SKATE CANADA NEW BRUNSWICK 2016 Spring Skate Competition Information & Logistics (As of February 1st, 2016) General Information
ONLY basic information and logistics are provided in this document. For specific technical information, please refer to the Technical packages posted on the Skate Canada Members Only website. 2016 SKATE CANADA NEW BRUNSWICK SPRING SKATE LOGISTICS Host Lames d Argent de Bouctouche SC Date April 1-3, 2016 Location Ice Surface Registration Restrictions Send To Competition Chairperson Registration Chairperson J. K. Irving Center 30 rue Évangéline Street, Unit 180, Bouctouche, NB E4S 3E4 200 x 85 ft (NHL dimensions) Registration forms and certified cheque or money order must be received no later than 4 pm, February 12 th, 2016 Janice Davis, Registration 2015 Skate Canada New Brunswick Spring Skate 42 rue du Parc Bouctouche, NB E4S 3C5 Bouctouchegroomingnb@hotmail.ca Janice Davis Tel: (506)743-8199 Janice Davis Tel: (506)743-8199 Contact number during the event: Janice Davis (506)743-4226 Technical Representative : Vicky Gina Doucette vdoucette@coxandpalmer.com Assistant Tech Rep : Katelyn Delahunt katelyn.delahunt@skatenb.org Entry Fees - Certified cheque or money order ONLY order payable to: 2016 SCNB Spring Skate Accommodations: Auberge Inn & Suites Dune View Inn Auberge Le Vieux Presbytere VN Star Motel 50, rue Industrielle 589, rte 475 157, chemin du Couvent 9600, Main St Bouctouche, NB Bouctouche, NB Bouctouche, NB Richibucto, NB (506)743-5003 (506)743-9893 (506)743-1880 (506)523-4111 Note that Bouctouche is only 35 minutes away from Dieppe/Moncton, as well as 20 minutes away from Shediac, NB. Eligibility - Test and Age Pre-requisites 2
Competitors wishing to enter events during the 2016 SCNB Spring Skate must meet the following test and age pre-requisites/deadlines: COMPETITIVE STREAM Test requirements Before midnight February 12 th 2016 Age requirement Before July 1 st preceding the competition STARSKATE/ADULT STREAM Test requirements Before midnight February 12 th 2016 Age requirement Before July 1 st preceding the competition **PROOF OF TEST Although proof of test should accompany each Spring Skate registration form, SCNB understands that the information might not be on hand as a result of technical difficulties. By signing the registration form, the competitor and coach attest that the skater does indeed meet the criteria to compete in a particular event. If it comes to the attention that the skater does not meet the criteria, the skater will be disqualified and thus not be able to compete at Spring Skate; registration fees will not be refunded. Competition Entry Fees COMPETITIVE STREAM: Following are the entry fees for all Competitive events. $90.00 per and Juvenile Singles events $160.00 per Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior and Senior Singles for both short/free skate OR $90.00 for 1 event (short or free) and $80.00 for 2nd event $80.00 per person per Dance or Pair event STARSKATE STREAM (STARSkate, Adult and Special Olympics): Following are the entry fees for all STARSkate stream events. $55.00 per entry Star 1 Free Skating $75.00 per entry Star 2 to 4 Free Skating $85.00 per entry Star 5 to Gold Free Skating (including Adults) $85.00 per entry Singles Interpretive (including Adults) $60.00 per person per Couples Interpretive $90.00 per entry Special Olympics 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 Members Only website. COMPETITIVE SINGLES EVENTS (2016-2017 elements to be skated) Note: For Junior and Senior program requirements: See the 2014 ISU Singles and Pair Skating and Ice Dance Special Regulations and Technical Rules (pages 99-100). All information can be found on the ISU website (isu.org). Name of Event Women U11 Women U14 Men U11 Men U14 Juvenile Women U12 Juvenile Women U14 Juvenile Men U12 Juvenile Men U14 Pre-Novice Women Age Requirement Under 11 Under 11 Under 12 Under 14 Under 12 Under 14 Under 16 Test Qualification Length of Program 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes Short: 2:30 min max. Free: 3:00 min Pre-Novice Men Under 16 Novice Women Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate test or not if wishing to skate up for testing purpose. Novice Men Under 17 Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate test or not if wishing to skate up for testing purpose. Junior Women Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Junior Men Under 19 Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Senior Women Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Senior Men Must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Short: 2:30 min max. Free: 3:00 min Short: 2:30 min max. Free: 3:00 min Short: 2:30 min max. Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 4:00min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 4:00 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 4:30 min 4
COMPETITIVE PAIRS EVENTS Name of Event Pairs Juvenile Pairs Pre-Novice Pairs Age Requirement Both partners under the age of 14 Both partners under the age of 16 Both partners under the age of 18 Test Qualification Each partner must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate Each partner must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate Each partner must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Free Skate Novice Pairs Each partner must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate test or not if wishing to skate up for testing purpose Junior Pairs Each partner must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Senior Pairs Each partner must have passed the complete Gold Free Skate Length of Program 2:30 minutes 2:30 minutes Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 3:00 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 3:30 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 4:00 min Short: 2:50 min max. Free: 4:30 min COMPETITIVE DANCE EVENTS Name of Event Dance Juvenile Dance Pre-Novice Dance Novice Dance Junior Dance Age Requirement Both partners under the age of 14 Both partners under the age of 16 Both partners under the age of 18 Under the age of 19 (Women) 21 (Men) Under the age of 19 (Women) 21 (Men) Test Qualification Both partners must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Dance Both partners must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Dance Both partners must have passed the complete Junior Bronze Dance Both partners must have passed the complete Gold Dance Both partners must have passed the complete Gold Dance Senior Dance Both partners must have passed the complete Gold Dance Event Composition 2 Pattern Dances Drawn from the JR Bronze Dance List 2 Pattern Dances Willow Waltz Foxtrot Free Dance (2.0 min +/- 10 sec) 2 Pattern Dances: Drawn from Harris Tango, Rocker Foxtrot, Blues, and Starlight Waltz Free Dance (2.5 min +/- 10 sec) 2 Pattern Dances: Drawn from Starlight Waltz, Cha Cha Congelado, Argentine Tango, Silver Samba Free Dance (3.0 min +/- 10 sec) Short Dance Free Dance Short Dance Free Dance 5
STARSKATE FREE SKATE EVENTS Event STAR 1 Element Assessment STAR 2 Compulsory Assessment Program STAR 3 Free Skating Program Assessment STAR 4 Girls Free Skating Program with pseudoranking U10 STAR 4 Boys Free Skating Program with pseudoranking U10 STAR 4 Girls Free Skating Program with pseudo-ranking U13 STAR 4 Boys Free Skating Program with pseudoranking U13 STAR 4 Girls Free Skating Program with pseudoranking 13&O STAR 4 Boys Free Skating Program with pseudoranking 13&O Program Girls U10 Program Boys U10 Program Girls U13 Program Boys U13 Program Girls 13&O Program Boys 13&O Senior Bronze Women Age qualification Under 10 Under 10 Test Qualification 13 & over 13 & over Under 10 May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver Under 10 May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver 13 & over May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver 13 & over May not have passed any part of the Junior Silver May have passed Sr. Bronze Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test n/a Program Time 2.5 minutes Senior Bronze Men May have passed Sr. Bronze Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test 2.5 minutes Junior Silver Women May have passed Jr. Silver Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test 3.0 minutes Junior Silver Men May have passed Jr. Silver Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test 3.0 minutes Senior Silver Women May have passed Sr. Silver Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test 3.0 minutes 6
Senior Silver Men May have passed Sr. Silver Free Skate test but no higher complete Free Skate test 3.0 minutes Gold Women Gold Men May have passed Gold Free Skate test May have passed Gold Free Skate test 3.0 min 0r 3.5 min 3.5 min Or 4.0 min STARSKATE INTERPRETIVE EVENTS Please note that the program title must be specified on the registration form (no more than 40 characters long). For program composition guidelines, please refer to the Skate Canada Interpretive Manual. Event Interpretive Women U10 Interpretive Men U10 Interpretive Women U13 Interpretive Men U13 Interpretive Women 13&O Interpretive Men 13&O Introductory Interpretive Women Introductory Interpretive Men Age qualification Under 10 Under 10 Test Qualification Must not have passed any Interpretive Must not have passed any Interpretive Must not have passed any Interpretive Must not have passed any Interpretive 13 & over Must not have passed any Interpretive 13 & over Must not have passed any Interpretive Must have passed the Introductory Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Must have passed the Introductory Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Bronze Interpretive Women Must have passed the Bronze Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Bronze Interpretive Men Must have passed the Bronze Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Silver Interpretive Women Must have passed the Silver Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Silver Interpretive Men Must have passed the Silver Interpretive Singles test, but no higher. Gold Interpretive Women Must have passed the Gold Interpretive Singles Gold Interpretive Men Must have passed the Gold Interpretive Singles Interpretive Couples Introductory Interpretive Couples Both skaters must not have passed any Skate Canada interpretive skating At least one skater must have passed the Introductory Interpretive Singles or Couples test but no higher. Bronze Interpretive Couples At least one skater must have passed the Bronze Interpretive Singles or Couples test but no higher. Length of Program Max 2.0 mins 7
Silver Interpretive Couples At least one skater must have passed the Silver Interpretive Singles or Couples test but no higher. Gold Interpretive Couples At least one skater must have passed the Gold Interpretive Singles or Couples ADULT FREE SKATE EVENTS Name of Event Age Qualification Test Qualification Program Time Intro Open Adult Bronze Adult Silver Adult the the the No test pre-requisites. No test pre-requisites No test pre-requisites. Max 1 minute and 40 seconds. 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Program time may be shorter 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter Gold Adult the No test pre-requisites 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Program time may be shorter Masters Adult Adult Masters Elite the the No test pre-requisites. No test pre-requisites 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Program time may be shorter ADULT INTERPRETIVE EVENTS 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. For program composition guidelines, please refer to the Skate Canada Interpretive Manual. Name of Event Age Qualification Test Qualification Introductory Adult Bronze Adult Silver Adult For skaters approximately at the Intro Open Free Skating category level For skaters approximately at the Bronze Free Skating level For skaters approximately at the Silver Free Skating level. Program Time Gold Adult For skaters approximately at the Gold and/or Masters Free Skating level Elite Adult For skaters approximately at the level of former competitive skaters Open Adult Couples For skaters approximately at the Bronze to Silver Free Skating level (both skaters) Open Adult Masters Couples For skaters approximately at the Gold to Elite Masters Free Skating level (both * Skaters may be further divided by Age and/or test level at the discretion of the Technical Representative SPECIAL OLYMPICS FREE SKATE EVENTS 8
For Singles events, competition will consist of Compulsory Elements and a Free Skate program. There are no age requirements for Special Olympics competitors. Level I Women/Men Level II Women/Men Level III Women/Men Level IV Women/Men Level V Women/Men SPECIAL OLYMPICS ICE DANCE EVENTS There are no age requirements for Special Olympics competitors. Each solo or team will be required to perform both dances listed for the level at all competitions. Introductory Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 For technical information specific to each of the above events, please visit the Special Olympics Canada website. Refunds, Exhibitions and Skating Up Refunds after closing date will be granted only upon receipt of a medical certificate and the host committee shall be notified of the medical withdrawal prior to the start of the competitor s event. An administration fee of $25.00 will be charged for such withdrawals after closing date. If only one skater is entered in an event, that skater has the option to compete in the next highest event (whenever 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 there are fewer than three participants in an Interpretive event with age divisions, then this Interpretive event will be combined with the same level of Interpretive event 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 (CPC) report card. No medals are awarded for exhibition skates. Schedule 9
The schedule of events will be made available on the Skate Canada New Brunswick website as soon as possible after the closing date of entries. Electronic mail will also be the primary method of communication with Skaters and Coaches. Note that the Technical Representative and the LOC reserve the right to cancel events. 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. 10