Bonuses

On uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, the connection of two or more elements earn extra tenths of bonus towards the routine's start value. Gymnasts use these bonus tenths to build their start values from 9.4 to 10. Depending on how difficult the connected skills are, they have different connection values. If there is too long of a pause between the elements in a planned connection, it's not credited and causes the start value to drop. These bonuses are as listed in the most recent Code of Points.

Values[]

On bars, beam, and floor, each element is given a value, which represents how difficult it is. Values are represented as letters: A through E. D value skills are worth an additional 0.1 in bonus, and E value skills are worth an additional 0.2 in bonus.

Uneven Bars[]

For flight elements, they must be directly connected, meaning no kip cast in between.

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
C + C (if both elements show a flight or turn) = +0.1 bonus	half turn (C) + half turn (C)	toe on half (C) + free stoop with half turn over high bar (C)
C + C (if both elements begin from a clear hip, toe-on, or Stalder) = +0.1 bonus	clear hip (C) + toe on (C)	clear hip (C) + clear hip/ half (C)
C + D = +0.1 bonus	half turn (C) + straddled Jaeger (D)	Stalder (D) + double tuck (C)
D + D (or more) = +0.2 bonus	full turn (D) + Tkatchev (D)	Maloney (D) + piked Geinger (D)

Balance Beam[]

Acrobatic Connections[]

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
B + D (no dismount combinations) = +0.2 bonus	back handspring (B) + LOSO (D)	round-off (B) + back layout (E)
C + C (no dismount combinations) = +0.2 bonus	back pike (C) + back tuck (C)	free aerial (D) + back tuck (C)
B + B + C (no dismount combinations) = +0.1 series bonus	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + back tuck (C)	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + LOSO (D)
B + B + C (dismount combinations with a C dismount) = +0.1 bonus	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + double twist (C)	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + 1½ twist (C)
B + C + D (dismount combinations with a C dismount) = +0.2 bonus	back handspring (B) + LOSO (D) + 1½ twist (C)	side aerial (D) + back handspring (B) + 1½ twist (C)
B + B + D (dismount combinations with a D dismount) = +0.2 bonus	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + double tuck (D)	back handspring (B) + back handspring (B) + double pike (D)

IMPORTANT NOTE

While the free aerial is considered a D skill, a free aerial + back handspring combination is recognized as a C+B combination and gets no bonus.

Dance & Mixed Connections[]

No dismount combinations.

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
A + D = +0.1 bonus	wolf jump (A) + Rulfova (D)	free aerial (D) + beat jump (A)
B + C = +0.1 bonus	split jump (B) + back pike (C)	switch leap (C) + split jump (B)
D + B = +0.2 bonus	side aerial (D) + split jump (B)	split jump (B) + sheep jump (D)
C + C = +0.2 bonus	switch leap (C) + back tuck (C)	switch leap (C) + straddle jump ¼ (C)
A + C (turns connection) = +0.1 bonus	Y turn (C) + full turn (A)	L turn (C) + full turn (A)

Floor Exercise[]

Indirect Acrobatic Connections[]

Indirect connections are when the first skill is separated by a round-off and/ or back handspring from the second skill, but the entire sequence is connected together.

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
A + A + C = +0.1 bonus	whip (A) + whip (A) + double twist (C)	whip (A) + whip (A) + double pike (D)
A + D = +0.1 bonus	front tuck (A) + double tuck (D)	whip (A) + double tuck (D)
C + C = +0.2 bonus	1½ twist (C) + double twist (C)	1½ twist (C) + 2½ twist (D)

Direct Acrobatic Connections[]

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
A + C = +0.1 bonus	whip (A) + double twist (C)	front layout full (C) + front pike (A)
A + A + C = +0.1 bonus	whip (A) + 1½ twist (C) + front tuck (A)	whip (A) + double twist (C) + back layout step-out (A)
B + B (as long as the skills are different) = +0.1 bonus	front layout (B) + front layout half (B)	whip half (B) + front layout (B)
B + C = +0.2 bonus	whip half (B) + front full twist (C)	1½ twist (C) + front layout (B)
A + D = +0.2 bonus	whip (A) + double tuck (D)	2½ twist (D) + front tuck (A)

Dance & Mixed Connections[]

Connection & Value	Example 1	Example 2
B + D = +0.1 bonus	switch leap (B) + switch ring full (D)	switch leap (B) + switch leap full (D)
C + C = +0.1 bonus	switch ring (C) + switch half (C)	switch leap ¼ (C) + straddle jump full (C)
D (salto) + A (dance) = +0.1 bonus	front 1½ twist (D) + straddle jump (A)	double front (E) + stag jump (A)
C (salto) + A (dance) + A (salto) = +0.1 bonus	double twist (C) + split jump (A) + front tuck (A)	1½ twist (C) + double stag jump (A) + front tuck (A)
C + D = +0.2 bonus	switch ring (C) + switch ring full (D)	switch leap full (D) + straddle jump full (C)