No this is wrong. RC aerobatics are judged on flightpath NOT attitude. If a pilot exited a maneuver with the yaw attitude pointing straight (parallel to the strip) in a crosswind then I'd know their flightpath can't be correct and I'd expect to see them start poking the rudder in to fix it up.

However if you meant their flightpath was out in the yaw axis by 5 degree on exit (irrespective of where their nose is pointing) then we'd be in agreement regarding the downgrade, and I'd agree the least downgradable way to fix that up is to poke in the rudder.

From memory wasn't IMAC once judged on attitude in it's early days then change over to flightpath? or was that just a rumour? I think the reason being at the time the fullsize were judged on attitude?