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Awards:
Medals will be awarded to all first, second and third-place winners
in each division.
Schedule:
A schedule will be available on line at
www.icepark.com
Practice Ice:
Practice Ice will be available before
the start of the competition. Please email Lindsay Tilley at
ltilley@icepark.com to schedule practice ice.
Registration:
A registration desk will be opened in
the lobby of the Charlottesville Ice Park one hour prior to the
competition and will remain open during the scheduled events.
Skaters should register at least one hour prior to their
event.
Music:
Cassette tapes and CD’s will be accepted. Cassettes must be rewound
and cassettes and CD’s must be clearly marked with name, event and
program time. CD's may only have one piece of music on it.
Competition music must be turned in one hour before the event at
registration and picked up from the registration desk at the
completion of the event. The Charlottesville Figure Skating Club
accept no responsibility for breakage, damage or loss of music, but
will take every precaution possible to protect them. It is
recommended that competitors have an extra competition cassette or
CD available.
Rink Description:
The ice surface is 185' x 85' with rounded corners and hockey
barrier. The rink is located at
230 West Main St, Charlottesville, VA
22902.
The facility has a snack bar, pro-shop, and locker rooms. Outside
food and drink will not be allowed to be brought inside. Dressing
rooms are available. There are bleacher seats for watching the
events.
Computation of Results:
The current USFS accounting procedures will be used. We will be
using the 6.0 system of judging.
Age Divisions:
Age divisions are determined by age on May 23rd, 2008. Age
divisions may be further broken down to equalize group size.
Adult Participation:
Adults 19 years and older will compete in separate events in all
divisions unless they choose to compete with skaters under 19 years
of age. The choice to compete with younger skaters must be so
indicated in a letter accompanying their entry.
Policies and Procedures:
1. United States Figure
Skating (USFS) 2008-2009 rules will be used as guidelines for
judging all events. Skaters may skate less than the time
indicated. Maximum times are given to accommodate ISI programs.
2. This competition will
be sanctioned by USFS, although membership in USFS is not required
to enter the Coventry Games of Virginia.
3.
Skaters may compete at
level qualified or can skate up one level but may compete in only
one event from each category. Athletes are also responsible for
verifying age, residency and test level, if challenged.
4.
Non-USFS members may
contact the State Games figure skating coordinator Tiffany Thornton
at
seetiffsk8@cs.com or Stephanie Floyd at
stphneflyd@yahoo.com to determine correct skating level or any
other questions.
5.
All skaters must reside
or skate regularly in Virginia or may reside in another State
provided that their State does not offer a State Games.
6. Combining Events-The Competition
Committee reserves the right to combine events. Boys and girls
may skate together in some events.
7. The 6.0 system of judging will
be used. SGCR
5.01 states Officials for all events of the competition shall be
qualified US Figure Skating officials chosen from US Figure Skating
official lists. Judges for showcase or spotlight events may be any
qualified eligible person or reinstated person other than restricted
or ineligible persons.
Competition Apparel: Competition costumes are to be modest,
dignified and appropriate for athletic competition. They may
reflect the character of the music but should not be too
theatrical. (This does not pertain to spotlight/showcase
costumes.) Ladies' hips and posteriors should not be exposed. Any
application of beading, etc. should be firmly affixed. Deductions
for violations are 0.1-0.2 in the second mark.
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