ISU Communication 2558: Singles & Pairs Levels, GOE and PCS Guidelines for Season 2023-24
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The ISU has published Communication 2558: Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for Marking Grade of Execution and Program Components Season 2023/24
Summary of notable changes (underlined portions are new):
Spin Levels:
“In Flying spins and spins in one position the difficult exit must be started from a basic position (not final windup), which must be at least reached. In spin combinations the difficult exit can be started from any position.”
“When windmill is used as a difficult exit, it must be executed on the spinning foot.”
Optional level 4 feature: “Both directions immediately following each other in sit, camel, Layback and difficult variation of an upright position”
Pair Lift Levels:
“In Group 5 Reverse Lasso Lift (5RLi) when both partners skate forwards, this is considered as a difficult variation of take-off.”
Death Spiral Levels:
“Difficult entry and/or exit is one feature and only one of them will count as a level feature. The exit must have a significant impact on the balance, control and execution of the death spiral.”
Pair Spin Levels:
“Difficult exit – exiting in a lift or spinning movement, an innovative move that makes the exit significantly more difficult. The exit must have a significant impact on the balance, control and execution of the pair spin combination.”
“Lifting the woman while the man is on 1 foot is a level feature when executed for at least 2 revolutions. If the woman is in a difficult position during the lift, it will be counted as a difficult variation.”
“Pair Spin Combination can be started with a jump. Any flying entry can be considered as a feature. If one or both partners do not execute 3 revolutions before or after the change of foot, the PCoSp will be marked with a “V”. If there are less than 3 revolutions on both feet by one or both partners, the spin will have “No Value”.
GOE - Positive Aspects:
Jumps: “effortless throughout (including rhythm in jump combo or sequence)”
Step sequences: “Creativity of body movements including variations of free foot: This positive bullet includes creative and varied body movements and different placements of the free foot (forwards, sideways, backwards/supported or unsupported) during the step sequence.”
GOE - Negative Aspects:
Jumps: “Poor take-off: For example a toe-assisted jump is taken off from the full blade, Toe Loop is executed like a Toe Axel or there is excessive rotation on the ice at the take-off. The reduction in GOE is -2 to -4.” (previously -1 to -3)
Jumps: “Multiple “q” signs in jump combo/seq: -3 to -4”
Spins: “Poor exit: -1 to -3”
“In case of any of the following errors, the starting GOE for the evaluation cannot be higher than +2:” (added following)
Spins with less than required revolutions (Short Program)
Spins with change of foot with poor change
Flying Spins with poor fly
Twists: “Poor take-off (poor speed, serious scratching, no toe-pick): -1 to -3” (previously -1 to -2)
Death spirals: “Poor or weak position of the woman (too high/less than 1 rev in low position) or man: -1 to -3”
Death spirals: “Woman’s or man’s weak edge quality: -2 to -3” (previously -1 to -2)