AGE LIMITS:

In accordance with the ISU Rule 108, paragraph 2 b), the participants should have reached at least the age of fourteen (14) before July 1 preceding the competition (born before July 1, 1997).

SHORT PROGRAM:

The required elements to be performed are listed in ISU Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating 2010, Rule 520, paragraph 2, the required elements for 2011-2012, and the respective ISU Communications.

a)       Any hip lift take-off (Group Three)

b)      Twist lift (double or triple)

c)       Throw jump (double or triple)

d)      Solo jump (double or triple)

e)       Pair spin combination with only one change of foot and at least one change of position f) Death spiral forward inside

f)       Step sequence (straight line, circular or serpentine)

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

FREE SKATING:

In accordance with ISU Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating 2010, Rule 521 and the respective ISU Communications; special attention should be paid to the “well balanced program”.

a)       maximum of 3 lifts, one of which must be from Group 3 or 4, with full extension of the lifting arm/s;

b)      maximum of 2 twist lifts (there can be not more than 4 lifts and twist lifts in total and if there are 2 twist lifts, these must be with different take offs);

c)       maximum of 2 different throw jumps;

d)      maximum of 1 solo jump;

e)       maximum of 1 jump combination or sequence;

f)       maximum of 1 solo spin combination;

g)       maximum of 1 pair spin combination;

h)      maximum of 1 death spiral different from the death spiral of the Short Program;

i)        maximum of 1 spiral sequence.

Duration: 4 minutes and 30 seconds, +/-10 seconds