Section 5 · Judges' Panel
New Elements
How to have a new element rated before the competition, and how to have it named after the gymnast.
Unofficial summary. The FIG Code of Points and its newsletters are the authority; every rule links to its page there.
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The gymnast
Rating Before the Competition
- Who asks
- The gymnast or his coach, in writing, to the Superior Jury President.
- When
- At least 24 hours before podium training.
- Answer
- The rating, in writing, within a reasonable time before the competition starts.
At other competitions — international, national or local — a technical authority may give a provisional rating.
The gymnast
Naming
An element is named after the gymnast who performs it if all of these are true:
- Performed internationally for the first time, at an official FIG Group 1, 2 or 3 competition — with or without a TD presentRequired
- C value or higher, performed for value without a fallRequired
- Successful on the first attempt in the exerciseRequired
- Value and name confirmed by an MTC analysis of the performanceRequired
If more than one gymnast performs it at the same competition, it is named after all of them.
- The federation
- Sends a video to the MTC President as soon as possible.
- The competition's TD
- Sends the official and original videos, the coach's drawing if there was one, and the details of the provisional evaluation.
Newsletter 4, p. 3 · in force from July 2026
The element must succeed on the first attempt in the exercise.