Section 9 · Technical Directives

The General Deduction Table

Article 9.4 in full: the Code's general table of E-Jury deductions on one page.

Unofficial summary. The FIG Code of Points and its newsletters are the authority; every rule links to its page there.

−0.1−0.3−0.5−1.0small · medium · large · fall — the colours the Code usesNRNot recognised by the D-Jury

E-Jury · from the E-score

Aesthetic and Execution Errors

  • Non-distinct position (tuck, pike, straight)−0.1or−0.3
  • Adjusting or correcting the hand or grip position−0.1each
  • Walking in handstand or hopping — each step or hop−0.1each
  • Touching the apparatus or floor with legs or feet−0.1
  • Hitting the apparatus or floor−0.5
  • The spotter touches the gymnast but does not help−0.3
  • Interruption of the exercise without a fall−0.5
  • Bent arms, bent legs or legs apart−0.1or−0.3or−0.5
  • Poor posture or body position, or postural corrections in end positions−0.1or−0.3
  • Salto with knees or legs apart — up to shoulder width−0.1
  • Salto with knees or legs apart — wider than the shoulders−0.3
  • Legs apart on landing — up to shoulder width−0.1
  • Legs apart on landing — wider than the shoulders−0.3
  • Unsteadiness, minor adjustment of the feet or excessive arm swings on landing−0.1
  • Slight imbalance, small step or small hop on landing−0.1each
  • Large step or hop, or touching the mat with one or both hands−0.3
  • Landing with the hips below the knees−0.5
  • Fall, or support on one or both hands, on landing−1.0
  • Fall on landing without the feet touching first−1.0NR
  • Atypical straddle−0.3
  • Other aesthetic errors−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

All steps and hops on one landing together: at most 1.0. With a fall, the steps, touches, the low landing and the fall together: at most 1.0.

Other deductions are still taken, such as feet apart or lack of preparation.

Newsletter 3, p. 2 · in force from 1 January 2026

The low landing is now inside the 1.0 cap, together with the fall and the steps.

What applied before

The Code capped an element with a fall at 1.0, including every step, touch or support before the fall. It said nothing about a low landing.

Code 9.4, p. 21 · Code 9.2.3, p. 18 · NL3, p. 2

E-Jury · from the E-score

Technical Errors

  • Swing to or through handstand, or circle, deviating by over 15° to 30°−0.1
  • … over 30° to 45°−0.3
  • … over 45°−0.5NR
  • Hold deviating from its perfect position by over 5° to 20°−0.1
  • … over 20° to 45°−0.3
  • … over 45°−0.5NR
  • Press from a poorly held position — the hold's deduction is taken again, at most 0.3−0.1or−0.3
  • Twist short by up to 30°−0.1
  • … over 30° to 60°−0.3
  • … over 60° to 90°−0.5
  • … over 90°−0.5NR
  • Lack of height or amplitude in saltos and flight elements−0.1or−0.3
  • Additional or intermediate hand support−0.1
  • Strength performed with swing, or swing performed with strength−0.1or−0.3or−0.5
  • Hold of less than 2 seconds−0.3
  • Hold with no stop−0.5NR
  • Interruption in an upward movement−0.1or−0.3
  • Lowering of the legs, in an element to handstand or in a hold part, up to 15°−0.1
  • … over 15° to 30°−0.3
  • … over 30° to 45°−0.5
  • … over 45°−0.5NR
  • 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
  • Fall from or onto the apparatus−1.0
  • Half an intermediate swing, or a layaway−0.3
  • A full intermediate swing−0.5
  • The spotter helps complete an element−1.0NR
  • Lack of extension in preparation for landing−0.1or−0.3
  • Other technical errors−0.1or−0.3or−0.5

On floor, the Manna and the V-sit have their own scale, from Newsletter 1. It is on the Body Positions page.

Code 9.4, p. 22 · NL1, p. 4


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