Evaluation by the E-Jury

1.The E-Jury is responsible for evaluating all of the aesthetic, execution and technical performance aspects of an exercise as well as its compliance with the composition (exercise construction expectations) for that apparatus. In each case the E-Jury is to demand that elements be performed with perfection and to perfect end positions (see also Appendix A.2).

2. The E-Jury is not to concern at all with the difficulty of an exercise. The judge is obligated to deduct equally severely for any error of the same magnitude regardless of the difficulty of the element or the connection.

3. Judges of the E-Jury (and the D-Jury)must remain up-to-date with contemporary gymnastics, must know at all times what the most contemporary performance expectation for an element should be, and must know how standards are changing as the sport evolves. In this context they must also know what is possible, what is reasonable to expect, what is an exception, and what is a special effect (see also Appendix A.4).

4. The E-Jury must understand to refrain from deducting when some elements, which otherwise have no errors, are performed for a special effect or a special purpose. For example:

On Horizontal Bar, a giant swing is often modified in preparation for release elements and dismounts. These should not be deducted for not passing through a handstand unless they are unnecessary or so extreme as to violate aesthetic, execution and technical expectations.

5. If for any reason a judge of the E-Jury cannot reach a decision, the judge must give the benefit of the doubt to the gymnast.

6. The E-Jury is obligated to deduct twice for two distinctly different errors in an element, i.e. if the element has both a technical and an aesthetic execution error.
For example a Stützkehre on Parallel Bars may receive both deductions for angular deviation and for bent knees.