Do falls affect the Start Value?

Do falls affect the Start Value?

• A. Falls reduce Start Value
• B. Falls increase Start Value
• C. Falls do not affect Start Value
• D. Falls affect only on Beam

Answer: (C)

Start Value is the base potential score of a routine, determined by the planned difficulty and composition. It is fixed before the gymnast performs and does not change because of what happens during the performance. A fall is an execution deduction that reduces the final score after Start Value is set, not a change to the Start Value itself. So falls do not affect the Start Value; they subtract from it to arrive at the final score. This applies across apparatus, so the idea that falls only affect beam isn’t correct.

Start Value is the base potential score of a routine, determined by the planned difficulty and composition. It is fixed before the gymnast performs and does not change because of what happens during the performance. A fall is an execution deduction that reduces the final score after Start Value is set, not a change to the Start Value itself. So falls do not affect the Start Value; they subtract from it to arrive at the final score. This applies across apparatus, so the idea that falls only affect beam isn’t correct.