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?

 

[Concorde]

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

The rule has not changed since the previous COP. My note regarding the 0.3 deduction on the wolf turn was just simplifying the full language of the line about how multiple small faults will be deducted as 0.3.