NCAA scoring: 10.0 maximum scale per routine (different from FIG open-ended Code of Points); Composed of D-Score (difficulty/composition) + E-Score (execution); NCAA caps at 10.0 by combining; Each routine evaluated by 2-4 judges; high+low dropped; remaining averaged
Why people argue about this
People often assume that difficulty score (D-Score) is solely based on the gymnast's skills, forgetting that execution score (E-Score) heavily influences their total score too. This leads to misunderstandings about which aspects of a routine truly matter for scoring, as both components are equally weighted in determining overall performance.
