LIFTS in Synchronized Skating Oral presantation, ISU national coach seminar for coaches in synchronized-skating, 28.08.04, Frankfurt/Main Kerstin, Koblenz, Germany 1
Definition of term (rule 703) Lifts are permitted in senior free skating only Skaters may be lifted by other skaters or are elevated to any height by themselves using body support from another skater 2
Definition of term (rule 703) Undignified actions and poses are forbidden Two (2) Pair lifts and two (2) Group lifts are allowed 3
Definition of term (rule 703) In group lifts, a lifting skater(s) must have at least one skate on the ice at all times Acrobatic lifts are not allowed 4
Definition of term (rule 703) In pair lifts the lifting hands above the head are not allowed, while in group lifts the lifting skaters may use both lifting arm to full extension 5
Difficulty Groups of Adding Factors Adding factor / Abbreviation (Free skating elements / moves) Apply for Movement in Isolation (MI) And Moves in the Field (MF) 6
Adding Factor To get the adding factor in MI at least 3 skaters must perform that FS Element / FS Move FS Moves must be sustained to receive the adding factor. Team must skate in that FS move for at least three (3) seconds of the music 7
Adding Factor Group 1 (fe1): Use of Lifts that do not rotate or glide on a pattern Group 2 (fe2): Use of Lifts that are stationary and rotate or use of Lifts that are gliding but do not rotate Group 3 (fe3): Use of Lifts that glide and rotate 8
Classifikation of Lifts Carry Lifts Dance Lifts 9
Group One: Armpit Hold position 10
Group Two: Wast Hold position 11
Group Two: Wast Hold position 12
Group Two: Wast Hold position 13
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 14
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 15
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 16
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 17
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 18
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 19
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 20
Group Three: Hand to Hip position 21
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 22
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 23
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 24
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 25
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 26
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 27
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 28
Group Four: Hand to Hand position (Press Lift type) 29
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 30
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 31
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 32
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 33
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 34
Group Five: Hand to Hand position (Lasso Lift type) 35
Carry Lifts Special kind of Maximum at least one continuous revolution of the man Carry Lifts are transitions in Pair skating 36
Dance Lifts Stationary Lift: a lift which is executed on the spot (stationary location) by the lifting partner who may or may not be rotating Straight Line Lift: a lift in which the lifting partner travels in a straight line in any position on one foot or two feet 37
Dance Lifts Curve Lift: a lift in which the lifting partner travels on one curve (lobe) in any position on one foot or two feet, a turn is permitted Rotational Lift: a lift in which the lifting partner rotates in one (clockwise or anticlockwise) direction while travelling across the ice 38
Dance Lifts Reverse Rotational Lift: a lift in which the lifting partner rotates in one direction then in another direction while travelling across the ice Serpentine Lift: a lift in which the lifting partner travels on two different curves of approximately similar curvature and duration. 39
Dance Lifts Serpentine Lift: The change of direction may incorporate a turn of not more than ½ rotation. The pattern must be serpentine shaped. Combination Lift: a lift combining two of the above types of lifts 40
Thank you 41