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Adult Bronze Pairs A. Test requirements as of the closing date for entries: Each partner in the adult bronze pairs event must have passed one of the following tests: Both partners must have passed at least one of the following tests: 1. The adult bronze pair test and no higher adult pair test 2. The adult bronze free skate test but no higher adult free skate test (see exception below)


3. The standard preliminary pair test and/or standard pre-juvenile pair test 4. The standard preliminary free skate test but no higher than the standard pre-juvenile free skate test (see exception)


Exception: Teams in which at least one member has passed the adult bronze pair test or the standard preliminary or pre-juvenile pair test may choose to compete in the adult bronze pairs event even if one or both partners have passed the next level adult or standard free skate test (that is, the adult silver free skate test and/or the standard pre-juvenile free skate test, but no higher adult or standard free skate test) 1. The adult bronze pair test, and no higher adult pair test, 2. The adult bronze or adult silver free skate test, but no higher adult free skate test,


3. The standard preliminary or pre-juvenile pair test, but no higher pair test, 4. The standard preliminary or pre-juvenile free skate test, but no higher free skate test.


ADULT BRONZE PAIRS WELL-BALANCED FREE SKATE 2:10 maximum time


Must contain the following elements in any order


STEP OR SPIRAL CHOREO- GRAPHIC SEQUENCE


Maximum of one element chosen from: • One step sequence utilizing at least one-half of the ice surface OR


Notes: • Additional moves in the field sequences and spiral choreographic sequences are permitted but will not be counted as elements; in- stead they will be counted as transitions and marked as such


• One spiral choreographic sequence utilizing at least one-half of the ice surface


Balance of rule remains unchanged. Implementation date: July 1, 2014


80. APPROVED – Adult Skating Committee Amend rule 5560 (page 183) as follows:


5560 Centennial Pairs


CENTENNIAL PAIRS WELL-BALANCED FREE SKATE 3:10 maximum time


Must contain the following elements in any order


STEP OR SPIRAL CHOREO- GRAPHIC SEQUENCE


Maximum of one element chosen from: • One step sequence utilizing at least one-half of the ice surface OR


Notes: • Additional moves in the field sequences and spiral choreographic sequences are permitted but will not be counted as elements; in- stead they will be counted as transitions and marked as such


• One spiral choreographic sequence utilizing at least one-half of the ice surface


Balance of rule remains unchanged. Implementation date: July 1, 2014


81. APPROVED – Competitions Committee Amend rules CR 7.02, CR 7.03, CR 7.08 (A) and (C), CR 7.09 and 3032 (A) (pages 29, 30 and 128) as follows:


CR 7.02 Recommendations for national, sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 singles/pairs referees; national and sectional dance referees; national and sectional synchronized refer- ees; national showcase referees; national Theatre On Ice referees; and national, sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 accountants may be made in writing by any of the following: Balance of rule is unchanged.


1. Candidates for national synchronized skating referee must be at least a senior sectional national synchronized skating judge to be appointed.


2. Candidates for sectional synchronized skating referee must be at least a junior senior sectional synchronized skating judge to be appointed.


D. National showcase and national Theatre On Ice referees should include a summary of the candidate’s qualifications (e.g. experience, temperament, competitions attended, U.S. Figure Skating number, etc.). 1. A candidate for national showcase referee: a. Must be at least a regional sectional level single/pairs, dance or synchro- nized referee, and


b. Must have acted as an assistant referee for at least one National Showcase competition.


2. A candidate for national Theatre On Ice referee: a. Must be at least a regional sectional level singles/pairs, or sectional level dance or synchronized referee, and


b. Must have acted as an assistant referee for at least one National Theatre On Ice competition.


E. National, sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 accountant, national music coordi- nator, national announcer and national ice technician should include: a summary of the candidate’s qualifications (e.g. experience, temperament, competitions attended, U.S. Figure Skating number, etc.). 1. A candidate for national or sectional accountant must have attended at least one sanctioned accountant’s school or seminar or maintained the number of Continu- ing Education Units (CEUs) required by the Competitions Committee during the preceding four-year period.


CR 7.08 The recommendations for sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 appointments should be sent: A. For sectional, or regional or certified 6.0 singles/pairs referee or sectional dance referee: to the appropriate sectional vice chair of the Competitions Committee;


2. A candidate for regional or certified 6.0 accountant must have attended a sanc- tioned accountant’s school.


CR 7.09 Within 60 days of the receipt of the recommendations for sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 appointments, the sectional vice chair: A. B.


Shall Will obtain recommendations and then review the complete file;


Shall Will consult with the appropriate national vice chair together with the chair of the Competitions Committee to finalize the appointment decision.


C. For appointment as a sectional synchronized skating referee: 1. The vice chair shall will obtain recommendations from appropriate members of the Competitions Committee and then review the complete file.


2. The sectional vice chair shall will consult with the appropriate national vice chair, together with the chair of the Competitions Committee, to finalize the appoint- ment decision.


3032 For all sanctioned, nonqualifying competitions, the local organizing committee must select the following officials: A. A chief referee. Additional referees may be selected at the discretion of the host club. 1. Either the chief referee or the chief accountant (see D below) must be a re- gional, sectional or national official in the area of service, selected from the official lists;. At nonqualifying competitions containing only 6.0 events, the chief referee may be a certified 6.0 singles/pairs referee selected from the official list, and the chief accountant may be a certified 6.0 accountant selected from the official list.


2. The chief referee, if not a certified 6.0, regional, sectional or national ref- eree, must be an official judge;


Balance of rule remains unchanged. Implementation date: July 1, 2014


82. APPROVED AS AMENDED - Competitions Committee Amend rules 1071 (A)(4) and (B)(3) and 1235 (C)(1) (pages 90-91 and 96) as follows:


CR 7.03 Recommendations for appointment for: A. National, sectional, and regional and certified 6.0 singles/pairs referee should in- clude a summary of the candidate’s qualifications (e.g. actual figure skating experi- ence and knowledge, judging experience and ability, actual refereeing of sanctioned figure skating competitions, proper judicial temperament and results of referee’s ex- amination). 1. Candidates for national singles/pairs referee must be at least a sectional nation- al singles/pairs competition judge to be appointed.


2. Candidates for sectional singles/pairs referee must be at least a regional sec- tional singles/pairs competition judge to be appointed.


3. Candidates for regional singles/pairs referee must be at least a nonqualifying regional singles/pairs competition judge to be appointed.


4. Candidates for certified 6.0 singles/pairs referee must be at least a silver sin- gles/pairs test judge to be appointed.


B. National and sectional dance referee should include a summary of the candidate’s qualifications (e.g. actual ice dance experience and knowledge, judging experience and ability, actual refereeing of sanctioned ice dance competitions, proper judicial temperament and results of referee’s examination). 1. Candidates for national dance referee must be at least a sectional dance com- petition national judge to be appointed.


2. Candidates for sectional dance referee must be at least a novice sectional dance competition judge to be appointed.


C. National and sectional synchronized referee should include a summary of the candi- date’s qualifications (e.g. actual figure skating experience and knowledge, judging experience and ability, actual refereeing of sanctioned synchronized skating compe- titions, proper judicial temperament and results of referee’s examination).


68 2013-14 COMBINED REPORT OF ACTION 1235 1071


IJS Basic Principles of Calculation – All Skating Disciplines A. Total technical score for each segment (pattern dance, short program, short dance, free skate, free dance) 4. When there are five or more judges, the trimmed mean is calculated by dropping the highest and lowest marks from the panel and calculating the average of the remaining marks. Note: When there are four or fewer judg- es, a simple mean is permitted in nonqualifying competitions will be used as provided for in rule 1235 (C)(1).


B. Total program component score for each segment 3. The panel’s points for each program component are obtained by calcu- lating the trimmed or simple mean of the judges’ scores for that program component. When there are five or more judges, the trimmed mean is cal- culated by dropping the highest and lowest marks from the panel and calculating the average of the remaining marks. Note: When there are four or fewer judges, a simple mean is permitted in nonqualifying competitions will be used as provided for in rule 1235 (C)(1).


3. The sectional vice chair shall will notify the applicant’s club and the applicant of the committee’s decision with a copy to the national vice chair for the Referee Selection and Education Subcommittee, and the chair of the Competitions Com- mittee and headquarters.


C. For sectional, or regional or certified 6.0 accountant: to the appropriate sectional vice chair for accountants of the Competitions Committee.


Duties of the Accountants – IJS The duties of accountants generally are as specified in rules 1230–1234. In addition, for events using the IJS, the accountants must comply with the following: C. Calculate the results using the computer program selected by U.S. Figure Skating as the official calculation software. 1. The marks of all judges assigned to a panel in a U.S. Figure Skating event using the IJS must be included in the calculation of results. There will be no blind draw of the judging panel to discard the marks of any judge. When there are five four or fewer judges on the judging panel, a simple mean may must be used to calculate results.


Implementation date: July 1, 2014


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