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Singles Short Program Requirements
Singles Free Program Requirements

Singles Short Program Requirements

	Pre-Novice	Novice	Junior	Senior
Time	max 2 minutes 15 seconds	max 2 minutes 15 seconds	max 2 minutes 50 seconds	max 2 minutes 50 seconds
Axel	Single or Double	Single or Double	Double	Women: Double Men: Double or Triple
Solo Jump	Double Salchow	Double Lutz *entry steps required	Double or Triple Lutz *entry steps required	Women: Any Triple Men: Any Triple or Quad *entry steps required
Combination Jump	Double/Double Triple/Double (first jump not dbl salchow) (may include repeated dbl Axel)	Double/Double Double/Triple Triple/Double (may NOT include repeated dbl Axel or dbl lutz as first jump)	Women: Double/Double Triple/Double Double/Triple Men: Double/Triple Triple/Double Triple/Triple (jumps must be different from solo jumps)	Women: Triple/Double Double/Triple Triple/Triple Men: Any with one Double and one Triple Triple/Triple Quad/Double* Quad/Triple* *if Quad is not as solo jump (jumps must be different from solo jumps)
Flying Spin	Flying Camel (min 5 revs)	Flying Camel (min 6 revs)	Flying Sit (min 8 revs)	Any (min 8 revs) (after required revs may conclude with variation)
Combination Spin	- Only 1 change of foot - At least 1 change of position (min 4+4 revs)	- Only 1 change of foot - At least 2 changes of position (min 5+5 revs)	- Only 1 change of foot - At least 2 changes of position (min 6+6 revs)	- Only 1 change of foot - At least 2 changes of position (min 6+6 revs)
Other Spin	Women: Layback or sideways leaning spin (min 5 revs) Men: Cross foot spin (min 5 revs)	Women: Layback or sideways leaning spin (min 6 revs) Men: Cross foot spin (min 6 revs)	Women: Layback or sideways leaning spin (min 8 revs) Men: Camel change Camel Spin (min 6+6 revs)	Women: Layback or sideways leaning spin (min 8 revs) Men: Camel change Camel or Sit change Sit (min 6+6 revs)
Step Sequences	Circular Step Sequence	Circular Step Sequence	Women: Spiral Step Sequence (at least 3 spiral positions and 1 change of foot) Men: Step Sequence (any pattern)	Women: Spiral Step Sequence (at least 3 spiral positions and 1 change of foot) Men: Step Sequence (any pattern)
Step Sequences	NA	NA	Step Sequence (different pattern)	Step Sequence (different pattern)

Singles Free Program Requirements

	Pre-Juvenile	Juvenile	Pre-Novice	Novice Women	Novice Men
Time	2:00 or 2:30 min (determined by Section)	2:30 min +/- 10 sec	3:00 min +/- 10 sec	3:00 min +/- 10 sec	3:30 min +/- 10 sec
Jumps Elements	7 jump elements	7 jump elements	7 jump elements	7 jump elements	8 jump elements
Jump Restrictions	* The program must include at least one Axel-type jump * No jump can be included more than twice, and there can be no more than 3 jumps repeated in the program (Note: a double jump and a triple jump of the same nature, i.e., 2T and 3T, are considered different jumps) * Any repeated jump must be in combination or sequence * There can be no more than 3 combinations or sequences included in a program. One jump combination may contain a maximum of 3 jumps
Spin Elements	3 spin elements	3 spin elements	3 spin elements	3 spin elements	3 spin elements
Spin Restrictions	* The program must include at least one spin combination (with at least one change of foot and one change of position) * The program must include at least one flying spin * Juvenile/Pre-Novice: The third spin may be of any nature * Novice: The third spin must be of only one position (change of foot optional)
Step Sequences	1 step sequence	1 step sequence	1 step sequence	1 step sequence	1 step sequence

	Junior Women	Junior Men	Senior Women	Senior Men
Time	3:30 min +/- 10 sec	4:00 min +/- 10 sec	4:00 min +/- 10 sec	4:30 min +/- 10 sec
Jumps Elements	7 jump elements	8 jump elements	7 jump elements	8 jump elements
Jump Restrictions	* The program must include at least one Axel-type jump * No triple or quad jump can be included more than twice, and there can be no more than 2 triple or quad jumps repeated in the program. (Note: a triple jump and a quad jump of the same nature, i.e., 3T and 4T, are considered different jumps) * Any repeated triple or quad jump must be in combination or sequence. Single and double jumps can be repeated and do not have to be in combination * There can be no more than 3 combinations or sequences included in a program. One jump combination may contain a maximum of 3 jumps
Spin Elements	3 spin elements	3 spin elements	4 spin elements	4 spin elements
Spin Restrictions	* The program must include at least one spin combination (with at least one change of position and a minimum of 10 revolutions) * The program must include at least one flying spin of 6 revolutions * Junior: The third spin must be of only one position (change of foot is optional) and 6 revolutions * Senior: A third spin must be a spin of only one position and 6 revolutions (change of foot is optional). The fourth spin may be of any nature
Step Sequences	1 step sequence 1 spiral sequence	2 step sequences of a different nature	1 step sequence 1 spiral sequence	2 step sequences of a different nature

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