LEVEL 8 - OPEN OPTIONAL

 
LEVEL 8 (Formally Open Optional)
14-18- STATE- REGIONAL
2.2 Difficulty (0.1 for A’s, 0.3 for B’s, 0.5 for C or above skills) An unlimited number of "A", "B" and or "C's" are allowed.
1.0 FIG Element Groups (minimum B value skill) @ 0.2 each
6.6 Presentation
0.2 Special Bonus
10.0 maximum value
No repetition allowed.
A deduction of .5 per skill missing for routines less than 7 skills
A Maximum of 10.0 can be achieved using difficulty, but special bonus may be used to raise the start value to 10.5.
.1 Stick - .1 GPA - .2 Virtuosity and .1 Originality
There is no FIG non-commensurate dismount deduction, only an A is required.
A. Special Bonus
2. Stick Bonus of 0.1 for dismounts of B value or above for Open Optional gymnasts.
3. General Performance Award of 0.1 for routines with 0.5 or less in execution
deductions. The maximum score for a routine with any execution deduction is 9.95.
4. Virtuosity bonus: up to 0.2 bonus may be awarded for virtuosity using the following
guidelines:
· May be awarded only for flawless execution.
· A maximum of 0.1 virtuosity bonus may be awarded per skill.
· Any skill performed flawlessly, with extreme amplitude may receive 0.1 in virtuosity bonus.
5. Originality bonus of 0.1 for original skills or sequences of any difficulty value.
B. Difficulty- also see Exceptions to the Code of Points