These are the deductions as listed in the 2022-2024 Code of Points.
Form Deductions[]
- These deductions can be applied to more than one event.
0.10 Deduction[]
| crossed ankles in twist |  |
| bent knees in twist |  |
| leg separation in twist |  |
| leg separation in tuck (cowboying) |  |
| flexed feet |  |
| lacking flexibility in split (up to 20°) |  |
| insufficient arch position in ring leap or jump |  |
| front leg below horizontal in split leap or jump |  |
| back foot at head height in ring leap or jump |  |
| insufficient arch in sheep jump |  |
| feet between head and shoulder height in sheep jump |  |
| insufficient hip extension in sheep jump |  |
| insufficient bent legs in sheep jump |  |
| bent knees in laid out skills |  |
| lack of precision in leap |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| lacking flexibility in split (up to 45°) |  |
| leg separation in tuck, with knees wider than shoulder-width apart |  |
| back foot at shoulder height in ring leap or jump |  |
| knees bent at 90° in laid out skills |  |
Landing Deductions[]
- These deductions can be applied to all four events.
- If there's no fall, the maximum deduction cannot exceed 0.80.
0.10 Deduction[]
| legs apart on landing |  |
| staggered legs on landing |  |
| extra arm swings |  |
| loss of balance |  |
| step |  |
| hop |  |
| chest down (body posture fault) |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| large loss of balance |  |
| large step (wider than one meter) |  |
| large hop (wider than one meter) |  |
| chest close to knees (body posture fault) |  |
| dismount too close to the apparatus (on uneven bars and balance beam) |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| deep squat |  |
1.00 Deduction[]
| support on apparatus with one hand |  |
| support on apparatus with two hands |  |
| fall on mat to knees/ hips |  |
| fall on apparatus |  |
| fall against apparatus |  |
| fall off apparatus |  |
Vault Deductions[]
0.10 Deduction[]
| leg separation in first flight |  |
| bent knees in first flight |  |
| landing to either side of the center line |  |
| lack of height |  |
| insufficient distance from the vault |  |
| piking down a laid out twist |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| leg separation in first flight (up to 90°) |  |
| twisting when contact is made with the vault table |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| run exceeds 25 meters |  |
Other Deductions[]
- Blocking off the table with one hand instead of two is a 2-point deduction.
- If a gymnast begins to run down the runway and stops, without touching the vault table and springboard, she is permitted another attempt but has to take a 1-point deduction.
- If a gymnast begins to run down the runway and stops by touching the vault table and springboard, she is given a zero.
- Failure to land feet first results in a zero.
- If the vault is so poorly executed that the intended vault can't be recognized, she is given a zero.
Uneven Bars Deductions[]
0.10 Deduction[]
| dead hang |  |
| leg separation |  |
| missed handstand (10° to 30°) |  |
| loss of rhythm |  |
| arch in handstand |  |
| lack of height on release move |  |
| catching a release move with bent arms |  |
| catching a Pak salto at 30° to 45° |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| missed handstand (up to 45°) |  |
| severe lack of height on release move |  |
| large arch in handstand |  |
| catching a release move with arms bent at 90° |  |
| catching a Pak salto at 45° or more |  |
| excessive arch in Pak salto |  |
| brushing foot/ feet on floor |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| empty swing |  |
| hitting foot/ feet on bar |  |
| missed handstand (more than 45°) |  |
1.00 Deduction[]
| hitting foot/ feet on floor |  |
Other Deductions[]
- Kips out of Shaposhnikova transitions and variations when the gymnast finishes facing the low bar are considered empty swings and incur a 0.50 deduction. However, kips out of Shaposh-half transitions and variations when the gymnast finishes facing away from the low bar incur no deduction.
Balance Beam Deductions[]
0.10 Deduction[]
| balance check |  |
| pause in preparation of element (longer than two seconds) |  |
| insufficient side movements |  |
| insufficient movements or elements close to the beam |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| balance check |  |
| attempt without performance of an element |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| grasping the beam to prevent falling off |  |
| balance check |  |
Other Deductions[]
- Excessive arm swing between acrobatic skills in a series results in the connection between the skills not being credited.
- Yes, the FIG considers this "excessive".
Floor Exercise Deductions[]
0.10 Deduction[]
| falling out of a turn |  |
| pause in preparation of element (longer than two seconds) |  |
| adjustment (unnecessary steps) |  |
| adjustment (unnecessary arm movements) |  |
| excessive arm swing before dance element |  |
| starting immediately with a tumbling pass |  |
| back-to-back tumbling passes along the same acrobatic line |  |
| no choreography after last tumbling pass |  |
| artistry deduction: lack of expressiveness |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| artistry deduction: lack of synchronization with the music during part of the exercise |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| artistry deduction: the exercise is not connected to the music itself |  |
Other Deductions[]
- Starting a skill out of bounds causes the entire skill to not be counted towards the routine's start value.
- Music is allowed to have human voices (vocalizing, humming, whistling, etc.), but actual words/ lyrics results in a 1-point deduction.
- Lack of music also results in a 1-point deduction.
- Finishing the routine after the music ends is a 2-tenth deduction.
Downgrading of Skills[]
- If a twisting skill is underrotated to the point of not fully completing the twist, it's downgraded to the next twist (i.e., an incomplete triple twist is downgraded to a 2½ twist).
- The same applies to turns, paying attention to when the heel drops in the turn. If the heel drops too early, the turn is downgraded.
- If a laid-out element is severely piked or tucked in the air, it's downgraded to the piked or tucked variation, depending on the body position in the air.
- On vault, if the feet and any other part of the body (i.e., butt) touch at the same time on a Produnova, it's downgraded to a front handspring front tuck.
- On beam, back layouts must maintain a stretched position in the air or will be downgraded to a D skill.
- If a switch ring leap lacks an arch in the back, it's downgraded to a switch leap (rated C).
- If a split leap lacks flexibility past 45°, it has no difficulty value and therefore is not counted towards the start value.
- If a sheep jump lacks an arch in the back and a release of the head, it has no difficulty value and therefore is not counted towards the start value.
- If the feet are at shoulder height or below in a sheep jump, it has no difficulty value and therefore is not counted towards the start value.
- If a skill is downgraded and credited as an easier skill, and that skill is already in the routine, that extra skill will not be counted towards the start value.
- As seen in Eythora Thorsdottir's routine, her triple twist was downgraded to a 2½ twist. Unfortunately, her last pass was a 2½ twist, so her last pass was not credited towards her start value.
- As seen in Eythora Thorsdottir's routine, her triple twist was downgraded to a 2½ twist. Unfortunately, her last pass was a 2½ twist, so her last pass was not credited towards her start value.
Neutral Deductions[]
Neutral deductions are taken off the final score.
0.10 Deduction[]
| stepping outside the corridor with one foot on vault |  |
| one foot stepping out of bounds on floor exercise |  |
| warming up on the podium prior to the routine |  |
| finishing a balance beam or floor exercise routine past the 90-second time limit |  |
0.30 Deduction[]
| stepping outside the corridor with two feet on vault |  |
| two feet stepping out of bounds on floor exercise |  |
| landing out of bounds with both feet on floor exercise |  |
| not saluting the judges before/ after routine |  |
| "excessive preparation" prior to the routine |  |
| nation's emblem missing from leotard |  |
| not wearing competition bib number |  |
0.50 Deduction[]
| coach spotting the gymnast during the routine |  |