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Figure Skating in Northern Ontario
Understand Figure Skating
New Judging System
- Skate Canada has been a supporter of the principles of the ISU's "New Judging System" since April of 2002. To that end, Skate Canada presented a position statement on the "New Judging System" at the 2002 ISU congress.
- During the 2003 competitive season, the ISU conducted parallel trials of the "New Judging System." Skate Canada personnel participated in all of these trials.
- In 2002, the ISU created a commission to be responsible for the development of the "New Judging System." Two Canadians are members of this commission: Mr. Ted Barton, Executive Director of Skate Canada British Columbia and Mrs. Ann Shaw, ISU referee in Ice Dance and member of the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee.
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Between December 2002 and October 2003, Skate Canada has conducted the following training with resect to the "New Judging System:"
- In depth education and monitoring sessions, as well as on-going support, for all Senior National Team Athletes
- In depth educational session for 50 national level coaches
- Information session for all Junior and Developmental Team Athletes
- Trial sessions of the new system for approximately 100 judges and coaches
- Presentations to Athletes, Coaches and Officials at all National Level events during the season (4 events)
- 18 Presentations at the provincial level conducted for all members of the skating family (approximately 600 people in attendance)
- Between December 2002 and October 2003, Skate Canada conducted 5 trials of the "New Judging System" at domestic events. These trials covered all levels of skating from Introductory to Senior, in all disciplines. As a result of these trials, Skate Canada is confident that the principles of the calculation and judging process of this "New Judging System" can be applied at all levels of competition.
- Skate Canada has conducted 5 trials of different levels of technology in the application of the new judging system. From the case of no technology, to the case of two computers in an office, the system performed effectively and efficiently, working within reasonable time limits. As a result, Skate Canada is confident that the "New Judging System" can be applied with significantly less technology than is required at the ISU level - and even less technology than is now required.
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Skate Canada supports the principles of the "New Judging System" for the following reasons:
- The new judging system provides a quantitative measure of performance by which all athletes at all levels can gauge their performance. This system treats all athletes equally in this regard, and supports the association vision of supporting the development of personal excellence.
- The new judging system provides a consistent application of the standards of skating. With the freedom of no maximum score, the "New Judging System" is able to support written standards by which all athletes are measured. This detailed written standard is something that can not exist within the current "6.0-ranking" judging system.
- In preparation for the 2004 ISU congress, Skate Canada will continue to support the development of the "New Judging System" at the international and domestic levels.
- Given the research that has been conducted to date, it is clear that the current "6.0-ranking" system can no longer support the level of performances given by skaters, the level of participation in the sport, or the realities of international competition. For that reason, Skate Canada will continue to work towards making the "New Judging System" a successful endeavor.
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