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Know Your Skating: Program Requirements - Pairs

Pair Short Program Requirements
Pair Free Program Requirements

Pair Short Program Requirements

	Pre-Novice	Novice	Junior	Senior
Time	max 2 minutes 40 seconds	max 2 minutes 40 seconds	max 2 minutes 50 seconds	max 2 minutes 50 seconds
Lift	Any Lift (min 1 or 1 ½ rotations for the woman)	Toe Loop Hip Lift take off (Star) (min 2 rev by woman, min 1, max 3 ½ revs by man)	Toe Loop Hip Lift take off (Star) (min 2 rev by woman, min 1, max 3 ½ revs by man)	Hip Lift take off Group 3 (min 2 rev by woman, min 1, max 3 ½ revs by man)
Twist	One Single or Double	One Double	One Double	One Double
Throw	Not Allowed	Throw Double Loop	Throw Double or Triple Loop	Any double or triple throw
Solo Jump	One Solo Jump (Axel or any double)	Any Double or Triple - domestic only (*Double Lutz - for ISU events)	Any double or triple - domestic only (*Double Lutz - for ISU Junior)	Any Double or Triple Jump
Solo Spin	Any (cannot be a combination) (min 4 revs)	Solo Spin with only 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 5+5 rev)	Solo Spin with only 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 5+5 rev)	Solo Spin with only 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 5+5 rev)
Pair Spin	Any (cannot be a combination) (min 4 revs)	Pair Combination with 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 8 revs)	Pair Combination with only 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 8 revs)	Pair Combination with only 1 change of foot and at least 1 change of position (min 8 revs)
Death Spiral	One Spiral Figure	One Forward Inside	One Forward Inside	One Forward Inside
Spiral Step Sequence	One Spiral Sequence (min 2 positions for each partner. Positions must be held for min 3 seconds each)	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed
Step Sequence	Step Sequence (of a different nature)	One step sequence (either straight line, circular or serpentine)	One step sequence (either straight line, circular or serpentine)	One step sequence (either straight line, circular or serpentine)

Pair Free Program Requirements

	Pre-Juvenile	Juvenile	Pre-Novice	Novice	Junior	Senior
Time	2:00 or 2:30 min (determined by Section)	2:30 min +/- 10 sec	3:00 min +/- 10 sec	3:30 min +/- 10 sec	4:00 min +/- 10 sec	4:30 min +/- 10 sec
Lifts (Maximum)	2 lifts of any nature, one of which must be from group 1. Lifts must not contain a change of position	2 lifts of any nature, one of which must be from group 1. Lifts must not contain a change of position	2 lifts of any nature	3 lifts, one of which must be group 3 or 4	3 lifts, one of which must be group 3 or 4	3 lifts, one of which must be group 3 or 4
Twist (Maximum)	Not Allowed	1 twist lift	1 twist lift	1 twist lift	1 twist lift	1 twist lift
Throws (Maximum)	1 throw jump	1 throw jump	2 different throw jumps	2 different throw jumps	2 different throw jumps	2 different throw jumps
Jump Elements (Maximum)	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence	• 1 solo jump • 1 jump combination or sequence
Spin Elements (Maximum)	•1 solo spin or solo spin combination • 1 pair spin or pair spin combination	•1 solo spin or solo spin combination • 1 pair spin or pair spin combination	•1 solo spin or solo spin combination • 1 pair spin or pair spin combination	• 1 solo spin or spin combination • 1 pair spin or spin combination	• 1 solo spin or spin combination • 1 pair spin or spin combination	• 1 solo spin combination • 1 pair spin combination
Death Spiral (Maximum)	1 death spiral or spiral figure	1 death spiral or spiral figure	1 death spiral or spiral figure	1 death spiral	1 death spiral	1 death spiral
Step Sequences (Maximum)	1 step sequence	1 step sequence	1 step sequence	• 1 step sequence • 1 sequence of spirals	• 1 step sequence • 1 sequence of spirals	• 1 step sequence • 1 sequence of spirals
Optional Element	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	One optional element that may be: • a different death spiral, or • a solo or pair spin combination, or • a solo or pair spin

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