Section 7 · D-Score

Element Groups and the Dismount

What each Element Group is worth, the dismount's cap, how an exercise must end, and connections.

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 uses

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Element Group Requirements

Floor: Four Element Groups.
Other apparatus: Three Element Groups (I, II, III) and a dismount group (IV).
Requirement: At least one element from each Element Group: I, II and III, or all four on floor. The dismount is a rule of its own, below.

An element fulfils a group only if it:

is listed under that group in the tables — it fulfils no other.
is one of the counting elements. On floor this can be any of the eight. On the other apparatus it is one of the seven that count beside the dismount.
is recognised by the D-Jury.

Group fulfilled by a D or higher0.5
Group fulfilled by an A, B or C0.3
EG I, fulfilled by any value0.5

The EG I line is the Code's own exception, as printed: “except EG I for All Apparatus where any element awarded with 0.5 points”.

Code 7.2, p. 15 · Code 7.5, p. 16

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The Dismount Group

On pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bar, the dismount group is worth the dismount's own difficulty value, up to 0.5. E and any higher value all give 0.5. The dismount's difficulty still counts in full.

A0.1
B0.2
C0.3
D0.4
E+0.5

This does not apply on floor. On floor, all Element Groups are valued in the normal way. Vault has no Element Groups.

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

The dismount group is capped at 0.5, like every other group. High dismounts had become a safety concern. Without a cap, their value was paid twice.

What applied before

The group was worth the dismount's full value. An F dismount earned 0.6 for difficulty and 0.6 again for the group.

Code 7.2, p. 15 · NL3, p. 1

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How an Exercise Ends

Every exercise ends with a dismount from the dismount group. The gymnast lands on his feet first and finishes standing with the legs together. Floor's ending is below. Vault has rules of its own.

Except on floor, the gymnast may not push off the apparatus with his feet to dismount.

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

If a gymnast does not perform a dismount but lands on his feet on purpose at the end, he has not fallen. The E-Jury takes no fall deduction.

Code 7.2, p. 15 · Code 7.6, p. 16 · Code 8.3, p. 17 · Code 9.2.4, p. 18

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How a Floor Exercise Ends

Floor:

It ends with an acrobatic salto landed with both feet together.
Its last element may not be from EG I.
The eight counting elements must include a multiple salto. For a senior, that multiple salto is the dismount.

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

The Code does not directly set a minimum value for the dismount. But the lowest multiple salto on floor, the double salto backward tucked, is a C. So in practice a senior's dismount is C or higher. C is also the minimum value for the stick bonus.

Since Newsletter 3, juniors may not perform triple saltos at all.
Floor's EG IV is single saltos with turns. It is not a dismount group: it is valued like the other groups, 0.3 or 0.5.

Code 10.2.1, p. 26 · Code 10.2.2, p. 26 · Code 10.3, p. 27 · Code 7.2.9, p. 15 · NL3, p. 1

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Connection Value

Connection value is only for elements that are:

recognised,
of high value,
connected directly, and
performed without a fall.

The Code describes connections on two apparatus only: floor and horizontal bar. Each has its own values.

A repeated element earns no connection value, even inside a connection.

Code 7.3, p. 15 · Code 7.5, p. 16