CODE OF POINTS 2025-2028 - WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS - Part

Oct 17, 2026

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Official FIG Code of Points for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics covering the 2025–2028 quadrennium, approved by the FIG Executive Committee in February 2024 and published on 1 April 2025. Defines rules governing Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competitions across major FIG events, including guidance on modified rules for nations and junior levels, and clarifies precedence of Technical Regulations. Includes FIG code update process after official competitions, Help Desk references, and supporting documentation such as abbreviations, glossary items, and performance quality definitions, alongside an outline of regulations for participants.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages224

Reading Time9 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FIG CODE UPDATES

HELP DESK

ABBREVIATIONS

GLOSSARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I-REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS

SECTION 1– PURPOSE

SECTION 2– REGULATIONS FOR GYMNASTS

2.1 RIGHTS OF THE GYMNASTS

2.2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GYMNASTS

2.3 DUTIES OF THE GYMNASTS

CODE OF POINTS 2025-2028 WOMEN'S ART ISTIC GYMNASTICS Approved by the FIG Executive Committee, on February 2024 Date of publication : 1st April 2025 | | | | --- | --- | President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary Member Member Member Athlete representative Editing – Illustrations, Symbols, Charts English text Donatella SACCHI Nehad ZAYED Liubov ANDRIANOVA Helena LARIO Elena DAVYDOVA Kym DOWDELL Johanna GRATT Catalina PONOR FIG Oﬃce Linda CHENCINSKI Sue TREDGOLD ITA EGY RUS ARG CAN AUS AUT ROU FIG USA GBR For Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competitions at Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games World Championships Junior World Championships World Cups and World Challenge Cups Regional and Intercontinental Competitions, Championships and Games Events with international participants In competitions for nations with lower level of gymnastics development, as well as for other Junior Competitions, modiﬁed competition rules should be appropriately designed by continental or regional technical authorities, as indicated by the age and level of development (see the FIG Age Group Development Programme) The Code of Points is the property of the FIG. Translation and copying are prohibited without prior written approval by FIG. In case any statement contained herein is in conﬂict with the Technical Regulations, the Technical Regulations shall take precedence. Where there is a diﬀerence among the languages, the English text shall be considered correct. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FIG CODE UPDATES After Oﬃcial FIG Competitions the FIG/WTC publishes a WAG Newsletter which includes: – all new elements and variations with a number and illustration – new connections The Code Update will be sent by the FIG Secretary General to all aﬃliated federations, including the eﬀective date, from which time it is valid for all further FIG competitions. HELP DESK Additional examples, descriptions, deﬁnitions, updates and clariﬁcations can be found at the FIG website under WAG Help Desk. FOLLOW THIS LINK ABBREVIATIONS | Committees | | | --- | --- | | EC | Executive Committee | | FIG | Federation of International Gymnastics | | LOC | Local Organizing Committee | | TC | Technical Committee | | WAG | Women’s Artistic Gymnastics | | WTC | Women’s Technical Committee | | Documents | | | COP | Code of Points (Code) | | TR | Technical Regulations | | Events | | | BB | Balance Beam | | Evt | Event | | FX | Floor Exercise | | HB | High Bar | | LB | Low Bar | | UB | Uneven Bars | | VT | Vault | | Gym | Gymnasts | | App | Apparatus | | Panels | | | D-Jury | Judges Evaluating Difficulty | | D-Score | Difficulty Score | | E-Jury | Judges Evaluating Execution | | E-Score | Execution Score | | SEC | Secretary | | SJ | Superior Jury | | Requirements | | | CR | Compositional Requirement | | CV | Connection Value | | DMT | Dismount | | DV | Difficulty Value | | Gr. | Group | | Max. | Maximum | | Min. | Minimum | | MT | Mount | | P. | Points | | SB | Series Bonus | |
Body Positions | | | --- | --- | | BA | Breadth axis | | Bwd | Backward | | Fwd | Forward | | HSTD | Handstand | | LA turn | Longitudinal Axis Turn | | Root Skill | The base element of a skill | | Swd | Sideward | | Competitions | | | AA | All Around Final | | AF | Apparatus Finals | | OG | Olympic Games | | QC | Qualification Competition | | TF | Team Final | | WCH | World Championships | | YOG | Youth Olympic Games | | Support Systems | | | CIS | Commentator Information System | | IRCOS | Instant Control & Replay System – Video analysis system used by the FIG | | JEP | Judges Evaluation Program | | GLOSSARY | | | Performance Qualities | | | --- | --- | | Choreography | The creative arrangement of the exercise | | Composition | Requirements for the exercise | | Dynamic | Active, forceful, energetic, explosive change in the intensity of
performance | | Expressiveness | Serving to express or indicate me

FAQs

What is the FIG Code of Points for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics used for?

It governs Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competitions for FIG and related international events, including guidance on how modified competition rules should be designed for certain nations and junior competitions.

How are updates to the Code of Points handled?

After official FIG competitions, the FIG/WTC publishes a WAG Newsletter with new elements, variations, and new connections. The Code Update is then sent by the FIG Secretary General to affiliated federations with an effective date for applicability to further FIG competitions.

Which language version is considered correct when languages differ?

When there is a difference among languages, the English text is considered correct.

Oct 17, 2026

Uploaded by Stanley