AGE LIMITS:

In accordance with the ISU Rule 108, paragraph 2 c), the participants must have reached at least the age of thirteen (13) and have not reached the age of nineteen (19) before July 1 preceding the competition (born between July 1, 1992 and June 30, 1998).

SHORT PROGRAM:

The required elements to be performed are listed in ISU Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating 2010, Rule 511, paragraph 3, the required elements for 2011-2012, and the respective ISU Communications.

 a)       Double or triple Axel Paulsen;

b)      Double or triple Lutz jump immediately preceded by connecting steps and/or by other comparable Free Skating movements;

c)       Jump combination consisting of two double jumps or one double and one triple jump or two triple jumps;

d)      Flying sit spin;

e)       Layback or sideways leaning spin;

f)       Spin combination with all the three basic positions (sit, camel, upright or any variation thereof) and with only one change of foot;

Duration: 2 minutes and 50 seconds maximum, but may be less.

FREE SKATING:

In accordance with ISU Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating 2010, Rule 512 and the respective ISU Communications; special attention should be paid to the “well balanced program”.

 a)       maximum of 7 jump elements (one of which must be an Axel type jump);

b)      maximum of 3 spins, one of which must be a spin combination, one a flying spin or a spin with a flying entrance and one a spin with only one position;

Duration: 3 minutes and 30 seconds, +/-10 seconds