Senior Elite

Junior Elite

Senior Pre-Elite

Junior Pre-Elite

Hopes

Age

16 and Up

11-15

16 and Up

13-15

10-12

Rules for Competition

Qualifiers: Competition I

Classics:    Competition I

Championships:  Competition I

Competition I

Vault – 2 vaults with best vault counting

Competition I Modified

Vault – 2 vaults with best vault counting

Competition Format

Qualifiers:

Compulsory and/or Optionals.

Classics:

Optionals

Championships:

Two days of Optionals

Qualifiers:

Compulsory an/or Optionals.

Challenge:

30% Compulsory

70% Optionals

Compulsory Scores

35.00 at Qualifiers or at the 2005 American Challenge

33.00 at Qualifiers

32.00 at Qualifiers

Optional Scores to Classics or Challenge

Automatic:

2005 Championships qualifiers and/or competitors,

or

55.00 at “Designated International” Regional Qualifier, National Qualifier, Team Training Camps (full routines) or International Assignments

Automatic:

2005 Championships qualifiers and/or competitors,

or

52.00 at “Designated International” Regional Qualifier, National Qualifier, Team Training Camps (full routines) or International Assignments

50.00 at Regional Qualifier, National Qualifier or Team Training Camp

48.00 at Regional Qualifier, National Qualifier or Team Training Camp

45.00 at Regional Qualifier, National Qualifier or Team Training Camp

Qualification to Championships

Automatic:

2005 World Team (4)

 or

56.00 at Team Training Camp, International Assignment or US Classic

No Automatic Qualifiers

53.00 at Team Training Camp, International Assignment or US Classic

NA

NA

NA

Three Event Total for Seniors only – 45.00 at Team Training Camp, International Assignment or US Classic

Qualification to National Team/Training Squad

Top 12 AA

from Championships

(total AA score of both days competitions)

Top 12 AA

from Championships

(total AA score of both days competitions)

None

 Top 4 AA (13-14 year olds) from US Challenge

Top 4 AA (10-12 year olds) from US Challenge

Up to 4 additional gymnasts (Junior or Senior) may be selected to the National Team by the Athlete Selection Committee

Up to 8 additional gymnasts may be selected to attend the Pre-Elite Training  Camp (4 at USAG expense, 4 at their own expense)