26. APPROVED AS AMENDED – Judges Committee Amend rule JR 6.01 (pages 69-71, Rulebook), rule JR 7.01 (pages 71-73, Rulebook) and rule JR 8.01 (page 73, Rulebook) as follows:
JR 6.00 Figure, Singles/Pairs Test and Competition Judges Authorized to Judge
JR 6.01 The tests and competitions to which reference is made in the following rules are those over which U.S. Figure Skating has jurisdiction. See rule JR 4.03. Judges are authorized to judge tests and competitions as follows except that only judges certified by the Judges Committee in the international judging system (IJS) may officiate at qualifying competition events employing the IJS. H. Provisional singles/pairs competition judges: 1. All singles and pairs events at sanctioned nonqualifying competitions as a one-judge minority of the panel; a. Candidates will be recommended for this appointment by their home club and/or monitor. Nominations will be sent to the appropriate regional vice chair for singles/pairs on the Judges Committee.
b. The appointment will be valid for 24 months and is not renewable.
Re-letter remaining sections.
JR 7.00 Dance Test and Competition Judges Authorized to Judge JR 7.01 The tests and competitions to which reference is made in the following rules are those over which U.S. Figure Skating has jurisdiction. See rule JR 4.03. Dance judges are authorized to judge tests and competitions as follows except that only judges certified in the international judging system (IJS) by the Judges Committee may officiate at qualifying competition events employing the IJS. D. Provisional dance competition judges: 1. All dance events at sanctioned nonqualifying competitions as a one-judge minority of the panel; a. Candidates will be recommended for this appointment by their home club and/or monitor. Nominations will be sent to the appropriate regional vice chair for dance on the Judges Committee.
b. The appointment will be valid for 24 months and is not renewable.
Re-letter remaining sections.
JR 8.00 Synchronized Skating Competition Judges Authorized to Judge JR 8.01 The competitions to which reference is made in the following rules are those over which U.S. Figure Skating has jurisdiction. See rule JR 4.03. Judges are authorized to judge synchronized skating events and competitions as follows, except that only the judges certified by the Judges Committee in the international judging system (IJS) may officiate at qualifying competition events employing the IJS: A. Provisional synchronized competition judges: 1. All synchronized events at sanctioned nonqualifying competitions as a one-judge minority of the panel; a. Candidates will be recommended for this appointment by their home club and/or monitor. Nominations will be sent to the appropriate sectional vice chair for synchronized skating on the Judges Committee.
b. The appointment will be valid for 24 months and is not renewable.
Re-letter remaining sections. Implementation date: July 1, 2013
27. APPROVED – Judges Committee Amend rule JR 11.02 (page 74, Rulebook) as follows:
JR 11.02 Judges must be eligible, reinstated or readmitted persons in good standing as defined in ER 1.00, currently registered and 18 years of age or older. Persons 17 years of age may be appointed as judges provided they have been actively trial judging for a minimum of six months and meet the guidelines for appointment.
Implementation date: July 1, 2013
28. APPROVED – Judges Committee Amend rule JR 18.11 (page 79, Rulebook) and rule JR 18.15 (page 79, Rulebook) as follows:
JR 18.10 Trial and Practice Judging Applications JR 18.11 Applications to trial or practice judge will be submitted in writing by the applicant not later than Sept. 1 for qualifying competitions and Skate America, Dec. 1 for qualifying synchronized skating competitions, Feb. 1 for National Theatre On Ice and not later than 60 days prior to the start of the competition for other approved nonqualifying competitions. Late requests may be considered at the discretion of the appropriate vice chair. Requests to trial or practice judge must be limited to events required for promotion, appointment or to supplement judging activity. JR 18.15 Applications to trial or practice judge competitions higher than
sectional championships shall should be submitted in writing to the singles/pairs or dance sectional vice chair, who shall will forward a list of recommended assignments and priorities to the chair of the Judges Committee as soon as possible. In the case of synchronized skating judges, the sectional vice chair shall will forward the list to the national vice chair of synchronized skating judges. For National Theatre On Ice, applications should be submitted in writing to the to the national vice chair of theatrical skating judges, who will forward the list to the chair. The chair and, in the case of synchronized skating, the national vice chair of synchronized skating shall will, as soon as possible, send a list of approved assignments to the host club and the chief referee and shall will individually notify each trial judge whose request for permission to trial judge has been granted. At the same time, when permission has been denied, the trial judge must be so informed by the sectional vice chair.
Implementation date: July 1, 2013
29. APPROVED – Special Olympics/Therapeutic Skating Committee Amend rules TR 11.03 (page 7, Tests Book), JR 6.01 (E)(4) and JR 7.01 (A) (3) (pages 69-73, Rulebook) as follows:
TR 11.03 Special Olympics tests may be judged by one judge who must be of silver rank or higher in the respective discipline, except as specified below: A. Pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze moves in the field tests may be judged by one singles/pairs or dance test judge of any level who is certified to judge moves in the field tests.
B. Pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze free skate tests may be judged by one singles/pairs test judge of any level.
C. Preliminary partnered pattern dance tests and preliminary through pre-silver solo pattern dance track tests may be judged by one dance test judge of any level.
JR 6.00 Figure, Singles/Pairs Test and Competition Judges Authorized to Judge
JR 6.01 The tests and competitions to which reference is made in the following rules are those over which U.S. Figure Skating has jurisdiction. See rule JR 4.03. Judges are authorized to judge tests and competitions as follows except that only judges certified by the Judges Committee in the international judging system (IJS) may officiate at qualifying competition events employing the IJS. E. Bronze singles/pairs test judges: 4. Single-judge panel a. Pre-preliminary moves in the field/free skate tests, and adult pre-bronze moves in the field/free skate tests and Special Olympics moves in the field/free skate tests at the pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze levels;
JR 7.00 Dance Test and Competition Judges Authorized to Judge JR 7.01 The tests and competitions to which reference is made in the following rules are those over which U.S. Figure Skating has jurisdiction. See rule JR 4.03. Dance judges are authorized to judge tests and competitions as follows except that only judges certified in the international judging system (IJS) by the Judges Committee may officiate at qualifying competition events employing the IJS. A. Bronze dance test judges: 3. Single-judge panel a. Standard and Special Olympics preliminary partnered pattern dance tests and preliminary through pre-silver solo pattern dance track tests;
b. Pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze moves in the field tests and Special Olympics moves in the field tests at the pre-preliminary and adult pre-bronze levels;
Implementation date: July 1, 2013
30. APPROVED – Special Olympics/Therapeutic Skating Committee Amend rule TR 11.01 (page 7, Tests Book) as follows:
TR 11.00 Special Olympics Test Rules TR 11.01 A Special Olympics test may be given to any Special Olympics athlete who is registered with a Special Olympics program. Tests are to be judged on a “pass” or “retry” basis. A. Moves in the field tests may be given at the levels of adult pre-bronze, adult bronze, adult silver and adult gold, regardless of the age of the athlete. All Any number of elements may be reskated one time at the request of the judge-in-charge. Additional reskates will be at the discretion of the judge-in-charge. There is no focus for any element.
B. Free skate tests may be given at the levels of adult pre-bronze, adult bronze, adult silver and adult gold, regardless of the age of the athlete. Any number of elements may be reskated at the request of the judge-in-charge.
C. Pattern dance tests may be given at all levels specified in TR 40.01. Partners may be selected without regard to their dance test accomplishments. No solos are required.
Implementation date: July 1, 2013 SKATING 61
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