- Apr 26, 2010
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What is the maximum deduction that a gymnast can be assessed for extra steps on landings (in particular for L8 - L10)? I'm really curious about vault where I've seen some girls practically run forward on landings, but I am interested in all apparatus. Do the same deductions apply for compulsory and optional routines? For some reason, I was thinking some events had caps (i.e., on floor .3 per tumbling run and maybe .4 for vault), but I'm not sure if that was just for compulsory or if I'm just dreaming. I recall that the deduction may be different for big or small steps, so if a gymnast takes two REALLY big steps it seems like that could really hurt scores if not capped. Any thoughts would be appreciated - just curious after seeing some crazy L8 vaults.