What is the penalty for a short exercise?
Rule- South Africa
- Gymnastics South Africa
- Women's artistic gymnastics
- Junior and Senior
- FIG WAG Code of Points 2025-28
- 2026
- Judges
Under section 6.3 of the FIG Women's Artistic Code of Points 2025-2028, the gymnast can still earn up to 10.00 on the E-score, but the D-panel takes a short-exercise penalty from the Final Score based on the number of elements performed:
| Elements performed | Penalty |
|---|---|
| 7 or more | None |
| 5 or 6 | 4.00 |
| 3 or 4 | 6.00 |
| 1 or 2 | 8.00 |
| None | 10.00 |
The Code's example: a gymnast who falls, is injured and stops after 4 elements receives her D-score and E-score as normal (E deductions including both falls), and then 6.00 is taken from the Final Score.
Added 22 Oct 2026