Adaptado WTC – FIG (2025)
VAULT
Susana Benigno – Setembro 2025
GENERAL
- Depending on the requirements for the competition phase, the gymnast is required to perform one or two vaults from the Table of Vaults.
- Run distance is a maximum of 25 meters
- The vault begins with a run, an arrival and take-off from the springboard with two feet, from either a:
- forward position or
- backward position
GENERAL
- No vault with sideward landing may be submitted.
- All vaults must be performed with repulsion from both hands off the vaulting table.
- The gymnast is required to properly use the “safety collar” supplied
by the Organising Committee for round-off entry vaults.
- A hand placement mat may be used only for Yurchenko vaults from groups 1, 4 and 5.
GENERAL
- All vaults are illustrated with a number.
- The gymnast is responsible for flashing the intended vault number
prior to the beginning of each vault (manually or electronically).
- After receiving the green light or signal from the D1 Judge, the gymnast executes the 1st vault and then returns to the end of the runway to post the number for her 2nd vault.
GENERAL
Vault touch warm-up
Line judge will count number of attempts
Qualification Team Final All-Around Final Apparatus Final
2 attempts max
Qualification for Apparatus Final
3 attempts max
Qualification for Apparatus Final & Apparatus Final The deduction will be taken from the first vault
Run Approaches
Additional run approaches are permitted as follows, with deduction of – 1.00 for empty run (if gymnast has not touched the springboard or the apparatus) - When 1 vault is required, a second run approach is permitted with deduction. Third approach not permitted − When 2 vaults are required, a third run approach is permitted with deduction. Fourth approach not permitted The D-Panel will take the deduction from the Final Score of the vault performed.
Run Approaches
Qualification 1 vault
- 1,0
Coach on the podium
- 0,5
Vault Groups - GROUP 1
Vault without salto (Handspring, Yamashita, Round-off)
Vault Groups - GROUP 2
Handspring fwd with or without 1/1 turn (360º) in the 1st flight phase salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 3
GROUP 3 – Handspring with ¼- ½ (90-180) in the 1st flight phase (Tsukahara)- salto bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 4
GROUP 4 – Round-off (Yurchenko) with or without ¾ turn (270) in 1st flight phase - salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 5
GROUP 5 – Round-off with ½ turn (180) in the 1st flight phase - salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Requirements
− In the Qualification, Team Final and All-Around: One vault must be performed.
- In Qualification, the 1st vault score counts toward the Team and/or All-Around Total.
- The gymnast who wishes to qualify for the Apparatus Final must perform 2 vaults.
Requirements
Qualification to the Apparatus Final and Apparatus Final
NEW!
Two vaults must be performed From diferente Vault Groups
Vaults are not from diferente Vaults Groups
-2.00 D- Jury From the Final Score of the 2nd Vault
Will be averaged for the Final Score
Requirements
Vault from the same group (Q for & AF)
Example:
# 4.32
#4.20
Same group
- 2.00
Requirements
Requirements
- 2.00
Requirements
Bonus
NEW!
A bonus of 0,20 will be awarded for performing 2 vaults with saltos in diferente directions (bwd/fwd) in the second fligth
- “Cuervo” type vaults are considered as vaults with salto in fwd direction. - In order to credit the bonus, both vaults must be performed without a fall. - The bonus will be added to the Final Score (average of the 2 vaults). - Junior: NO BONUS will be awarded for performing vaults with saltos in diferente directions
Bonus (Q for & AF) - Calculation
Example:
+ 0,20 ✓
Backward
Forward
Calculation: (Score VT1 + Score VT2) / 2= Average Score + 0,20 bonus
The bonus will be added to the Final Score (average of the 2 vaults)
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Foward
Foward
Saltos same direction No Bonus
Corridor Markings
As an orientation for directional deductions there will be a marked corridor on the landing mat. The gymnast must land and finish to a stable stand in this zone. The D1 Judge (with written notification from the Line Judge) will deduct from the Final Score for touching the mat with any part of the body outside of the marked corridor as follows: − Land or step outside with one foot/hand (part of foot/hand) – 0.10 − Land or step outside with two feet/hands (part of feet/hands) or body part – 0.30
Corridor Markings
- 0.10
- 0.10
Corridor Markings
- 0.30
- 0.30
Corridor Markings
0,00 0,00 0,10 0,30
Specific Apparatus Deductions D-Jury
Taken from the Final Score of the vault performed: – More than 25 meters run distance − – Run approach without performing vault − – Support (repulsion phase) with only one hand −
- 0.50
- 1.00
- 2.00
Specific Apparatus Deductions D-Jury
In the Qualification to and in Apparatus Finals
- When 1 of 2 vaults receives “0” points
Evaluation: Score of the vault performed divided by 2 = Final Score (FS)
- When the 2 vaults are not from different groups
Evaluation: [ (FS of the 1st vault)+(FS oh the 2nd vault, minus 2.00) ] / 2= Final Score
Performance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
- The vault is executed without a support phase, i.e. neither hand touches the table.
- Failure to properly use the safety collar for round-off entry vaults.
- Spotting assistance during the vault.
- Failure to land on feet first.
- The gymnast performs a prohibited vault.
Performance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
- The vault is so poorly executed that the intended vault cannot be recognised, or the gymnast pushes from the table with her feet.
- The first vault is repeated for the second vault in Qualification for Vault. Final or in Vault Final.
- Starting without signal or when red light is lit (Section 9).
*NOTE: “0,00” score recorded by D-Jury. No evaluation by E- Jury
Performance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
DNS (did not start) DNF (did not finish)
Gymnast registered for two vaults
1st VT
2nd VT
When one of two vaults is DNS (no execution of the vault)
DNS
Example 1
Not allowed to perform 2nd VT
Example 2
DNS
Final score = DNF and NO ranking for the Qualification for Vault Final or in Vault Final
DNS (did not start)
Recognition of Vaults
Guidelines and technique
Strectched salto backward
Piked salto backward
Strectched salto backward
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
Slight bend in the hips approximately up to 30º
majority of the rotation from standing to inverted
Must be maintained
Body position and tolerance
Majority of the rotation
Recognition of elements
Recognition of elements
Recognition of elements
“snap-open/arch-pike”
Group 3 – Tsukahara
Requirement ¼ (90º) to ½ (180º) turn in the First Fight Phase
If there is a turn of the shoulders (approx. 45º) in the first flight phse it will be considered a Gr. 3 Vault
≤ 45°- 0.30
Salto forward piked vs tucked
Salto forward tucked
In inverted position knee angle less than 135º considerer tucked salto
Salto forward piked
In inverted position knee angle 135º or more considerer piked salto
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
No tolerance
For standing until 60º inverted of the rotation from standing to inverted
Must be maintained
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Recognition of
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Piked salto fwd with 180° twist
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
approximately up to 30º
Throughout the twist from standing until at least inverted position
Must be maintained
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Recognition of
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Piked salto fwd with 360° twist
Tucked salto fwd with 360° twist
Recognition of Handspring fwd on- Tuck double salto fwd off
Not feet first – 0,00
Recognition of vaults
Recognition of vaults
General and Specific Apparatus Deductions
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 1
First Flight Phase
-0,30
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 3
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
-0,30
-0,00
-0,00
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 4
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 5
NEW!
First Flight Phase
NEW!
First Flight Phase
-0,00
-0,30
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
Body alignment- hip angle
First Flight Phase
Body alignment- hip angle
First Flight Phase
Arch
First Flight Phase
Arch
First Flight Phase
Bent knees
First Flight Phase
Leg or knee separations
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement – Group 5
0,10
0,00
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement – Group 3
Support Phase
Bent arms and/or shoulder angle
Support Phase
Bent arms and/or shoulder angle
0,10
0,50
0,00
0,30
Support Phase
No deduction for bent first arm on Tsukahara
No deduction if only the first arm is bent
Slightly bent arms (both) – 0,10
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
0,10
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
Excessive Snap
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Excessive Hip Angle
0,10
0,30
0,00
Second Flight Phase - Height
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of tucked/piked position
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of tucked position
0,10
0,30
0,00
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of piked position
0,00
0,10
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Tucked/piked saltos - Extension
Second Flight Phase
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto without twist
0,00
0,10
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto with twist
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto with twist
0,30
0,00
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Stretched saltos: failure to maintain stretched position
Second Flight Phase
Stretched saltos: failure to maintain stretched position
0,00
0,10
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Legs
Second Flight Phase
Under- Rotation
Second Flight Phase
Distance (insuficiente lenght)
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
0,00
0,10
0,30
Landing
Landing (from section 9)
Landing (from section 9)
Landing (from section 9)
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Adaptado WTC – FIG (2025)
VAULT
Susana Benigno – Setembro 2025
GENERAL
- Depending on the requirements for the competition phase, the gymnast is required to perform one or two vaults from the Table of Vaults.
GENERAL
- No vault with sideward landing may be submitted.
- All vaults must be performed with repulsion from both hands off the vaulting table.
- The gymnast is required to properly use the “safety collar” supplied
by the Organising Committee for round-off entry vaults.GENERAL
- All vaults are illustrated with a number.
- The gymnast is responsible for flashing the intended vault number
prior to the beginning of each vault (manually or electronically).GENERAL
Vault touch warm-up
Line judge will count number of attempts
Qualification Team Final All-Around Final Apparatus Final
2 attempts max
Qualification for Apparatus Final
3 attempts max
Qualification for Apparatus Final & Apparatus Final The deduction will be taken from the first vault
Run Approaches
Additional run approaches are permitted as follows, with deduction of – 1.00 for empty run (if gymnast has not touched the springboard or the apparatus) - When 1 vault is required, a second run approach is permitted with deduction. Third approach not permitted − When 2 vaults are required, a third run approach is permitted with deduction. Fourth approach not permitted The D-Panel will take the deduction from the Final Score of the vault performed.
Run Approaches
Qualification 1 vault
- 1,0
Coach on the podium
- 0,5
Vault Groups - GROUP 1
Vault without salto (Handspring, Yamashita, Round-off)
Vault Groups - GROUP 2
Handspring fwd with or without 1/1 turn (360º) in the 1st flight phase salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 3
GROUP 3 – Handspring with ¼- ½ (90-180) in the 1st flight phase (Tsukahara)- salto bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 4
GROUP 4 – Round-off (Yurchenko) with or without ¾ turn (270) in 1st flight phase - salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Vault Groups - GROUP 5
GROUP 5 – Round-off with ½ turn (180) in the 1st flight phase - salto fwd or bwd with or without twist in 2nd flight phase
Requirements
− In the Qualification, Team Final and All-Around: One vault must be performed.
- In Qualification, the 1st vault score counts toward the Team and/or All-Around Total.
- The gymnast who wishes to qualify for the Apparatus Final must perform 2 vaults.Requirements
Qualification to the Apparatus Final and Apparatus Final
NEW!
Two vaults must be performed From diferente Vault Groups
Vaults are not from diferente Vaults Groups
-2.00 D- Jury From the Final Score of the 2nd Vault
Will be averaged for the Final Score
Requirements
Vault from the same group (Q for & AF)
Example:
# 4.32
#4.20
Same group
- 2.00
Requirements
Requirements
- 2.00
Requirements
Bonus
NEW!
A bonus of 0,20 will be awarded for performing 2 vaults with saltos in diferente directions (bwd/fwd) in the second fligth
- “Cuervo” type vaults are considered as vaults with salto in fwd direction. - In order to credit the bonus, both vaults must be performed without a fall. - The bonus will be added to the Final Score (average of the 2 vaults). - Junior: NO BONUS will be awarded for performing vaults with saltos in diferente directions
Bonus (Q for & AF) - Calculation
Example:
+ 0,20 ✓
Backward
Forward
Calculation: (Score VT1 + Score VT2) / 2= Average Score + 0,20 bonus
The bonus will be added to the Final Score (average of the 2 vaults)
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Qualification to and Apparatus Final - Bonus
Foward
Foward
Saltos same direction No Bonus
Corridor Markings
As an orientation for directional deductions there will be a marked corridor on the landing mat. The gymnast must land and finish to a stable stand in this zone. The D1 Judge (with written notification from the Line Judge) will deduct from the Final Score for touching the mat with any part of the body outside of the marked corridor as follows: − Land or step outside with one foot/hand (part of foot/hand) – 0.10 − Land or step outside with two feet/hands (part of feet/hands) or body part – 0.30
Corridor Markings
- 0.10
- 0.10
Corridor Markings
- 0.30
- 0.30
Corridor Markings
0,00 0,00 0,10 0,30
Specific Apparatus Deductions D-Jury
Taken from the Final Score of the vault performed: – More than 25 meters run distance − – Run approach without performing vault − – Support (repulsion phase) with only one hand −
- 0.50
- 1.00
- 2.00
Specific Apparatus Deductions D-Jury
In the Qualification to and in Apparatus Finals
- When 1 of 2 vaults receives “0” points
Evaluation: Score of the vault performed divided by 2 = Final Score (FS)- When the 2 vaults are not from different groups
Evaluation: [ (FS of the 1st vault)+(FS oh the 2nd vault, minus 2.00) ] / 2= Final ScorePerformance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
Performance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
*NOTE: “0,00” score recorded by D-Jury. No evaluation by E- Jury
Performance of Invalid Vaults (0,00 P.)
DNS (did not start) DNF (did not finish)
Gymnast registered for two vaults
1st VT
2nd VT
When one of two vaults is DNS (no execution of the vault)
DNS
Example 1
Not allowed to perform 2nd VT
Example 2
DNS
Final score = DNF and NO ranking for the Qualification for Vault Final or in Vault Final
DNS (did not start)
Recognition of Vaults
Guidelines and technique
Strectched salto backward
Piked salto backward
Strectched salto backward
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
Slight bend in the hips approximately up to 30º
majority of the rotation from standing to inverted
Must be maintained
Body position and tolerance
Majority of the rotation
Recognition of elements
Recognition of elements
Recognition of elements
“snap-open/arch-pike”
Group 3 – Tsukahara
Requirement ¼ (90º) to ½ (180º) turn in the First Fight Phase
If there is a turn of the shoulders (approx. 45º) in the first flight phse it will be considered a Gr. 3 Vault
≤ 45°- 0.30
Salto forward piked vs tucked
Salto forward tucked
In inverted position knee angle less than 135º considerer tucked salto
Salto forward piked
In inverted position knee angle 135º or more considerer piked salto
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
No tolerance
For standing until 60º inverted of the rotation from standing to inverted
Must be maintained
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Recognition of
Stretched salto fwd with 180° twist
Piked salto fwd with 180° twist
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Requirement
Body position
Stretched
Tolerance
approximately up to 30º
Throughout the twist from standing until at least inverted position
Must be maintained
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Recognition of
Stretched salto fwd with 360° twist
Piked salto fwd with 360° twist
Tucked salto fwd with 360° twist
Recognition of Handspring fwd on- Tuck double salto fwd off
Not feet first – 0,00
Recognition of vaults
Recognition of vaults
General and Specific Apparatus Deductions
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 1
First Flight Phase
-0,30
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 3
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
-0,30
-0,00
-0,00
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 4
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn Group 5
NEW!
First Flight Phase
NEW!
First Flight Phase
-0,00
-0,30
First Flight Phase
Missing degrees of turn
First Flight Phase
First Flight Phase
Body alignment- hip angle
First Flight Phase
Body alignment- hip angle
First Flight Phase
Arch
First Flight Phase
Arch
First Flight Phase
Bent knees
First Flight Phase
Leg or knee separations
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement – Group 5
0,10
0,00
Support Phase
Staggered hand placement – Group 3
Support Phase
Bent arms and/or shoulder angle
Support Phase
Bent arms and/or shoulder angle
0,10
0,50
0,00
0,30
Support Phase
No deduction for bent first arm on Tsukahara
No deduction if only the first arm is bent
Slightly bent arms (both) – 0,10
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
0,10
Support Phase
Failure to pass through vertical
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
Excessive Snap
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Excessive Hip Angle
0,10
0,30
0,00
Second Flight Phase - Height
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of tucked/piked position
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of tucked position
0,10
0,30
0,00
Second Flight Phase
Exactness of piked position
0,00
0,10
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Tucked/piked saltos - Extension
Second Flight Phase
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto without twist
0,00
0,10
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto with twist
Second Flight Phase
Body alignment in stretched salto with twist
0,30
0,00
0,10
Second Flight Phase
Stretched saltos: failure to maintain stretched position
Second Flight Phase
Stretched saltos: failure to maintain stretched position
0,00
0,10
0,30
Second Flight Phase
Legs
Second Flight Phase
Under- Rotation
Second Flight Phase
Distance (insuficiente lenght)
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
Second Flight Phase
0,00
0,10
0,30
Landing
Landing (from section 9)
Landing (from section 9)
Landing (from section 9)
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