WAG Green Light / Red Light

[Yurchenko1999]

We would appreciate guidance regarding what should happen in a FIG event if a gymnast starts their routine before the judges are all ready but the green light signal to start was on.

It transpired that ghe officials had forgotten to switch off the light / or change it to red after the previous gymnasts’s routine. After completing their prep, the gymnast saw the green light was on and started.

The gymnast was awarded “0” points and not given the right to repeat the exercise which appeared to be extremely harsh.

There is video evidence to corroborate that the green light was on, but this only came to light after the event.

 

[That_Gymnast]

Unfortunate, was gymnast saluted by head judge already?

 

[Pineapple_Lump]

The FIG is rather incompetent in writing and then actually enforcing their often convoluted rules. From looking at the code - the gymnast has done nothing wrong - but in true FIG fashion the athlete is penalized for the errors of officials.

https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_2022-2024%20WAG%20COP.pdf

Sadly the benefit of the doubt was not given to the gymnast when the error was a result of the competition organizers/officials. The fairest action would have been to accept an error was made and give the athlete the opportunity to repeat the exercise.

 

[Gymgirl84]

The FIG code states that the green light is the signal of the judge for the gymnast to start (in meets where it is used). So if the name of the gymnast was displayed (and not the previous gymnast's name, for example) and the light was green, the gymnast did the right thing, as in that situation she has 30 secs to start.
Usually if there's a mistake outside the gymnast's control, they should be allowed to repeat.
What comp was that?

 

[Yurchenko1999]

Thanks, it was a FIG development level comp.