Gymnastics Explained
Acro line
In women's floor, a tumbling pass of at least two directly connected flight elements, one of them a salto. Up to four acro lines count, and the last counting one is the dismount.
“Acro line” is the women’s Code of Points term for what commentators call a tumbling pass. Under the 2025–2028 WAG Code, an acro line must contain at least two directly connected flight elements, one of which is a salto — for example, a round-off and back handspring into a double back salto.
The rules around acro lines shape every women’s floor routine:
- A maximum of four acro lines count. Difficulty in a fifth line, and any acrobatic skill after the last counting line, isn’t credited.
- The last counting acro line is the dismount, credited with the highest value in that line. With only one acro line, no dismount is credited.
- Three of the four floor composition requirements — a salto with at least a full twist, a double salto, and saltos forward and backward — must be performed within acro lines.
- The 0.20 dismount bonus on floor is only awarded when a routine has more than two acro lines.
Men’s floor has no formal “acro line” term, though men’s routines are built from tumbling passes too.
Sources
- Women's Artistic Gymnastics — 2025-2028 Code of Points — International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) (accessed 31 August 2026)