A reminder to judges when assigning the GOE for jumps in the short program: There are 2 situations for which a repeated jump is allowed in a short program a double axel in the Pre-Novice category same jump in a combination for all categories (e.g. 2Lo+2Lo, 3T+3T) In all other situations, if a solo jump […]
Intermediate and Open Well Balanced Technical Requirements Clarification
September 18 2018 version of the 2018-2019 Synchronized Skating Technical Requirements document has been clarified on pages 6 and 7. Additional Information The Intermediate well-balanced program will follow the guidelines of the ISU Junior Free Program Illegal Elements, Features, Additional Features and Movements and Non-Permitted Elements, Features, Additional Features and Movements with the exception that […]
Update: Juvenile Pair Non-Overhead Lift
The following update has been made to the Juvenile Non-Overhead Lift posted on April 26th, 2018. Subsequent to the publication of ISU Communication 2168, the values of Group 1, Group 2 and Group Juvenile have been restated to match those in the ISU Communication: Group 1: Armpit Hold position (base value: 1.4) Group 2: Waist Hold […]
ISU Synchronized Skating Technical Communications
The following ISU Communications contain important technical information related to Synchronized Skating competitions. ISU Communication 2152: ISU Well Balanced Program content for 2018-2019 season ISU Communication 2159 Appendix A: Difficulty groups of Elements Appendix B: Difficulty groups of additional features ISU Communication 2170 Appendix A: Abbreviation of Elements and Additional Features Appendix B: Scale of Values […]
Juvenile Pair Non-Overhead Lift
Following input from Skate Canada Pair coaches, a lift has been re-introduced to the Juvenile Pair Free Program. With consideration given to safety and developmental progressions, this lift may be any of the following Groups: Group 1: Armpit Hold position (base value: 1.0) Group 2: Waist Hold position (base value 1.1) New option: Group Juvenile: […]