The competition includes all-round events and team events, also scored over each apparatus Events Men compete on six apparatus in artistic gymnastics pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar and floor. Women compete in four vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor. There are 14 events in artistic gymnastics, eight for men and six for women. Both the men's and women's competitions includes separate events for each apparatus, as well as an all-around event that tests the competitor's skills on each of the apparatus and a team event, also scored over each apparatus. A gymnast in individual or team competition is allowed only one attempt at each apparatus, except the women's vault.
Women make two attempts at the vault, with the results averaged to establish a score.
Each gymnast determines the content of a routine, but must meet certain criteria regarding the type and difficulty of the skills. Judges Two panels of judges rate the performances. One panel is comprised of two difficulty judges who give each routine a difficulty rating out of a possible 10. In Olympic competition, routines with difficulty ratings of 10 are common. The other panel consists of six execution judges, who mark each performance for its form and technical execution.