D or higher→0.5
• Group fulfilled by an A, B or C→0.3
• EG I, fulfilled by any value→0.5

• A0.1
• B0.2
• C0.3
• D0.4
• E+0.5

• Pushing off with the feet, or any other non-legitimate dismount→Element and dismount group not recognised

• Senior: the dismount is not a multiple salto · Neutral, from the Final Score−0.3
• Junior: no multiple salto among the counting elements · Neutral, from the Final Score−0.3

• A strength element performed almost entirely with swing, or the reverse→NR
• A straight element performed distinctly tucked or piked, or the reverse→Normally the value of the element as performed
• A legs-together strength element performed with legs straddled→NR
• A strength hold with significantly bent arms→NR
• Rings: in or to handstand, controlled with legs or feet against the cables→NR

• An error that leads to non-recognition→NR
• A spotter helps complete the element→NR
• A hold not held→NR
• A repeated element→Permitted, no value
• Pushing off with the feet to dismount, or another non-legitimate dismount→Element and dismount group not recognised
• Any other prohibited element→NR

• A junior performs a triple salto→NR

• World Championships and Olympic Games→9 judges: 2 D, 7 E
• Other events→FIG General Judges' Rules
• Floor→2 line judges, 1 time judge
• Vault→1 line judge

• Qualifications and Team Final — a complete team→1 or 2
• Qualifications and Team Final — a nation with individuals only→1
• All-Around and Apparatus Finals→1 per gymnast

• EG I — Non-acrobatic elements→0.5
• EG II — Acrobatic elements forward→0.3 or 0.5
• EG III — Acrobatic elements backward→0.3 or 0.5
• EG IV — Single salto forward or backward with one or more turns→0.3 or 0.5

• D or higher + B or C→+0.1
• D or higher + D or higher→+0.2

• More than one strength element (I.1–I.48, except I.19 handstand and I.31 turn in or to handstand)→Highest counts
• More than one circle, flair or Russian element→Highest counts

• 1½ salto caught on the hands and sprung off them→NR
• Salto roll-out, or a jump to prone→NR
• Any new element ending in a roll-out or front support (only those in the tables)→NR
• Wende swing with legs apart→NR
• Unlisted strength hold with straddled legs→NR
• Roundoff with ¼ turn to land facing forward (Tinsica)→Next element not recognised
• Adding elements before or after I.82 for more value→No added value

• Two strength parts for one value, with a stop in only one — Manna 1 sec and press to handstand without a stopLower value (C for the Manna)
• Press to handstand with a step or the legs touching the floorNo value for the press; the handstand counts if held for the required time
• Japanese handstand: legs closed, head within one hand's thickness of the floorRequired
• A twisting salto partly tucked — for example salto forward straight with double turn, bent in the second turn · Full valueby the E-Jury−0.1or−0.3
• Spindle to handstand (I.93, I.100) within 2 circlesOne element

• Insufficient height in acrobatic elements−0.1or−0.3
• Lack of flexibility in static elements−0.1or−0.3
• Roll-out on the back of the hands−0.3
• Roll-out without hand support−0.5
• Jump to prone landing after a salto−0.5
• Deviation from the plane of movement−0.1or−0.3

• Landing or touching with one foot or one hand outside−0.1
• Touching outside with both feet, both hands, a foot and a hand, or any other part of the body−0.3
• Landing directly outside−0.3
• Landing a dismount with the feet apart and one foot out, then both feet out after closing them−0.3
• An element begun outside the floorby the D-JuryNo value

• Over 70 sec by up to 2 sec−0.1
• Over by more than 2 sec, up to 5 sec−0.3
• Over by more than 5 sec−0.5

• The exercise does not begin with an acrobatic tumbling pass · Neutral, from the Final Score−0.3

• Not to or from every corner · Once−0.3
• The same diagonal three times in a row · Once−0.3

• Pause of 2 sec or more before an element or series−0.1
• Uncontrolled momentary landing, also in a transition−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

• Senior: the dismount is not a multiple salto · Neutral, from the Final Score−0.3
• Junior: no multiple salto among the counting elements · Neutral, from the Final Score−0.3
• Junior: any triple saltoNR

• Simple steps, or a transition only to reach the corner — with or without a turn−0.1
• A choreographic leap, jump or turn without artistry, amplitude or extension−0.1

• Two corner transitions the same · Neutral, from the Final Score, once−0.3

• EG I — Single leg swings and scissors→0.5
• EG II — Circles and flairs, with or without spindles and handstands. Kehrswings, Russian wendeswings, flops and combined elements→0.3 or 0.5
• EG III — Travel type elements, including Tong Fei, Wu Guonian, Roth and travelling spindles→0.3 or 0.5
• EG IV — Dismounts→The dismount's value, at most 0.5

• Hop element→Ends with the hop or series of hops
• Circle or flair→Ends when it changes to the other
• Spindle→Ends when the spindle action stops
• Wendeswing→Ends when the wende action stops
• Travel in cross support→Ends when the travel or cross support is interrupted or ended
• Russian wendeswing travel→Ends with extra or intermediate support, or ends in any other way
• Any travel, for recognition→Finished once the travel is completed
• Travel in side support→Starting at 1–2 and finishing at 4–5 is enough

• A fall in the element→No partial difficulty
• A fall after the next element has begun→The previous element is credited

• Sohn or Bezugo type from a stand, not from a circle→Two letters lower
• Sohn or Bezugo not finishing with the hands on both pommels→No credit
• Russian wendeswing to dismount from cross support facing out, without the listed Russians before the wende→Not full dismount value
• Elements added to III.46 Moguilny or III.52 Belenki→No added value
• Basic circle in cross or side support ending with ¼ turn→Same element, same value
• Step up to pommel, with or without ¼ turn→B circle; starts a flop (II.8)

• Circle/DSB + two more (circle, DSB, DSA)→D
• Circle/DSB + three more→E
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + one more→E
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + two more→F

• R18 or R27 (B) + 2 flops→D
• R36 or R54 (C) + 1 flop / + 2 flops→D / E
• R72 or R90 (D) + 1 flop / + 2 flops→E / F
• R108 (E) + 1 flop / + 2 flops→F / G
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + R18 or R27→E
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + R36 or R54→F
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + R72 or R90→G
• Bertoncelj or Davtyan + circle, or Bertoncelj + DSB, + R108→H

• EG II spindle in cross or side support, legs together or flair, within 2 circles→D
• II.28 side support, pommel between the hands, 1/1 spindle with legs straddle, within 2 circles→D
• II.34 any 1/1 spindle on the end, within 2 circles (Magyar)→D

• Lack of body extension in a circle or flair · each−0.1
• Hip break during circles or flairs · each−0.1or−0.3
• Legs apart in a wendeswing · Each full turn−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

• Legs above the shoulder lineNoneNo deduction
• Between the shoulder line and horizontal−0.1
• Below horizontal−0.3

• Handstand dismount that does not cross the horse, or does not land along the long axis next to the last hand support — atypical, turning problems−0.3
• Landing obliquely, more than 45° off the long axis−0.1
• Landing 90° off the long axis−0.3
• Non-handstand dismount with the body under 30° above the shoulder horizontal−0.3

• Supporting himself on his leg before the scissor element is completedNR
• The same, for the interruption without a fallby the E-Jury−0.5
• Small arm bend in a scissor · Recognisedby the E-Jury−0.1
• Slight touch of the horse in a scissor · Recognisedby the E-Jury−0.1

• Moving directly to an extreme hip bend, more than 90°→NRby the D-Jury
• A leg or legs between the pommels at any stage→NRby the D-Jury
• On one pommel, without a change of arm or pommel→No valueby the D-Jury
• On one pommel, without a leg change (like a double scissor)→No valueby the D-Jury
• Turning within the handstand→No upgradeby the D-Jury

• One hand steps off the pommel and returns to the single pommel · Credited by D−0.3
• One hand steps off and does not return · Credited by D−0.5
• Both hands step off, the exercise continues · No value−0.5
• Both hands step off, and a fall · No value−1.0

• Handstand dismount with 450° or more turn or 3/3 travel→B → C, C → D, D → E
• Handstand dismount with 450° or more turn and 3/3 travel→B → D, C → E, D → F
• Handstand dismount: reaches the handstand, then a major error in the turn or travel→Value of the element to handstand
• Handstand and lower to circle or flair→B → C, C → D, D → E
• The same with 360° or more turn or 3/3 travel→B → D, C → E, D → F
• The same with 360° or more turn and 3/3 travel→B → E, C → F, D → G

• Bent hips on the rise to handstand from a flair or circleNoneNo deduction
• A large error (strength, lowering) on the way up to the handstand: the handstand or dismount not recognised−0.5NR

• Stöckli to handstand→C
• Bertoncelj to handstand→D
• Circle on one pommel, Stöckli to handstand→B + C
• SSLL S to handstand→E + C
• 1/1 spindle to handstand→Two elements
• Pinheiro to handstand→Two elements

• 3/3 cross-support travels, forward or backward: III.33, III.34 Magyar, III.35 Driggs, III.39, III.40 Sivado, III.41 Kurbanov/Reid only→2
• Handstand elements from circles, flairs or scissors, not the dismount→2
• 3/3 Russian wendeswing travels: III.57, III.58 Tong Fei, III.59 Vammen, III.64, III.65 Wu Guonian, III.70 Roth only→2
• 3/3 travels with spindle: III.17, III.22 Nin Reyes/Titov, III.23 Nin Reyes 2/Keikha 4, III.29 Urzica 2/Burkhart only→2
• Full spindles: II.28, II.29 Eichorn, II.30 Keikha 1/Keikha 5, II.34 Magyar, II.35 Berki, II.36 only→2
• Bezugo and/or Sohn types, combined elements and handstands included→2
• Elements in flairs, not the dismount→4

• Russian on the end 1080° + Russian 720° to wende→No value + B
• Russian between pommels 720° + Russian between pommels 1080°→No value + E
• Russian between pommels 360° + Russian on the end 1080° + Russian 360° to wende→C + no value + A

• 3/3 Russian wendeswing travels: III.64, III.65 Wu Guonian, III.70 Roth→1
• Tong Fei style: III.57, III.58 Tong Fei, III.59 Vammen→1
• Nin Reyes style: III.22 Nin Reyes, III.23 Nin Reyes 2→1
• Nin Reyes (III.22) + Nin Reyes 2 (III.23)→Rep + E
• Nin Reyes (III.22) + Keikha 4 (III.23)→D + E
• Titov (III.22) + Nin Reyes 2 (III.23)→D + E

• Stepping off the podium, stairs includedExercise terminated
• Repeated after a large deduction on the first attempt · The 0.5 becomes 1.0by the E-Jury−1.0

• Stöckli to handstand 270° t. 3/3: falls attempting the handstand · No value or EG IVby the E-Jury−1.0
• Repeated cleanly within the time · D (0.4) + 0.4 EG IVNoneNo deduction
• Stöckli to handstand 450° t. 3/3: lowers the legs with a large deviation, then completes it · No value or EG IVby the E-Jury−0.5
• Repeated cleanly within the time — the first attempt's 0.5 becomes a fall · E (0.5) + 0.5 EG IVby the E-Jury−1.0
• Russian 1080° dismount: falls at 900° · No valueby the E-Jury−1.0
• Repeated within the time with leg separation · C (0.3) + 0.3 EG IVby the E-Jury−0.1

• EG I — Kip and swing elements, and swings through or to handstand (2 sec)→0.5
• EG II — Strength elements and hold elements (2 sec)→0.3 or 0.5
• EG III — Swing to strength hold elements (2 sec)→0.3 or 0.5
• EG IV — Dismounts→The dismount's value, at most 0.5

• I.75 — Swing forward to handstand, or giant swing backward to handstand (2 sec)Fulfils
• I.81 — Uprise backward to handstand, or giant swing forward to handstand (2 sec)Fulfils
• I.86 — From support, swing backward to handstand (2 sec)Fulfils
• I.87 — Honma and swing backward to handstand (2 sec)Fulfils
• I.88 — Honma straight and swing backward to handstand (2 sec)Fulfils
• No swing to handstand−0.3

• The 4th and every later EG II/III element of one sequence→NRRepetition

• Two elements ending in the same final strength position in one group — kip to L-sit and uprise to L-sit→Highest counts

• A swing into a strength hold that must reverse direction — front uprise to swallow, front uprise to inverted cross→Two elements
• Cross performed directly from a dorsal hang→C — no higher value
• Yamawaki or Jonasson directly into a swing to a held handstand→The Yamawaki or Jonasson goes up one letter

• Any salto backward in hang — I.21 tucked double salto backward to hang (Guczoghy) and I.22 piked or straight, red-dotted in the tables→NR
• Any triple salto dismount→NR

• Arms not vertical in the starting hang−0.1
• Legs apart or other poor execution in the jump or lift to the rings−0.3
• Pre-swing before the exercise starts−0.3
• The coach gives the gymnast an initial swing−0.1

• False grip during a strength hold · each−0.1
• Hold with open hands, wrists on top of the rings · each · False grip−0.1
• II.25 and II.26 with bent arms: lower arms touching the straps as the technique needsNoneNo deduction

• Layaway on the back swing — a back swing in support that leads to no value part. It only reverses and swings down in or to a lower hang (kip to support, swing back to layaway, front uprise)−0.3
• Compositional error — Honma to support then lift to L-sit; straddle L-sit to L-sit; Honma to support then lower backward to inverted hang−0.3
• An element crossing the cables, or to the “Li Ning” hanging position · Composition error−0.3NR
• Holding a non-listed part for 2 sec or more — inverted pike, dorsal hang, inverted hang · each−0.1

• Touching the cables or straps with the arms, feet or another part of the body−0.3
• Supporting or balancing with the feet or legs on the cables−0.5NR
• Excessive swing of the cables, per element · each−0.1

• Performed slowly−0.1
• With an interruption−0.3
• A clear support phase−0.5NR

• Fall from handstand−0.5NR

• No stop shown→NRNo difficulty, no Element Group
• Body, arm or leg position more than 45° off the correct hold — a cross with a shoulder angle over 45°, a support scale with a hip bend over 45°→NR

• More than 5°, up to 20°−0.1
• More than 20°, up to 45°−0.3
• More than 45° · The final hold can still be recognised, if it meets the technical requirements−0.5NR

• Swing to handstand or to a hold: legs lowered more than 45° from the entry position−0.5NR

• Bent arms in a swing to a strength hold, or to establish the hold−0.1or−0.3
• Swing to strength with the arms bent more than 90° · The final hold can still be recognised, if it meets the technical requirements−0.5NR
• Bent arms in a hold, or in a press to a strength hold, up to 45°−0.1or−0.3or−0.5
• Bent arms in a hold, or in a press to a strength hold, more than 45°−0.5NR
• Press from hang with the arms or body bent more than 45°−0.5NR

• Minimal body movement between the two holdsby the D-JuryOnly the final hold is recognised
• Press to strength from a preceding high hold−0.1or−0.3
• Swing with strength−0.1or−0.3

• Swallow: the arms touching the body−0.1
• Swallow: the arms clearly supporting the body−0.3

• One of the five: body bent more than 45° once past vertical→NRThe final hold can still be recognisedby the D-Jury

• Group I — Single salto vaults with complex twists→1xx
• Group II — Handspring salto vaults with or without simple twists, and all double salto forward→2xx
• Group III — Handspring sideways and Tsukahara vaults with or without simple twists, and all double salto backward→3xx
• Group IV — Round off entry and single salto vaults with complex twists→4xx
• Group V — Round off entry vaults with or without simple twists, single salto without twist, and all double saltos→5xx

• Cuervo vaults→Same value as the equivalent handspring salto vault with twists
• Kasamatsu vaults→Same value as the equivalent Tsukahara vault
• Yurchenko vaults→As the analogous Tsukahara
• Round off entry with ½ turn to the table, unless otherwise indicated→+0.20 over the forward approach

• Body position not distinct→May be credited as a lower-value vault, or not recognised

• Twist short by up to 30°−0.1
• … over 30° to 60°−0.3
• … over 60° to 90°−0.5
• … by 90° or more · Lower-value vault−0.5NR
• Round off with ½ turn in the first flight, short by more than 90°by the D-JuryRecognised as a Yurchenko-style vault

• There is no support phase: neither hand, or only one, touches the table→0.00
• A round-off entry vault without the safety collar→0.00
• It is so poorly performed that the intended vault cannot be recognised, or he pushes off the table with his feet→0.00
• A spotter assists during the vault→0.00
• He does not land feet first (at least one foot must touch the mat before any other part of the body)→0.00
• He lands in a side stand on purpose→0.00
• A prohibited vault, for example: straddled legs in the second flight, a salto in the first flight, or a prohibited element before the board→0.00
• The first vault repeated as the second, in the Qualification for the Vault Final or the Vault Final→0.00

• Run longer than 25 m−0.5

• The wrong number shown→NoneNo deduction

• 1st flight — from the board to support with two hands on the table→Feet, bent knees, legs apart
• Support — from touching the table to the hands leaving it→Body position, deviation in handstand
• 2nd flight — from the push-off to the preparation for landing→Feet, bent knees, legs apart, height, body position
• Landing — from the preparation for landing to the final stand→No preparation, steps, hops, fall, incomplete twists, low landing

• Landing or touching with one foot or one hand outside the landing area−0.1
• Touching outside with feet, hands, a foot and a hand, or any other part of the body−0.3
• Landing directly outside the landing area−0.3
• Landing with one foot out and the feet apart, then both feet out after closing them−0.3
• Travelling past the end of the landing matNoneNo deduction

• Stuck — no step and no hop, and the heels and toes do not rise to keep the balance→+0.1
• Heels or toes rise to keep the balance→No bonus
• A vault without a salto→No bonus

• Qualifications, Team Final, All-Around Final→One vault
• Qualification for the Vault Final, and the Vault Final→Two, from different groups

• The first vault repeated as the second0.00 for the vault
• The second vault from the same group as the first · From the 2nd vault−2.0

• A second approach, when one vault is required · From the vault concerned−1.0
• A third approach, when two vaults are required · From the vault concerned−1.0
• A third approach when one vault is required, or a fourth when two are requiredNot permitted

• More than two warm-up vaults−0.3

• EG I — Elements starting in upper arm position→0.5
• EG II — Elements in support or through support on two bars→0.3 or 0.5
• EG III — Long swings in hang on one or two bars, and underswings→0.3 or 0.5
• EG IV — Dismounts→The dismount's value, at most 0.5

• A second variation of the same salto. The Code says this rule includes I.59, I.60, III.70, III.71, III.72, III.77, III.78 and III.83→Highest counts
• Giant swings through handstand (III.21, III.22, III.29, III.30, III.42, III.46, III.48)→At most two
• Felge swings through handstand (III.106, III.107, III.108, III.114, III.119, III.120, III.130, III.131, III.137)→At most two
• Front uprise through handstand style elements (I.5, I.6, I.11, I.12, I.15, I.17, I.18)→At most two

• One-leg step or swing on the mount−0.3
• Pre-element−0.5
• From stand, jump to L-sit−0.3
• From upper arm, kip to support−0.3

• Layaway on the back swing−0.3

• The next element reverses the direction→Reversal of direction deduction

• An extra support during the turn→Element ends where the support occurs

• A strength or hold element not listed in the difficulty tables→NR
• A salto or dismount from side hang on one bar→NR
• Junior: a salto with reception in upper arms or bent-arm support→NR
• Junior: any element with a red dot in the tables, including every triple salto dismount→NR

• Momentary handstand on one or two rails, not controlled−0.1
• Stepping or a hand adjustment in handstand · each−0.1
• Chiarlo-type element: excessive hand separation or body deviation, each−0.1or−0.3or−0.5
• An element defined as finishing in handstand, such as the Diamidov, continues into long hang or upper arm support without clearly showing the handstand with straight armsby the D-JuryMay not be recognised

• Moy or giant: legs bent before the body is horizontal−0.1or−0.3
• After a Bhavsar or similar horizontal regrasp to hang: glide kip with bent legs−0.3

• Front uprise or Felge to support: up to 45° below horizontal−0.1
• Front uprise or Felge to support: more than 45° below horizontal−0.3
• Front uprise to L-sit: lack of amplitude in the uprise−0.1or−0.3

• Lack of extension at horizontal, or an uncontrolled regrasp, after a salto−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

• ¾ Healy from a sideways position→B, the box of II.74
• Element to one bar connected to a Healy performed without a large deduction→Both one value higher
• The Healy has a large deduction→No upgrade for the element to one bar
• Straddle element to one bar — Tippelt, Arican and similar→No upgrade
• One hand change before the Healy (for example, a Makuts)→One element
• Two hand changes before the Healy→Two elements

• A pause after the first part · Value given−0.1
• A hold of one second, but under two seconds, after the first part · Value given−0.3
• A two-second hold after the first part−0.5NR

• Bhavsar regrasped with the body more than 45° from horizontal, or a 90° shoulder angleby the E-Jury−0.5NR
• Bhavsar- or Moy-type element: the gymnast hits the floorNR

• III.108 Felge with full turn: directly to handstand, no additional hand placement→Required
• Felge with ½ turn (in III.107): at most one placement before the completed handstand→Required
• Two or more hand placements→Valued as III.106, Felge with ¼ turn

• Legs dropping, the upward movement interrupted, or visible use of strength→Execution deductions, and possibly not recognised

• A turn after the handstand, or after a hop to handstand→Not part of the element
• Healy, Makuts-type turn or salto forward to support caught with the arms bent more than 90°→NR
• Deliberate regrasp in bent-arm support→Same as to upper arm hang
• Initiated from bent-arm support→Same as from support
• From or to a supinated or pronated grip→Same as the usual grip
• Double salto forward with ½ turn, the ½ early or late→Either counts

• EG I — Long hang swings with and without turns→0.5
• EG II — Flight elements→0.3 or 0.5
• EG III — In bar and Adler elements→0.3 or 0.5
• EG IV — Dismounts→The dismount's value, at most 0.5

• Flight C + flight D or higher, either order→+0.1
• Flight D + flight D→+0.1
• Flight D or higher + flight E or higher, either order→+0.2
• EG I or III element, D or higher + flight D, either order→+0.1
• EG I or III element, D or higher + flight E or higher, either order→+0.2

• Ending in double el-grip rather than one-arm el-grip→One letter higher
• Endo + 1/1 turn to el-grip→Two elements, B + C
• Stalder + ½ turn to el-grip→Two elements, B + B
• Stalder Rybalko→One element

• A second grip variation of the same element with turns→Highest counts
• A third Adler-type element→Two highest count
• A third flight element of one style→Two permitted

• More than three swings or movements to begin · Total−0.3
• Legs apart or other poor execution in the jump or lift to the bar−0.3
• As a mount, uprise backward to support, then a free hip or other movement−0.3
• The same, with no support shown in the swing rearwardNoneNo deduction

• Lack of swing, or a pause in handstand or elsewhere−0.1or−0.3

• Layaway on the back swing · each−0.3

• An additional grip change · each−0.1
• Zou Li Min to mixed grip, then an immediate grip change · Zou Li Min recognised−0.1
• Adler 1/1 turn to mixed grip, then an immediate change to undergrip−0.1
• Endo, kip or uprise backward in overgrip, then two changes in a row to undergrip · For the second−0.1
• An element in mixed grip (such as a giant forward, Endo, uprise backward or kip), then one change to undergripNoneNo deduction

• Bent knees during swing actions · each−0.1or−0.3
• Bent arms on the regrasp after a flight element−0.1or−0.3

• Low amplitude−0.1or−0.3
• Releasing one hand at a time−0.1
• Bent arms on the regrasp−0.1or−0.3
• A flight with salto over the bar not followed by a giant swing−0.3

• Regrasp with two hands and a controlled swing through the vertical, then a fall→Recognised
• Regrasp with one arm, and the exercise continues without a stop→Recognised

• A third flight element of one style→Two permitted
• A fifth flight, with two flights directly connected (at least C + C)→Permitted

• Tkatchev straight, body bent more than 45° as the feet pass over the barTkatchev piked, C
• Tkatchev straight, body bent after passing over the barD, with execution deductions
• Yamawaki with an excessive pike or poor vertical over the barby the E-JuryDeducted
• Yamawaki with the body bent more than 45°B value
• Tkatchev ½ or Yamawaki ½ regrasped without enough turn, then continued to handstand or straight into a releaseNo value
• Flight with ½ turn to mixed el-grip, more than half the turn completed at the catchNoneNo deduction
• The same, with the turn insufficient at the catchby the E-Jury−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

• Body bent more than 45° before the feet pass the bar · D valueby the E-Jury−0.3
• Non-distinct position or bent body, up to 30°by the E-Jury−0.1
• Non-distinct position or bent body, more than 30°, up to 45°by the E-Jury−0.3
• Deviation from the plane of movement, up to 15°by the E-Jury−0.1
• Deviation from the plane of movement, more than 15°by the E-Jury−0.3
• Bent legsby the E-Jury−0.1or−0.3or−0.5
• Bent anklesby the E-Jury−0.1
• Low amplitudeby the E-Jury−0.1or−0.3

• Giant swing backward with hop and more than 3/2 turn (2/1 or more)→NRProhibited
• Stalder with hop and more than 3/2 turn→NRProhibited
• Quast to one-arm giant→NR

• Russian giant with that line more than 60° to the horizontal→El-grip giant
• Adler to 65° from handstand, el-grip through the bottom and over the top, through the bottom again and hop out to undergrip→Adler (0.5 angle) + B el-grip giant
• Adler to handstand, el-grip over the top into el-grip Endo, through the bottom, then el-grip through the bottom and hop out→C Adler + B el-grip giant + C el-grip Endo

• Not continuing in the intended directionby the E-Jury−0.3NR
• A third Adler-type element (stoop circle rearward forward through handstand)Two highest count
• Endo in el-grip through handstand (III.99) not started in el-grip handstand, or not over the top in el-grip at the endNR
• Stoop circle forward to straddle cut to hang or support (III.103) entered at any angle, from a giant or swing forwardNoneNo deduction
• Czech giant exit: Steineman uprise (III.80; the article prints III.30), simple stoop exit, then a Stalder (III.38) · No angle deductionNoneNo deduction

• More than 90° short on the first full twist · Not devalued to a Bby the E-Jury−0.5NR
• To mixed grip, then an immediate grip change · Recognisedby the E-Jury−0.1

• An element with or from the feet on the barby the E-Jury−0.3NR
• Piatti-style element from the stoop circle (feet on the bar)NRNot permitted
• Rybalko or Piatti from a Stalder with the legs togetherNRNot permitted
• Junior: any element with a red dot in the tables, including every triple salto dismountNR