2. Why the team would have a reasonable chance of finishing in first, second, third or fourth place at the U.S. Synchro- nized Skating Championships.
C. A bye will be granted to bypass a sectional championship with the approval of a majority of the chair of the Competitions Committee in consultation with, the chair of the Synchronized Skating Committee, the national vice chair of the Synchronized Skating Competitions Subcommittee, the vice chair of the Syn- chronized Management Subcommittee and the appropriate sec- tional vice chair.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
102. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Amend rules 2490 to 2495 (page 161, Rulebook) and rules 2512 to 2513 (page 162, Rulebook) to allow the fill-up rule at the appropriate U.S. Cham- pionships for pairs and ice dancing events for juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior where there are not already 12 teams qualified (including automatic invitations and byes). (See rules 2516, 2517, 2520 and 2521.)
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
103. APPROVED AS AMENDED – Competitions Committee Amend rule 2551 (pages 164-165, Rulebook) as follows:
2550 Qualifying Rounds – Adult Championships 2551 Qualifying rounds may be held at adult competitions with the excep- tion of adult solo dance and artistic/showcase type events, which will have no qualifying rounds. If there are more than 24 entries in any event, skaters will be divided by age into groups in accordance with rule 2466. A. The chief referee, with the approval of the chair of the Com- petitions Committee, has the authority to adjust group sizes to meet the logistical needs of any event(s) at an adult sectional championship competition. Any modifications will be balanced in such a way as to ensure fairness to skaters in the event.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
104. APPROVED AS AMENDED – Competitions Committee Amend rule 2552 (B) (pages 164-165, Rulebook) as follows:
2550 Qualifying Rounds – Adult Championships 2552 There shall will be age categories classes for all free skate, dramatic skate and light entertainment skate events (does not include pairs, solo dance or partnered dance events). Class I: 21 years through 30 years Class II: 31 years through 40 years Class III: 41 years through 50 years Class IV: 51 years through 60 years Class V: 61 years and over
A. All age groups classes will be combined in qualifying champion- ship events at adult sectionals.
B.
All age categories may be divided or combined depending on the number of entries. The chief referee has authority to make this decision.
C. Proof of age is required. C. The chief referee may combine age classes and levels, if the entry numbers warrant, after consultation with the vice chair of adult competitions and the chair of the Competitions Committee.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
105. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Amend rule 2713 (page 165, Rulebook) as follows:
2713
At qualifying competitions, the chart in rule 2714 will be used for de- termining the size of the warm-up groups and the official pre-event warm-up groups. A. This chart does not apply to official practice ice. B. The chief referee may extend the maximum number on the warm-up and/or official pre-event warm-up by one skater/ couple if needed.
C. In the event of a withdrawal after the skating order has been posted, warm-up groups will not be adjusted to fill the open position.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
106. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Add new rule 2721 (page 166, Rulebook) and renumber current rules 2721 to 2722 (page 166, Rulebook) to “seed” the draws for the senior short pro- gram/dance events at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships as follows:
B. TV Rule 1. At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships only, for the championship (senior) ladies, men’s and pairs free skate, and for championship (se- nior) free dance events, the final draw group shall consist of will be drawn as follows: Ladies and men: the last two warm-up groups will consist of not fewer than 10 and not more than 12 competitors, with the exact number to be decided by the chief referee in consultation with the executive director prior to the draw of the short program. a. Starting order for the final two groups will be drawn in four subgroups. i. The top three finishers in the short program shall will be the last to skate in the final group and will be drawn from the first subgroup.
ii. The fourth-, fifth- and sixth-place (or fourth- and fifth- place if five in group) finishers in the short program will be the first to skate in the final group, and will draw from this second subgroup.
iii. The seventh-, eighth- and ninth-place (or sixth-, seventh- and eighth-place if five in group) finishers in the short pro- gram will be the last to skate in the second-to-last group, and will draw from this third subgroup.
iv. The 10th-, 11th- and 12th-place (or ninth- and 10th-place if five in group) finishers in the short program will be the first to skate in the second-to-last group, and will draw from this fourth subgroup.
Pairs: four couples in the final group; the last warm-up group will consist of four couples. a. Starting order for the final group will be drawn in two sub- groups. i. The top two finishers in the short program will be the last to skate in the final group and will draw from the first sub- group.
ii. The third- and fourth-place finishers in the short program will be the first to skate in the final group and will draw from the second subgroup.
Ice Dance: five couples in the final group. the last warm-up group will consist of five couples. a. Starting order for the final group will be drawn in two sub- groups. i. The top three finishers in the short dance will be the last to skate in the final group and will draw from the first sub- group.
ii. The fourth- and fifth-place finishers in the short dance will be the first to skate in the final group and will draw from the second subgroup.
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2721 At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships only, the championship (se- nior) ladies, men’s and pairs short program and championship (se- nior) short dance events will be drawn in two subgroups: A. The skaters who received automatic invitations (see rule 2517) will draw randomly from the first subgroup to skate within the last two warm-up groups;
B. The remaining competitors will draw randomly from the second subgroup to skate in the remaining spots, including any spots remaining in the last two warm-up groups.
27212 For all qualifying competition events except the championship (se- nior) ladies, men’s, pairs and dance events at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships (see rule 2721), there will be a random draw for starting order in the first segment of each event.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
107. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Amend rule 2722 (page 166, Rulebook) as follows:
2722 Initial closed draws for short program for singles and pairs, free skate events that do not have a short program, pattern dances or short dance in the initial rounds of dance events: A. May be drawn by the chief referee or chair of the competition, in the presence of at least two judges or other officials, at any convenient time after the closing of entries; or
B. May be drawn by the chief accountant, in the presence of at least two other officials, by using the random draw feature of an approved U.S. Figure Skating program.
The drawn starting orders for each event must be posted no less than 12 hours before the start of the first respective event of the competition.
Implementation date: September 1, 2012
108. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Amend rule 2735 (B) (pages 168-169, Rulebook) to include pairs and ice dancing as follows:
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