57th Ordinary ISU Congress - Day 2 Summary
SYWTW FS
Full Congress:
Proposals 23, 25, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 52 (with the recommendation to create a working group regarding this Proposal) 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 81, 84, 86 were withdrawn,
Proposal 22 was rejected while the following Proposals were accepted: 24, Urgent Proposal 2, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, Urgent Matter No. 3, 53, 54, 55, 57, 62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85 (with amendments). Urgent Proposal No. 4 was accepted with amendments and finally the Congress accepted a resolution based on Proposal 79 to create a working group to reviewed the Figure Skating Championships format.
Figure Skating Branch Session:
The following were accepted: 189, 190, 192, 195, 198, 200, 202. Three were rejected (191, 194, 197) and four Proposals were withdrawn; 193, 199, 201, 203. Proposal 196 remains pending.
Reference links: Proposals, Urgent Matters.
Summary of important figure skating decisions:
ACCEPTED:
Proposal 190: Add “All programs must be skated to music” as a requirement.
Proposal 198: Singles: Only 1 jumping pass in the SP and 3 in the FS will receive a 10% base value bonus if performed in the second half of the program.
Proposal 200: Ice Dance: “Combination Turns are evaluated as one unit by adding the Base Values of the executed by the Lady and executed by the Man Types of Turns and then applying the GOE. The GOE of the Combination Turns is equal to the sum of the numerical values of the corresponding GOE of these executed Types of Turns.”
Proposal 202: Ice Dance: “-1.0 [deduction] up to every 5 seconds in excess of permitted time after the last prescribed step in the Pattern Dance to the ending movement/pose”
REJECTED:
Proposal 191: Amended - Skaters will provide their music on USB sticks instead of CDs to be played at competitions.
Proposal 194: Split judging panels so that half are responsible for GOE and half are responsible for PCS.
Proposal 197: Singles: Only 2 jumping passes in the SP and 4 in the FS will receive a 10% base value bonus if performed in the second half of the program. (Rejected in favor of Proposal 198, which passed.)
WITHDRAWN:
Proposal 199: Singles: Bonus points given to skaters who successfully land 6 different types of triple or quadruple jumps in their free skate.
Proposal 201: Increase men’s PCS factor to 1.2 in the SP and 2.4 in the FS. Reason: More study required.
Proposal 203: Eliminate fall deductions in all disciplines. Reason: More important issues to focus on first.