Updates & Changes from the ISU - 2020/2021 - REVISED

[Elizabeth]

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!!

[Elizabeth]

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

In the first document you will see that:

• 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).

Some key points from the second document:

[Elizabeth]

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

[Elizabeth]

A new 12-page communication from the ISU: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rule ... -2334/file

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