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.
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.
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.