2025 - 2028 WAG COP - A Deeper Dive

[Concorde]

Section 13 - Floor Exercise - D Score

A. 13.3 Composition Requirements

1. Dance Passage

• CR is not fulfilled by back and forth travel pattern, i.e. if the gymnast performs the first element of a dance passage, then reverses direction and performs the second element traveling along the original pattern

Example:

• While turns are typically not allowed in a dance passage, using a 1/2 turn or 3/4 turn (piroutte with no DV) for changing directions is permitted

Example:



B. Technical Requirements for Specific Elements

1. Double Salto Stretched with Twist

• Criteria for double layout (with no twist) now applies to receive credit for stretched position.
  • Majority of salto must be maintained in stretched position
  • If piking on entry into second salto, then recognize as pike salto
  • When grasping legs to initiate second salto, then consider as pike

Section 13 - Floor Exercise - E Score

A. Specific Elements

1. Turns in Tuck Stand / Wolf Turn

• Common execution errors resulting in 0.3 deduction is bent knee at beginning of turn + not ideal body posture throughout turn (two small errors -> medium deduction)

2. Landings of dance elements

• If rebound in same place upon landing, no deduction for hop

Vault and Artistry to come...

 

[Denn]

It says "two small errors -> medium deduction."

That language was removed after 2021, seemingly implying that it should be two separate 0.1 deductions. This is NOT cool.
2017-2021

2021-2024

So is there language somewhere going back to the (unfair) 2017-2021 rule?