Thread by @Pamchenkova

2025-2028 WAG CoP has been published. I've QRT the draft so you can compare it to the official version if you so wish.

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https://twitter.com/Pamchenkova/status/1703375874064556267

First thing's first. The formatting is WAY more professional. Credit where credit is due, bc this new CoP is the most professional-looking WAG CoP that's ever been published.

Yes, I'm a nerd and care about such things. 😂

It's so much nicer to look at 😍

The VT Bonus (0.20 P.) for performing two vaults with post-flights in different directions is a go.

FINALLY, Gr. 5 vaults (i.e. Chengs) will be deducted for incomplete LA turn in the pre-flight. Currently, Gr. 5 vaults are exempt from this specific deduction, though can be deducted for staggered hand placement, etc.

Sadly, max. 1 Jaeger with or w/o turn did make it into the final draft. This is actually much harsher than the Tkatchev restriction, as gymnasts can do Tkatchevs from different lines in the ToE, e.g. Hindorff and Ricna.

A change you won't find in the CoP but that will be published in future NL/Help Desk is regarding the swing bwd with 1/2 turn to mixed grip that gymnasts are doing out of Shaps to connect to an Ezhova.

See next tweet.

Next cycle, if the swing reaches horizontal, it will be considered a devalued fwd giant (A) and no CV will be awarded. If the swing doesn't reach horizontal, it will be considered no DV and an empty swing (-0.50 P.)

0.20 options for poor body posture and rhythm/tempo.

On FX, DMT Bonus can only be awarded when 3 or 4 acro lines are performed, so 2-pass routines cannot receive the DMT Bonus.

Sadly, the CV changes on FX did go through. This will probably kill my favourite acro line of whip 1/1 + double tuck, as now gymnasts can put a flic between the saltos for the same CV. 😭

0.20 option for body posture and 0.30 options for two of the musicality criteria. At this point, the artistry deductions are roughly 1.50 P.

They absolutely need to publish this separately from the E-Score, because ...

Apparatuses are now colour coded in the ToE!

Endo elements raised 1 DV (Endo with or w/o 1/2 turn to D, Endo 1/1 to E)

Arabian double front 1/1s tucked and piked moved to full-ins tucked and piked box (i.e. Oliveira devalued to E). 🙃

There really weren't many changes this go around, which is a pity because I had hoped for some significant changes to BB. The changes on FX are regressive, IMO.

Regarding new valuations, all Tkatchev 1/2 and Jaeger 1/2 variations have been devalued 1 DV, i.e. they are worth the same as their non-turning counterparts. This will probably be the death of them, though it may take a few years to see this.