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It is important to keep up-to-date with U.S. Figure Skating rule changes for competition and testing.  Be pro-active and check the U.S. Figure Skating website for changes that may affect your skating program.  Go to http://www.usfigureskating.org/New_Judging.asp?id=354 and check the notifications on that page, or click on the tab on the left-hand side of the screen for your skating discipline (singles/pairs, ice dancing, adult skating, etc.).

 

Per U.S. Figure Skating, Technical Notifications are posted on Thursday to go into effect the following Monday.

 

As of September 2, 2010, there will be a number of changes to the Moves-in-the Field tests (your coach should know about this).

 

U.S. Figure Skating will announce an implementation plan for the recently published ISU Communications 1610 (Ice Dancing) and 1611 (Singles and Pairs) as soon as possible. Please continue to use the 2009-10 rules and levels of difficulty until further notice. This is the link to the most recent ISU communications:   http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-130127-131435-nav-list,00.html

Modifications ratified at the 2010 Governing Council to the singles program requirements for the juvenile free skate, intermediate short program and intermediate free skate will go into effect June 1, 2010, as specified in the 2009-10 Combined Report of Action. For more details on these changes, please visit http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=44604&type.

 

 

103. APPROVED AS AMENDED - Singles Committee
Amend rule 3672 (page 244 Rulebook) as follows:

3672 The Intermediate Well-Balanced Free Skate Must Contain:

Spins: Maximum of three spins of a different nature (one of which must be a flying spin, one a combination
spin with at least one change of position, and one a spin in one position with no change of foot and no flying entry).

C. Spins: In the intermediate free skate, only the flying spin and the combination spin may begin with
a flying entry, may change feet and may change position. The minimum number of revolutions for the flying spin in the intermediate free skate is five, two of which must be in the landing position. The combination spin must have a minimum of 8 revolutions total. The minimum number of revolutions in the solo spin is five with no change of foot and no flying entry.

 

 

104. APPROVED AS AMENDED - Singles Committee
Amend rule 3681 (page 245 Rulebook) as follows:

D. Spins: The minimum number of revolutions for the flying spin in the juvenile or open juvenile free skate is five, a minimum of two of which must be in the landing position. The minimum number of revolutions in the
combination spin is eight total. The skater must change position at least once and may change feet. The
minimum number of revolutions in the solo spin is five with no change of foot and no flying entry.

 

 

105. APPROVED AS AMENDED - Singles Committee
Amend rule 3681 (page 245 Rulebook) as follows:

106. APPROVED AS AMENDED - Singles Committee
Amend rule 3671 (page 243 Rulebook) as follows:

A. Technical elements are:

2. One double or triple jump immediately preceded by connecting steps and/or other free skate
movements;

3. One jump combination consisting of a single jump and a double jump, two double jumps, a triple
jump and a single jump, or a triple jump and a double jump (jump attempted in (1) and (2) may not be
repeated in this combination);

B. Remarks: The jump performed in (1) may not be repeated as either the jump in (2) or as a part of the
combination (3). The jump performed in (2) may not be repeated as part of jump combination (3); the
different jump chosen for (3) may however be performed twice as jump combination (3). When a triple
jump is executed in (2), a triple jump cannot be included again in the jump combination. Spin
combination (5) must include two of the three basic spin positions.

 

 

107. APPROVED - Singles Committee
Amend rule TR 32.04 (page 27 Tests Book) as follows:

Jumps: Maximum of  five jumping elements including the following requirements: (balance of rule remains
unchanged)

108. APPROVED - Singles Committee
Amend rule TR 32.03 (page 27 Tests Book) as follows: