Requirements

Every event has some sort of requirement. Vault has specific requirements for gymnasts to make the event finals, while the other three events have requirements for the composition of the routines. These are the requirements as listed in the 2017-2020 Code of Points.

Vault

Competing two vaults is only a requirement when a gymnast wants to make a vault event final. When two vaults are competed, they must have both a different entry and a different flight phase.

1st VT	2nd VT	Acceptable?
handspring front straight salto with 1½ twist	handspring double front salto tucked	NO both vaults have the same entry - front handspring
straight Yurchenko with double twist	Tsukahara straight with double twist	NO both vaults have the same flight phase - back layout with a double twist
handspring front straight salto with 1½ twist	Tsukahara straight with 1½ twist	YES the first vault is a forward twist, the second vault is a backward twist

Uneven Bars

Each composition requirement is worth 0.5 towards the routine's start value.

Requirement	Example 1	Example 2
flight from low bar to high bar and high bar to low bar	swing forward with half turn to handstand on low bar	Stalder release with counter movement to high bar
flight on the same bar	straddled Jaeger	layout Geinger
non-flight element with a minimum of 360 degree turn	Stalder backwards with full turn	forward giant in L-grip with 1½ turn on one arm
different grips (elements forward and backward)	clear hip circle backward to handstand	clear hip circle forward to handstand

Balance Beam

Each composition requirement is worth 0.5 towards the routine's start value.

Requirement	Example 1	Example 2
connection of two dance elements (one must be a 180 degree split)	wolf jump + sissone	split jump + sheep jump
minimum of one full turn on one foot	full turn with leg at horizontal + full turn	triple turn
acrobatic series (minimum of two connected acrobatic skills)	back handspring + layout step-out	free aerial cartwheel + free aerial cartwheel + back handspring
acrobatic elements forward and backward	free aerial walkover forward to two feet	tuck back salto with full twist

Floor Exercise

Each composition requirement is worth 0.5 towards the routine's start value.

Requirement	Example 1	Example 2
connection of two dance elements (one must be a 180 degree split)	switch leap + split leap full	split leap full + switch leap half
saltos forward/sideways and backward	front 2½ twist	double back tucked
double saltos	double layout	double front piked
saltos with a minimum of one full twist	full-twisting double tuck	back triple twist