Section 13 · Vault

Vault: D-Score and Invalid Vaults

Five Vault Groups, a value for every vault, body positions and twists. Also the eight ways to score 0.00.

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

D-Jury

Vault Groups

Every vault is listed, numbered and valued in the tables within its group. Each vault has its own Difficulty Value, based on its complexity. The first digit of its number is its group.

Group I — Single salto vaults with complex twists1xx
Group II — Handspring salto vaults with or without simple twists, and all double salto forward2xx
Group III — Handspring sideways and Tsukahara vaults with or without simple twists, and all double salto backward3xx
Group IV — Round off entry and single salto vaults with complex twists4xx
Group V — Round off entry vaults with or without simple twists, single salto without twist, and all double saltos5xx

Code 13.2.2, p. 82

D-Jury

How Vaults Are Valued

Cuervo vaultsSame value as the equivalent handspring salto vault with twists
Kasamatsu vaultsSame value as the equivalent Tsukahara vault
Yurchenko vaultsAs the analogous Tsukahara
Round off entry with ½ turn to the table, unless otherwise indicated+0.20 over the forward approach

Code 13.2.2, p. 82

D-Jury

Body Position

Tucked, piked or straight is shown distinctly and unmistakably.

Body position not distinctMay be credited as a lower-value vault, or not recognised

The E-Jury deducts it as well: 0.1 or 0.3 for a tuck, pike or straight that is not distinct (Art. 9.4). If the vault is performed so poorly that it can be taken for another vault, Appendix A.3 makes it a large deduction. The D-Jury then credits the vault and group of lower value.

Code 13.2.1, p. 81 · Code 13.2.2, p. 82 · Code 9.4, p. 21 · Code A.3, p. 136

E-Jury · from the E-score

Twists

Every twist is complete before the landing.

Twist short by up to 30°−0.1
… over 30° to 60°−0.3
… over 60° to 90°−0.5
… by 90° or more−0.5NRLower-value vault
Round off with ½ turn in the first flight, short by more than 90°by the D-JuryRecognised as a Yurchenko-style vault

If a round-off ½ turn is short by 90° or less, it is deducted as an incomplete twist.

For a twist short by exactly 90°, the Code has two wordings: Section 13 says “90° or more”; Art. 9.4 and 7.4.5 k say “more than 90°”.

Code 13.2.1, p. 82 · Code 13.2.2, p. 83 · Code 9.4, p. 22

D-Jury

Invalid Vault

The vault scores 0.00 from both the D-Jury and the E-Jury when:

There is no support phase: neither hand, or only one, touches the table0.00
A round-off entry vault without the safety collar0.00
It is so poorly performed that the intended vault cannot be recognised, or he pushes off the table with his feet0.00
A spotter assists during the vault0.00
He does not land feet first (at least one foot must touch the mat before any other part of the body)0.00
He lands in a side stand on purpose0.00
A prohibited vault, for example: straddled legs in the second flight, a salto in the first flight, or a prohibited element before the board0.00
The first vault repeated as the second, in the Qualification for the Vault Final or the Vault Final0.00

The D-Jury and the Apparatus Supervisor automatically review every invalid “0” on video.
The E judges enter their deductions after every vault.
The D-Jury tells them when it is a “0” and how to present a “0” E-score.

An invalid vault is not recognised. D1 makes sure the “0” is applied.

Code 13.2.2, p. 82 · Code 13.3, p. 83 · Code 7.4, p. 15 · Code 5.4.1, p. 12