Artistic Gymnastics D-score

Artistic gymnastics scoring

Under the FIG system used since 2006, Total = D-score + E-score. The D-score is difficulty, an open-ended sum of element values that run from A=0.1 up to J=1.0 and beyond. The E-score covers execution: it starts at 10.0 and judges subtract for errors. This is what replaced the closed "perfect 10" system that ran from 1932 to 2005.

Brazil has its own Olympic history here. Daiane dos Santos gave her name to the "Dos Santos" element on floor, and Rebeca Andrade took silver and bronze at Tokyo 2020 before winning floor gold at Paris 2024, ahead of Simone Biles. The FIG Code of Points gets revised every Olympic quadrennium, and the CBG (Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica) hosts Pan-American and world events.

Applications

Judging competitions, planning an athlete's training, checking against the FIG Code of Points, following CBG Brazilian championships, and preparing for the Olympics across Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and LA 2028.

FAQ

Why no more "perfect 10"? The 2006 reform split difficulty from execution so that elite progression could be rewarded properly. A 6.8+ D-score like Biles' simply has nowhere to go under the old ceiling.

Difference between artistic and rhythmic? Women's artistic gymnastics uses 4 apparatuses: vault, bars, beam and floor. Rhythmic works with hand apparatus instead, namely rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.

Highest D-score ever? Biles' Yurchenko Double Pike on vault is worth 6.4 to 6.8 D depending on the edition of the code, and Andrade has pushed floor passes to 6.8.