SKATE CANADA NB 2019 Spring Skate Competition Information & Logistics (As of February 11 th 2019)
General Information ONLY basic information and logistics are provided in this document. For specific technical information, please refer to Skate Canada s Info Centre. 2019 SKATE CANADA NEW BRUNSWICK SPRING SKATE LOGISTICS Host Mariposa-Moncton Date April 12-14 2019 Location Ice Surface Registration Restrictions Superior propane Centre, Rink A Arena of Champions 55 Russ Howard Drive Moncton, New Brunswick 200 x 85 ft Registration forms and payment -ETRANSFER ONLY must be received no later 4 pm, March 1, 2019 CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM LATE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. E-Transfer Send to mariposa@nb.sympatico.ca Question: What is this for? Answer: spring INCLUDE NAME OF SKATER(S) AND CATEGORY(IES) in Comment Section Competition Chairs Registration chair Aubrey Webb cullenwebb@me.com Danielle Blanchet blanchetdan@hotmail.com Nathalie Forget nat-forget@bellaliant.net Contact number during the event Danielle Blanchet 506.850.7336 Accommodations Wingate by Wyndham Mention Skate NB Block 69 du Marché Rd, Dieppe (506) 830-8330 2
Eligibility - Test and Pre-requisites Competitors wishing to enter events during the 2018-2019 skating season must meet the following and age prerequisites/deadlines: COMPETITIVE STREAM Test requirements requirement Before midnight of the closing date of entries Before July 1 st preceding the competition STARSKATE/ADULT STREAM/PRE-JUVENILE AND JUVENILE Test requirements requirement Before midnight of the closing date of entries Before July 1 st preceding the competition Any skater entered in an age-restricted category for which they are not age-qualified shall be disqualified and not permitted to change categories after the start of the competition. Entry fees shall not be refunded. Competition Entry Fees COMPETITIVE STREAM (Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior and Senior Singles): $95.00 per part short or free program STARSKATE STREAM (STARSkate, Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile, Adult, Special Olympic): $ 70.00 Element events $ 60.00 per entry Star 1 Free Skating $ 80.00 per entry Star 2 and 3 Free Skating $ 95.00 per entry Star 4 to Gold Free Skating (including Adults) $ 95.00 per Pre-Juvenile and Juvenile events $ 95.00 per entry Interpretive (including Adults) $ 95.00 per skater per Interpretive Couples event $ 95.00 per entry Special Olympics PLANNED PROGRAM SHEETS Planned Program Content sheets along with MP3 music file of each program must be submitted to the LOC by April 5 th, 2019 at the la. There will be a $20 fee charged for failing to submit Planned program or MP3 file by the deadline. Skaters will not be permitted to register at the competition until this fee has been paid and a Planned Program sheet along with a MP3 music file have been submitted. 3
Event Specification and Eligibility Requirements The following sections contain ONLY the specification and eligibility requirements. For specific technical information, please refer to the Technical packages posted on the Skate Canada Info Center. COMPETITIVE SINGLES CATEGORIES - SHORT AND/OR FREE (2019-2020 elements to be skated) Category Requirement Pre-Novice Women Test Qualification Under 16 (Junior Bronze) Pre-Novice Men Under 16 (Junior Bronze) Novice Women Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate. Novice Men Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Junior Women Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Junior Men Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Senior Women Must have passed the complete Gold Senior Men Must have passed the complete Gold Length of Program Short: 2:20 Free: 3:00 min Short: 2:20 Free: 3:00 min Short: 2:20 Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:20 Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:40 Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:40 Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:40 Free: 4:00 min Short: 2:40 Free: 4:00 min PRE-JUVENILE AND JUVENILE SINGLES CATEGORIES Skaters may only register in one freestyle category; however, they may also register in a short program (STAR 7 or STAR 9). Category Requirement Test Qualification Length of Program Pre-Juvenile Women U11 Pre-Juvenile Women U13 Pre-Juvenile Men U11 Pre-Juvenile Men U13 Juvenile Women U12 Juvenile Women U14 Juvenile Men U12 Juvenile Men U14 Under 11 Under 13 Under 11 Under 13 Under 12 Under 14 Under 12 Under 14 2 min or 2.5 min 2 min or 2.5 min 2 min or 2.5 min 2 min or 2.5 min 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 4
STARSKATE FREE SKATE CATEGORIES Skaters may only register in one freestyle category; however, they may also register in a short program (STAR 7 or STAR 9). STAR 1 STAR 2 STAR 3 Category qualification Test Qualification Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 4 Girls U10 Under 10 Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 4 Boys U10 Under 10 Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze Free (STAR 6) skating STAR 4 Girls U13 Under 13 Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 4 Boys U13 Under 13 Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze Free (STAR 6) skating STAR 4 Girls 13&O 13 & over Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze Free (STAR 6) skating STAR 4 Boys 13&O 13 & over Must not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze Free (STAR 6) skating STAR 5 Girls U10 Under 10 Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver Free (STAR 8) skating STAR 5 Boys U10 Under 10 Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 5 Girls U13 Under 13 Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 5 Boys U13 Under 13 Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 5 Girls 13&O 13 & over Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 5 Boys 13&O 13 & over Must not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 6 Women STAR 6 Men STAR 7 Women STAR 7 Men STAR 8 Women STAR 8 Men Program Time n/a Max 2.10 minutes 2.5 minutes 2.5 minutes Max 2.5 minutes Max 2.5 minutes 3.0 minutes 3.0 minutes 5
STAR 9 Women STAR 9 Men STAR 10 Women Must have passed Jr. Silver (STAR 8) Free Skate Max 2.5 minutes Max 2.5 minutes 3.0 minutes STAR 10 Men Must have passed Jr. Silver (STAR 8) Free Skate 3.5 minutes Gold Women Must have passed Jr. Silver (STAR 8) Free Skate 3.0 min Gold Men Must have passed Jr. Silver (STAR 8) Free Skate 3.5 min 6
STARSKATE INTERPRETIVE CATEGORIES Please note that the program title must be specified on the registration form (no more than 40 characters long). Length of Category Test Qualification qualification Program Pre-Introductory Interpretive Women Pre-Introductory Interpretive Men Pre-Introductory Interpretive Couples Introductory Interpretive Women Introductory Interpretive Men Introductory Interpretive Couples Bronze Interpretive Women Bronze Interpretive Men Bronze Interpretive Couples Silver Interpretive Women Silver Interpretive Men Silver Interpretive Couples Gold Interpretive Women Gold Interpretive Men Gold Interpretive Couples Must not have passed any Interpretive. Max. 2.0 Must not have passed any Interpretive. Max. 2.0 Must not have passed any Interpretive. Max. 2.0 May have passed the Introductory Interpretive Max. 2.0, but no. May have passed the Introductory Interpretive Max. 2.0, but no. At least one skater must have passed the Max. 2.0 Introductory Interpretive singles, but no. May have passed the Bronze Interpretive, Max. 3.0 but no. May have passed the Bronze Interpretive, Max. 3.0 but no. At least one skater must have passed the Bronze Max. 3.0 Interpretive singles, but no. May have passed the Silver Interpretive, but Max. 3.0 no. May have passed the Silver Interpretive singles Max. 3.0, but no. At least one skater must have passed the Silver Max. 3.0 Interpretive, but no. May have passed the Gold Interpretive. Max. 3.0 May have passed the Gold Interpretive. Max. 3.0 At least one skater must have passed the Gold Interpretive singles. Max. 3.0 7
STAR ELEMENT CATEGORIES Entry for Element events is consistent with Free Skate events and skaters may skate up if they choose. Category Test Qualification Reference qualification STAR 2 None May not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 3 None May not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 4 Girls None May not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 4 Boys None May not have passed any part of the Senior Bronze (STAR 6) Free skating STAR 5 Girls None May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 5 Boys None May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 6 Women None Must have passed the Junior Bronze (STAR 5) Free skating STAR 6 Men None Must have passed the Junior Bronze (STAR 5) Free skating STAR 8 Women None Must have passed the Junior Bronze (STAR 5) Free skating STAR 8 Men None Must have passed Junior Bronze (STAR 5) Free Skate STAR 10 Women None Must have passed the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating STAR 10 Men None Must have passed the Junior Silver (STAR 8) Free skating Gold None Must have passed the Junior Bronze (STAR 8) Free skating Gold None Must have passed the Junior Bronze (STAR 8) Free skating SC tech package SC tech package SC tech package SC tech package *The Open element category may be used if there are not sufficient numbers to run Sr. Bronze and above categories. PRE-JUVENILE AND JUVENILE ELEMENT CATEGORIES Entry for Element events is consistent with Free Skate events and skaters may skate up if they choose. Category Requirement Test Qualification Pre-Juvenile Women U13 Under 13 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate. Pre-Juvenile Men U13 Under 13 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate. Juvenile Women U14 Under 14 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate. Juvenile Men U14 Under 14 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate. Reference 8
PRE-NOVICE TO SENIOR ELEMENT CATEGORIES Entry for Element events is consistent with Free Skate events and skaters may skate up if they choose. Category Requirement Test Qualification Reference Pre-Novice Women Under 16 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Pre-Novice Men Under 16 Must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Novice Women Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Novice Men Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Junior Women Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Junior Men Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Senior Women Must have passed the complete Gold Senior Men Must have passed the complete Gold ADULT FREE SKATE CATEGORIES Category Qualification Test Qualification Program Time Intro Open Adult Must have reached the age of 19 No pre-requisites. Max 1 minute and 40 seconds. Program time may be shorter Bronze Adult Silver Adult Gold Adult Masters Adult Adult Masters Elite Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 No pre-requisites Max 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Program time may be shorter No pre-requisites. Max 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter No pre-requisites Max 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Program time may be shorter No pre-requisites. Max 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter No pre-requisites Max 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter 9
ADULT INTERPRETIVE CATEGORIES Please note that skaters must submit, prior to the competition, a brief statement of the chosen theme. It is to be no more than 40 characters in length. Category Qualification Recommended Skating Level Introductory Adult Bronze Adult Silver Adult Gold Adult Elite Adult Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 Must have reached the age of 19 For skaters approximately at the Intro Open Free Skating level For skaters approximately at the Bronze Free Skating level For skaters approximately at the Silver Free Skating level. For skaters approximately at the Gold and/or Masters Free Skating level For skaters approximately at the level of former competitive skaters Program Time Max 2.0 Max.3.0 SPECIAL OLYMPICS FREE SKATE CATEGORIES Category Qualification Recommended Skating Level Level 1 Women/Men Skaters must not have passed CanSkate Stage 4. * Safety requirement- CSA approved helmets must be worn at all times including during competition Level 2 Women/Men Skaters must not have passed CanSkate Stage 6. * Safety requirement- (For skaters who have not completed stage 5) - CSA approved helmets must be worn at all times including during competition NOTE: If skater is not wearing a Helmet at the event they must provide the CanSkate report card verifying they have successfully completed Stage 5. Level 3 Women/Men For STAR athletes, who have completed CanSkate Stage 6. Geared for the skaters who have not mastered more than 3 single jumps Program Time 1.0 min (+ / - 10 sec) Max 1 minute and 40 seconds Max 1 minute and 40 seconds Level 4 Women/Men Should not have mastered more than 5 single jumps. 2.0 min (+ / - 10 sec) Level 5 Women/Men Should not have mastered double jumps. 2.0 min (+ / - 10 sec) Level 6 Women/Men Working on double jumps. 2.0 min (+ / - 10 sec) Open Women/Men Must have Senior Bronze (STAR 6) or. Skaters who can do more than 2 double jumps. 3.0 min (+ / - 10 sec) For technical information specific to each of the above events, please visit the Skate Canada Special Olympics on Info Centre. 10
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOLO ICE DANCE CATEGORIES Category Qualification Recommended Skating Level Event composition Introductory Skaters must not have passed any dances. Refer to SC Technical Package Level 1 Skaters must have passed complete STAR 2 dance assessment Level 2 Skaters must not have passed the complete Junior Bronze (STAR 5) dances. Level 3 Skaters must not have passed the complete Junior Bronze (STAR 6) dances. Level 4 Skaters must not have passed the complete Junior Bronze (STAR 8) dances. Dutch Waltz (2 sequences) Canasta (2 sequences) Fiesta (2 sequences) Willow Waltz (2 sequences) Ten Fox (2 sequences) Fourteenstep (3 sequences) European (2 sequences) Tango (2 sequences) Level 5 Skaters must not have passed the complete Senior Silver (STAR 10) dances. Level 6 Skaters must have passed the complete Senior Silver (STAR 10) dances. Rocker (3 sequences) Blues (2 sequences) Westter (2 sequences) Quickstep (3 sequences) For technical information specific to each of the above events, please visit the Skate Canada Special Olympics on Info Centre. Refunds, Exhibitions and Skating Up REFUND OF ENTRY FEES: Entry fees shall be refunded only if the event is not held or if the entry is withdrawn before the date of closing of entries. If only one skater is entered in a category, that skater has the option to compete in the next highest category (if possible), skate an exhibition or withdraw from the competition. The LOC will contact the skater and the skater will have 48 hrs to convey their decision back to the LOC and this decision shall be final. If an answer is not received, the category will be cancelled. At the discretion of the technical representative, if there are fewer than three participants in a category with age divisions, this category may be combined with the same level of category with a different age division. Skaters wishing to skate an exhibition will be charged the regular skating fee. This fee will include feedback from the judging panel via the ISU report card. No medals are awarded for exhibition skates. 11
Schedule The schedule will be made available on the Skate Canada NB website. Electronic mail will also be the primary method of communication with Skaters and Coaches. Competition at all SCNB sanctioned events shall NOT commence before 8 am or be scheduled to conclude any later than 10 pm (4 pm on Sundays). Note that the Technical Representative and the LOC reserve the right to cancel categories for reasons of logistical constraints. Any such decision will be communicated accordingly to the membership via email and/or the Skate Canada NB website. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE Any rules or communications published by Skate Canada or the ISU may have an impact on the announcement. 12