Changes accepted by the 56th ISU Congress: Singles/Pairs & Program Components definition revisions

[Coco]

Revise GOEs & whatnot for 2016-2017 is up:

http://static.isu.org/media/338930/2000-sptc-sov-and-goe-2016-2017_revised-after-congress.pdf

Color me confused...what happened to the 11 grades of execution?

 

[Deleted member 19433]

Color me confused...what happened to the 11 grades of execution?

That, along with many of the other changes voted on, won't take effect until the 2018-19 season.

 

[Sylvia]

I bumped up the original ISU Communication no. 2000 thread with the revised document link: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...-guidelines-2016-17.98430/page-2#post-4811612

Edited to clarify that the rule changes listed in ISU Communication no. 2014 are the ones that go into effect in 2016-17.

 

[leafygreens]

Can someone verify what all these changes mean for Adult skating? Like at Oberstdorf/Vancouver what are going to be the rule changes for adults?

 

[Sylvia]

Can someone verify what all these changes mean for Adult skating? Like at Oberstdorf/Vancouver what are going to be the rule changes for adults?

Obertsdorf is already underway - refer to the Announcement link posted in the competition thread: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...orf-june-13-18-vancouver-aug-28-sept-3.98715/

 

[leafygreens]

Obertsdorf is already underway - refer to the Announcement link posted in the competition thread: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...orf-june-13-18-vancouver-aug-28-sept-3.98715/

But would these changes apply for next year? And what changes specifically would apply to adults?

 

[gkelly]

But would these changes apply for next year? And what changes specifically would apply to adults?

There are some minor changes to requirements for spin and step sequence levels that would probably apply to the calling of these elements in adult events that include those elements.

More important should be the revision to the repeat jumps penalties that now lose points only for the extra jump, not for a whole combination if the extra one was in combination.

The ISU doesn't really set rules for adults. It's up to the event organizers (including individual federations for all their domestic adult events) to decide which rules to use exactly as written by the ISU for international juniors and seniors and which to adapt.

 

[leafygreens]

I might have answered my own question but the 2016 Vancouver announcement says it's using 2014 rules. So each competition announcement will say which version of the rules will apply. It's not necessarily the rules of the current year.

 

[Aussie Willy]

I think for adult if you have any doubt email the event organisers and just check with them how they are going to apply the rule changes.

 

[becca]

I don't like that they've gotten rid of it. I think there should be something in PCS that reflects that the overall impression of the program/the "artistry" is less effective when the program itself, including the jump elements, is not performed well.

Hate it. The worst aspect of the sport is watching a skater fall multiple times and it when due to pcs. I am fine with one mistake but multiple falls. Multiple falls are not properly punished in TES

 

[Sylvia]

@becca, rule 353 re. fall penalties has been changed in Senior. -1 for 1st & 2nd fall, -2 for 3rd & 4th falls, -3 for a 5th or more falls.

 

[becca]

@becca, rule 353 re. fall penalties has been changed in Senior. -1 for 1st & 2nd fall, -2 for 3rd & 4th falls, -3 for a 5th or more falls.

That is Better but still 9 points nothing for the Chans or Hanyus

 

[misskarne]

I am more frustrated that they did not re-insert the rule that says that a fall must be -3 (or -5 now I guess) GOE. None of this "take -3 (or -5) from the GOE" bullshit, it should be a straight-out -3 (-5). None of this bullshit where someone's getting -2s or -1s for a fall.

 

[Dobre]

I am more frustrated that they did not re-insert the rule that says that a fall must be -3 (or -5 now I guess) GOE. None of this "take -3 (or -5) from the GOE" bullshit, it should be a straight-out -3 (-5). None of this bullshit where someone's getting -2s or -1s for a fall.

Or +1 or +2 for a wobbly or unsynchronized twizzle sequence. Negative, folks. There are too many teams in the world that can do them well and even better than some of the teams at the top.