Composition Requirements:

bars CR

beam CR

floor CR

Connection Values:

bars CV

beam CV

floor CV

The scoring system in international elite, as many of you know, has changed a lot and seems very confusing to the uneducated observer. There’s even more to it than I had guessed just from watching the last few years of elite gymnastics. Here’s the basic breakdown:

The gymnast receives a D-Score (difficulty) and an E-Score (execution).

The D-Score includes:

• The sum of the 8 highest value skills
  • This can include the dismount
  • A = 0.1, B = 0.2, C = 0.3, and so on
    • The highest possible skill value is a G = 0.7 – an example on floor would be a double back with a full twist in each flip (double twisting double back or double double)
• CR = Composition Requirements, totaling up to 2.50 Points
• Connection Value = connection bonuses awarded (most of which I still do not know)
  • The higher the value of the two skills connected, the more CV is awarded
• I will use my beam routine as an example:
  • Mount: round off layout stepout: B + D
  • Aerial step-thru switch leap tourjete = D + B + C
  • Series: round off layout stepout: B + C
  • Double turn (to my front handspring) = D to A
  • Side somi: D
  • Dismount: round off back double twist = B + C
  • Highest 8 skills:
    • 4 Ds = 0.4 x 4 = 1.6
    • 3 Cs = 0.3 x 3 = 0.9
    • 1 B = 0.2
    • Total of skills = 2.7
    • CR: 0.3 out of 0.5 for dismount requirement b/c only C value = 2.3
    • CV: connection of D + B + C (aerial to leaps) = 0.2
    • Total D-Score: 2.7 + 2.3 + 0.2 = 5.2

The E-Score is determined by the gymnast’s execution of skills performed, and also includes a category for artistry. The score starts from a 10.0 and goes down from there.

The gymnast’s final score is then the sum of the D- and E-Scores.