How the gymnastics World Cup rankings work
Gymnastics has no rolling world ranking like tennis or badminton. Gymnasts are judged routine by routine, and the big decisions (titles, most Olympic places) come from the World Championships.
What the FIG does rank is its World Cup series: each World Cup gives points for the finishing place, and a gymnast's best results in a season (or, for Olympic qualification, over the qualifying series) are added up.
| Discipline | Win | Results counted for LA28 |
|---|---|---|
| Artistic (per apparatus) | 30 | Best 4 of the 6 Apparatus World Cups in 2028 |
| Rhythmic (all-around) | 50 | Best 4 of up to 8 World Cups, March 2026 to June 2027 |
| Trampoline | 60 | Best 3 of 6 World Cups, May 2027 to April 2028 |
Artistic: Apparatus World Cup points
Points go first to the eight finalists by their final place, then to the rest by their qualification place:
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| Final: 1st, 2nd, 3rd | 30, 25, 20 |
| Final: 4th to 8th | 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 |
| Qualification: 9th to 15th | 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 |
| Qualification: 16th and below | 1 |
A gymnast who does not start or finish the final gets points from the qualification place. There is a separate list for each apparatus (six for men, four for women). The yearly winner counts the best four results.
Where the document disagrees with itself. The saved rules are a marked-up draft (version 1.5): the counting results change from three to four in some lines and back in others.
Rhythmic: World Cup points
| Place | Individual | Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 / 2 / 3 | 50 / 45 / 40 | 50 / 45 / 40 |
| 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 | 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 | 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 |
| 8 / 9 / 10 | 18 / 16 / 14 | 15 / 10 / 5 |
| 11 / 12 | 12 / 10 | 4 / 3 |
| 13 to 18 | 9, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 | – |
No points if fewer than four countries take part. For LA28, a gymnast or group needs at least four World Cups; gymnasts already qualified at the 2026 World Championships are taken off the list and their points pass to the next eligible gymnast.
Trampoline: World Cup points
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 to 8 | 60, 55, 50, 44, 38, 32, 28, 25 |
| 9 to 15 | 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
| 16 to 30 | 15 down to 1 (one less each place) |
For LA28: best three of six World Cups, at most two from 2027; points of gymnasts already qualified are not passed down. Ties go to the lowest sum of placings.
A worked example
Made up to show the arithmetic. A pommel horse specialist at four 2028 Apparatus World Cups finishes 2nd, 5th, 9th in qualification, and 1st: 25 + 16 + 8 + 30 = 79 points.
Variations
| Ranking | Covered here |
|---|---|
| Artistic Apparatus World Cup | Yes |
| Rhythmic World Cup | Yes |
| Trampoline World Cup | Yes |
| All-around World Cup, World Challenge Cup | No |
| Acrobatic, aerobic, parkour | No |