Element Group and Dismount Requirements

1. With this evaluation category, the judge evaluates those required movement patterns which, in addition to the gymnast’s personal inclinations and technical abilities, are intended to enhance the variety of movement in the construction of an exercise.

2. Each apparatus, except for Floor Exercise has three Element Groups designated as I, II, III, and a Dismount Group designated as IV. Floor Exercise has four Element Groups.

3. In his exercise, the gymnast must include at least one element from each of the three Element Groups, and four for Floor Exercise.

4. An element may meet the Element Group requirement only for the Element Group under which it is located in the Difficulty Tables.

5. Each Element Group requirement fulfilled by D or higher element (inside the 7 (8 on Floor) counting elements) is awarded with 0.5 points by the D-Jury.

6. Each Element Group requirement fulfilled by A, B, C, is awarded with 0.3 points by the D-Jury (except EG I for All Apparatus where any element awarded with 0.5 points)

7. Every exercise must end with a dismount listed under the Dismount Element Group and land on the feet first. (see Section 10 and 13 for specific regulations for Floor Exercise and Vault).

8. Regarding Dismount element group requirements, the following rule will be applied:

• Dismount element group value equals the Difficulty value of the dismount. (e.g. F dismount gets 0.6 for Difficulty Value and 0.6 as Element group value)

9. Stick landing after the dismount, min C (also Vaults with saltos) will be awarded with 0.1 bonus by the D-Jury, except the Pommel Horse