Gymnastics Explained

Series bonus

On balance beam, an extra 0.10 for linking three or more skills together (at least B + B + C), on top of connection value.

The series bonus is unique to women’s balance beam. Under the 2025–2028 WAG Code of Points, a gymnast who links three or more skills directly — at least B + B + C, in any order — earns 0.10 added to the D-score, in addition to any connection value.

It can apply to acrobatic series (rebounding or not) and to dance or mixed series, and the mount and a C-or-harder dismount can be part of it. A three-skill acrobatic series can therefore earn connection value on both links and the series bonus.

A handful of B-value acrobatic skills with hand support — back handsprings, the round-off and the front handspring — may be performed a second time in a routine to earn connection value and series bonus, though not to fulfil a composition requirement again. Grasping the beam cancels the bonus.

Related guides

  • Connection Value on Balance Beam Explained

    On balance beam, linking acrobatic skills into a continuous series — with no extra step or pause between them — earns bonus difficulty defined by the Code of Points.

  • Beam Acrobatic Series Explained

    A beam acrobatic series links two or more acrobatic flight skills directly along the beam, with no step or pause between them. One series — including a salto — is a composition requirement, and series earn connection value and a series bonus.

Related terms

  • Connection value

    A difficulty bonus of +0.10 or +0.20 for performing certain skills directly linked, with no pause or extra swing. It applies on women's bars, beam and floor, and men's floor and horizontal bar.

  • Back handspring

    A backward jump onto the hands and back over onto the feet. The Code of Points calls it a flic-flac; it links most backward tumbling and is the second half of a Yurchenko vault entry.

  • Composition requirement

    In women's gymnastics, one of four required skill types on bars, beam and floor, each worth 0.50 towards the D-score.

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