Section 14 · Parallel Bars
Parallel Bars: D-Score
Element Groups, the capped dismount and the special repetitions: one salto variation, and two of each swing through handstand.
Unofficial summary. The FIG Code of Points and its newsletters are the authority; every rule links to its page there.
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Element Groups
- EG I — Elements starting in upper arm position0.5
- EG II — Elements in support or through support on two bars0.3 or 0.5
- EG III — Long swings in hang on one or two bars, and underswings0.3 or 0.5
- EG IV — DismountsThe dismount's value, at most 0.5
- Value
- EG II and EG III: a D or higher gives 0.5, A to C gives 0.3. EG I gives 0.5 with any value (Code 7.2.6).
- Connections
- The Code prints no connection value for parallel bars.
Newsletter 3, p. 1 · in force from 1 January 2026
The dismount's Element Group value is capped at 0.5. The dismount's own value still counts in full.
What applied before
The Element Group value was the same as the dismount's value, however high.
D-Jury
Special Repetitions
Saltos: only one body or regrasp position variation of the same element within one Element Group. The highest-valued one counts for difficulty.
The Code's examples:
- Morisue tuck or pike
- Belle tuck or pike
- 5/4 salto forward straddled to upper arm hang, to bent-arm support or directly to hang
- 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.83Highest 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
If more are performed, the two with the highest values count (Article 7.4.8).
The Code's list of front uprises includes I.15, which the tables give as a back toss (Kovtun), not a front uprise.