Chapter 4 - Body Difficulty: JUMPS

 Before we delve into the most commonly performed jumps, let's see what the code tells us about jumps.

All Jump Difficulties must have the following basic characteristics:

• Defined and fixed shape during flight.
• Sufficient jump height (elevation) to display the corresponding shape.

WHEN IS A JUMP INVALID? 

• When there is a severe deviation from the shape.
• When the gymnast falls during the jump.
• When there is an apparatus loss during the jump (remember that if a technical element of the apparatus is not performed during the body difficulty - jumps, turns, and balances - it will not be valid).
• When there is no technical element of the apparatus during the jump.
• When the technical element of the apparatus is not executed correctly. 

 IMPORTANT TO NOTE!: With the current code, most jumps will be valid unless they show a significant deviation in the shape of the trunk or leg. It should be normal for an international gymnast not to make severe shape deviations, but if there are small or moderate shape deviations or insufficient elevation, the jumps will still be valid.

So... if one gymnast performs a perfect jump and another makes some mistakes, do both jumps have the same value? Yes, that jump will be added to the difficulty score (as long as its value, we remind you, allows it to be among the 9 highest-value difficulties that are counted), BUT the gymnast who did not perform the perfect jump will receive the corresponding penalties from the execution judge (as we mentioned in the post, "How Rhythmic Gymnastics is Evaluated," execution is the section where the execution of an element is assessed) while the gymnast who performed the perfect jump will not receive penalties.

Through this example provided by the code (which in no case summarizes all the deviations that can occur when performing a jump), you can get a small idea of what could be considered a small, medium, or large deviation.