The ISU has released a communication regarding the decision of events such as the ISU Congress and the ISU Championships, as well as information for the upcoming season. The communication is available here:
https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-comm ... -2020/file
Some extracts from the communique and/or the rules to which the communique refers:
I, for one, am delighted that we will get Broadway music in the RD for another season!!
Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021 - REVISED
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Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021 - REVISED
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Re: Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021
Now the ISU has announced changes & guidelines related to scoring for 2020/21:
- Singles/Pairs - Scale of Values: https://isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communic ... 20-21/file
- Singles/Pairs - Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking Grade of Execution and Program Components: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rule ... final/file
- The 3Lz and 3F are now both worth 5.30 base value. (Previously the lutz was worth 5.90).
- The 4Lo, 4F, and 4Lz are now all worth 11.00 base value. (Previously the 4Lo was 10.50, 4F was 11.00 and 4Lz was 11.50).
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Re: Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021
An ISU article that talks about the changes in the scale of values & the judging guidelines with links to the communications mentioned above: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/news ... teParam=15
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Re: Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021 - REVISED
A new 12-page communication from the ISU: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rule ... -2334/file
The introduction:
The introduction:
2020/21Communication No. 2334
SINGLE & PAIR SKATING
Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking Grade of Execution, season 2020/21
The following Communication replaces Communication No. 2254
As per ISU Communication No 2332 “Decisions of the Council” the ISU Council decided to suspend the ISU Communications 2323 (Single & Pair Skating Scale of Values season 2020/21) and ISU Communication 2324 (Single & Pair Skating Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for making Grade of Execution and Program Components Season 2020/21).
In the meantime, the Council and the Single & Pair Skating Technical Committee have evaluated the need for an update of the above-mentioned Communications and the Council decided that
•ISU Communication 2323 is definitely cancelled and consequently ISU Communication 2253 remains in full force for the season 2020/21.
•ISU Communication 2324 is definitely cancelled.ISU Communication 2254 is herewith replaced by this new Communication 2334
I. Updated Levels of Difficulty of Single/Pair Skating Elements (season 2020/21)
II. Updated Guidelines for marking +GOE of Single/Pair Skating Elements (positive aspects)
III. Updated Guidelines in establishing GOE for errors in Short Program and Free Skating
IV. Updated Additional Remarks for Program Components and GOE