Figure Skating Information & Registration

FIGURE SKATING

June 28, 2008

Pleasant Ice Arena

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Skate on the same ice as the stars!
Pleasant Arena was the practice venue for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Entry Deadline: May 30, 2008 • No day-of-event registration accepted

Cost:
$80 before May 10; $100 after May 10
Entries received after May 30 accepted only if space remains; no guarantees

Hosted by the Saint Paul Figure Skating Club

Competition Chair: Lexie Kastner

USFS Sanction Pending

Practice Ice
The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9

Friday June 27th
5:30-6:00 pm Beginner/Pre Pre/Pre
6:00-6:30 pm PJ & UP

Saturday June 28th
8:00-8:20 am Beginner/Pre Pre/Pre
8:20-8:40 am PJ & UP
8:40-9:00 am PJ & UP

Note: Additional practice ice is available at Pleasant Arena on Friday on St. Paul FSC sessions as follows:
3:10-4:10 pm All levels - $16
4:10-5:00 pm All levels - $14

Practice ice can be reserved by contacting Lexie Kastner at lekastner@aol.com (preferred) or 612.804.0328

Practice ice is available on a first come first serve basis. Payment must accompany ice reservation.

Event Codes

Competition Class	Female Event Code	Male Event Code

Solo Free Skating - Limited
Beginner	FG001	FG002
High Beginner I	FG003	FG004
High Beginner II	FG005	FG006
Advanced I	FG007	FG008
Advanced II	FG009	FG010

Solo Free Skating - Open
Basic Skills Graduate	FG011	FG012
Pre-Preliminary	FG013	FG014
Preliminary	FG015	FG016
Pre-Juvenile	FG017	FG018
Juvenile	FG019	FG020
Intermediate	FG021	FG022
Novice	FG023	FG024
Junior	FG025	FG026
Senior	FG027	FG028

Adult Solo Free Skating - Open
Adult Pre-Bronze	FG029	FG030
Adult Bronze	FG031	FG032
Adult Silver	FG033	FG034
Adult Gold	FG035	FG036

Compulsory Short Program - Open
Basic Skills Graduate	FG037	FG038
Pre-Preliminary	FG039	FG040
Preliminary	FG041	FG042
Pre-Juvenile	FG043	FG044
Juvenile	FG045	FG046
Intermediate	FG047	FG048
Novice	FG049	FG050
Junior	FG051	FG052
Senior	FG053	FG054

Showcase/Spotlight
Basic Skills Graduate	FG055	FG056
Pre-Preliminary	FG057	FG058
Preliminary	FG059	FG060
Pre-Juvenile (will compete with Juvenile)	FG061	FG062
Juvenile (will compete with Pre-Juvenile)	FG063	FG064
Intermediate (will compete with Novice)	FG065	FG066
Novice (will compete with Intermediate)	FG067	FG068
Junior (will compete with Senior)	FG069	FG070
Senior (will compete with Junior)	FG071	FG072
Adult Pre-Bronze (all adult divisions will compete together)	FG073	FG074
Adult Bronze (all adult divisions will compete together)	FG075	FG076
Adult Silver (all adult divisions will compete together)	FG077	FG078
Adult Gold (all adult divisions will compete together)	FG079	FG080

Entry Information

Competition Format
- Events offered will consist of Limited and Open Free Skating, Compulsory/Short Program, and Showcase/Spotlight. State Games, at its option, may require a minimum of three competitors for an event to take place. Levels in solo events with more than 10 entries may be divided by age.
- The 2008 Star of the North Games is a qualifying competition for the 2009 State Games of America Championship (SGA) at the World Arena in Colorado Springs. At SGA, skaters may enter each event that they qualified for by placing first, second or third at the Star of the North Games, but they may not enter both a restricted and unrestricted free skate event. All events at the SGA are solo events, except synchronized team and Spotlight. Skaters that qualified in an event offered at SGA may add an additional event from Spotlight, Footwork, or Dance. Skaters may not add restricted free skate, unrestricted free skate, short program, or a compulsory moves event.
Eligibility
- An eligible person in skating who is not a member of the United States Figure Skating (USFS) may enter the figure skating events of State Games which are recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the National Congress of State Games and sanctioned by the USFS if otherwise eligible to do so. (USFS Rule: SGCR3.01)
- This competition is open to all eligible skaters who live, attend school, or whose home club is in Minnesota. This competition will be governed by the official rules of the USFS. Members of the USFS must be in good standing. Members of the ISI must be members in good standing. If participants are members of both the ISI and USFS, the skater must list on the application the levels of achievement for both, and the skater must skate at the highest level achieved from either.
- The entry deadline is May 30, 2008, however due to ice-time limitations, the competition may fill prior to the deadline. Entries will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Athletes accepted will be notified by a confirmation letter. Athletes on a waiting list will be notified by phone, e-mail or letter as soon as possible.
Judging
- USFS ordinal scoring method with separate marks for Technical Merit and Presentation. Judging will be by certified USFS judges for all events.
Music
- Skaters must provide their own music for all Free Skating and Artistic events. There will be no music for Compulsory events through Juvenile level. Intermediate through Senior Short Program will be as set forth in the USFS Competitions Standards SSR 3.00. Vocal music is permitted. Only CDs will be permitted, and each CD must be properly marked with skater’s name and event. The Star of the North State Games will make every effort to protect your music, but will not be responsible for individual CDs. Competitors should have duplicate CDs with them. CDs must be picked up at the end of the skaters’ event. Any CDs left at the end of the competition will not be returned.
Governing Body
- This will be a USFS sanctioned event (sanction pending), and is endorsed by the ISI, but membership in USFS and/or ISI is not required. Registered members of USFS and ISI must be in good standing. USFS and ISI members must include their USFS and/or ISI numbers with their registration form.
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.
Awards
- Star of the North Games medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each division. Ribbons will be awarded to places 4-6. Medal winners in selected events at the 2008 Star of the North Games will earn an invitation to the 2009 State Games of America National Championships in Colorado Springs.
Location of Arena
- Pleasant Ice Arena is located at 848 Pleasant Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Arena phone: 651.215.9030.
  Map to arena: http://www.rinktime.com/skating_rinks/mn/pleasant__arena_skating_rink_arena_saint_paul_mn.cf
- All athletes will need to check in at Star of the North headquarters at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center to pick up their athlete credential prior to arriving at Pleasant Arena.
Schedule of Events
- Athlete Check-In will be Thursday, June 26, 5 - 8 p.m.; Friday, June 27, 2 – 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 28, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check-in will be located at the SOTN Registration Headquarters at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center. Driving directions to Headquarters and to the Pleasant Ice Arena are located on the SOTN website. Competition will be: Saturday, June 28, 8a.m.-8 p.m. A tentative schedule of events will be sent to each skater one week prior to competition, and will be posted on the Star of the North Games website. All athletes will need to check in at Star of the North headquarters at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center to pick up their athlete credential prior to arriving at Pleasant Arena.
Practice Ice
- The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9
  
  Friday June 27th
  5:30-6:00 pm Beginner/Pre Pre/Pre
  6:00-6:30 pm PJ & UP
  
  Saturday June 28th
  8:00-8:20 am Beginner/Pre Pre/Pre
  8:20-8:40 am PJ & UP
  8:40-9:00 am PJ & UP
  
  Note: Additional practice ice is available at Pleasant Arena on Friday on St. Paul FSC sessions as follows:
  3:10-4:10 pm All levels - $16
  4:10-5:00 pm All levels - $14
  
  Practice ice can be reserved by contacting Lexie Kastner at lekastner@aol.com (preferred) or 612.804.0328
  
  Practice ice is available on a first come first serve basis. Payment must accompany ice reservation.
Videotaping/Photography
- Videotaping, award ceremony photography and action photography will be available at the competition.
All-Events Passes
- Passes are required for admission to all Star of the North Summer Games events and may be purchased for $7 per person at registration check-in, or at the competition venue. Admission is free for children 12 and under. All athletes receive a credential as part of their registration fee. Chaperones, parents and family members will be required to purchase an admission pass.
Sport Commissioner:
- Sport Commissioner: Jane Schaber, 763.717.3891, email: jschaber@superrink.org. Host club is the Saint Paul Figure Skating Club.
Competition Chair:
- Lexie Kastner, Saint Paul Figure Skating Club, lekastner@aol.com.
For Additional Information
- Contact the Star of the North office at 763.785.5603 (metro) or 800.756.7827 (toll free). E-mail address: sgames@mnsports.org.

Event Specifications

SOLO FREE SKATING LIMITED – (A qualifying event for Restricted FS at SGA.)
- Skaters may enter either the Limited Solo Free Skating or the Open Free Skating, but not both. Skaters shall have passed any one or all of the required tests, but not higher tests. Candidates may skate up a level. Deductions will be made for skaters including elements not permitted in the event description. Levels with more than 10 entries may be divided by age. Programs are allowed a 10 second leeway from the designated times, except where specified by “max.”
BEGINNER (1 minute)
- Forward skating skills only. No higher than USFS Skate-With-Us Basic 6 or ISI Gamma or Delta Tests.
HIGH BEGINNER I (1 – 1 1/2 minutes)
- Forward and backward skating, spins in an upright position, jumps with not more than one-half rotation (front to back or back to front). No test higher than USFS Skate-With-Us Freestyle 3 or ISI Freestyle 2.
HIGH BEGINNER II (1 1/2 minutes)
- Forward and backward skating, spins in an upright position, jumps with not more than one-half rotation (front to back or back to front) and the following single rotation jumps: loop, salchow, toe loop, and toe wally. No test higher than USFS Basic 4, Pre-Preliminary or ISI Freestyle 3.
ADVANCED I (1 1/2 – 2 minutes)
- Forward and backward skating, any spin position and jumps with not more than one rotation (no axels). No test higher than USFS Basic 6, Pre-Juvenile or ISI Freestyle 5.
ADVANCED II (2 – 2 1/2 minutes)
- Forward and backward skating, any spin position and jumps with not more than one and one-half rotation (includes axel). No test higher than USFS Juvenile or ISI Freestyle 6.
SOLO FREE SKATING - OPEN – (A qualifying event for Unrestricted FS at SGA.)
- Skaters may enter EITHER the Limited Solo Free Skating or the Open Solo Free Skating, but not both. Skaters may include elements from higher test levels. In this division, USFS rules permit skaters to include elements from higher tests. For this competition, ISI skaters may include elements from higher tests. Candidates shall have passed any one or all of the required tests, but not higher tests. Candidates may skate up a level. Programs are allowed a 10 second leeway from the designated times.
BASIC SKILLS GRADUATE (1 – 1 1/2 minutes)
- No Complete USFS test except Skate-With-Us; No higher than ISI Freestyle Test 2.
PRE-PRELIMINARY (1 – 1 1/2 minutes)
- Complete USFS Pre-Preliminary Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 3.
PRELIMINARY (1 1/2 – 2 minutes)
- Complete USFS Preliminary Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 4.
PRE-JUVENILE (1 1/2 – 2 minutes)
- Complete USFS Pre-Juvenile Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 5.
JUVENILE (2 – 2 1/2 minutes)
- Complete USFS Juvenile Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 6.
INTERMEDIATE (2 1/2 – 3 minutes)
- Complete USFS Intermediate Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 7.
NOVICE (3 – 3 1/2 minutes)
- Complete USFS Novice Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 8.
JUNIOR (3 1/2 – 4 minutes)
- Complete USFS Junior Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 9.
SENIOR (3 1/2 – 4 1/2minutes)
- Complete USFS Senior Free Skating Test; ISI Freestyle Test 10.
ADULT SOLO FREE SKATING - OPEN
ADULT PRE-BRONZE (1 1/2 – 2 minutes)
- No test requirement, but may have passed no higher than Adult Pre-Bronze Free Skating Test or ISI Freestyle 3.
ADULT BRONZE (1 1/2 – 2 minutes)
- Must have passed no higher than Adult Bronze Free Skating Test or ISI Freestyle 3.
ADULT SILVER (2 – 2 1/2 minutes)
- Must have passed no higher than Adult Silver Free Skating Test or ISI Freestyle 5.
ADULT GOLD (2 – 2 1/2 minutes)
- Must have passed Adult Gold Free Skating Test or ISI Freestyle 8.
COMPULSORY/SHORT PROGRAM - OPEN – (A qualifying event for Compulsory Moves at SGA.)
- Skaters must enter at the same level as they skated in their Solo Free Skating event. Skaters may not repeat jumps or spins; deductions will be made for added elements. Double jumps may not be substituted for single jumps. An axel is a single jump. In combination jumps, no change of foot or turn between jumps is allowed. Times listed are maximums. Basic skills through Juvenile will compete on half ice. All others will compete on full ice. Required individual jumps cannot be repeated as part of the combination jump. There is no 10-second leeway.
BASIC SKILLS GRADUATE (ISI FS 2) (1 minute max)
- Waltz jump;
- 1/2 Flip or 1/2 Lutz;
- One-foot spin;
- Forward spiral.
PRE-PRELIMINARY (ISI FS 3) (1 minute max)
- Loop;
- Salchow or toe loop;
- Forward spiral (inside or outside);
- One foot spin (min 3 rev);
- Connecting steps.
PRELIMINARY (ISI FS 4) (1 minute, 15 sec. Max)
- Combination jump consisting of 2 single jumps;
- Flip jump;
- Sit spin (min 3 rev);
- Forward spiral (inside or outside);
- Connecting steps
PRE-JUVENILE (ISI FS 5) (1 minute, 15 sec. max)
- Combination jump (toe loop with any other single);
- Lutz jump;
- Camel spin;
- Front to back scratch spin (exit on spinning foot);
- Ina Bauer or forward inside spiral;
- Connecting steps.
JUVENILE (ISI FS 6) (1 minute, 30 sec. max)
- Combination jump (single/single or double/single combination);
- Axel;
- Sit change sit spin (min 4 rev);
- Layback spin (ladies) or camel spin (men) (min 4 rev);
- Straight-line footwork sequence.
- NOTE: Intermediate, Novice, Junior & Senior levels will be using a full sheet of ice WITH music as set forth in USFS SSR3.00.
INTERMEDIATE SHORT PROGRAM (ISI FS 7) (2 minutes)
NOVICE SHORT PROGRAM (ISI FS 8) (2 minutes, 15 sec.)
JUNIOR SHORT PROGRAM (ISI FS 9) (2 minutes, 40 sec.)
SENIOR SHORT PROGRAM (ISI FS 10) (2 minutes, 40 sec.)
SHOWCASE/SPOTLIGHT – (A qualifying event for Spotlight at SGA.)
- This event is open to all skaters based on their free skating level. Artistic feeling, interpretation and presentation are stressed more than the technical ability. No props are allowed, but appropriate costuming is permitted. Judging is based on originality, creativity, and musical interpretation. Pre-Preliminary through Juvenile levels may do a maximum of three single jumps (no axels). Intermediate through Senior levels and Adult may do a maximum of three single jumps (including axels). Participants are to supply own music. Vocal music is permitted. There is no 10-second leeway.
USFS Basic Skills Graduate (ISI FS 2) (1 minute max)
Pre-Preliminary FS (ISI FS 3) (11/2 minutes max)
Preliminary FS (ISI FS 4) (11/2 minutes max)
Pre-Juvenile/Juvenile FS (ISI FS 5 & FS 6) (11/2 minutes max)
Intermediate/Novice FS (ISI FS 7 & 8) (2 minutes max)
Junior FS/Senior FS (ISI FS 9 & FS 10) (2 minutes max)
Adult (ISI FS 3, FS 5, & FS 8) (1 1/2 minutes max)

Figure Skating Information & Registration

FIGURE SKATING

June 28, 2008

Pleasant Ice Arena

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Skate on the same ice as the stars!
Pleasant Arena was the practice venue for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Entry Deadline: May 30, 2008 • No day-of-event registration accepted

Cost:
$80 before May 10; $100 after May 10
Entries received after May 30 accepted only if space remains; no guarantees

Hosted by the Saint Paul Figure Skating Club

Competition Chair: Lexie Kastner

USFS Sanction Pending

Practice Ice
The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9

Registration

Event Codes

Entry Information

The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9

Event Specifications

Last Updated:

Contact The Star Of The North Summer Games:

Figure Skating Information & Registration

FIGURE SKATING

June 28, 2008

Pleasant Ice Arena

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Skate on the same ice as the stars! Pleasant Arena was the practice venue for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Entry Deadline: May 30, 2008 • No day-of-event registration accepted

Cost: $80 before May 10; $100 after May 10 Entries received after May 30 accepted only if space remains; no guarantees

Hosted by the Saint Paul Figure Skating Club

Competition Chair: Lexie Kastner

USFS Sanction Pending

Practice Ice The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9

Registration

Event Codes

Entry Information

The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9

Event Specifications

Last Updated:

Contact The Star Of The North Summer Games:

Skate on the same ice as the stars!
Pleasant Arena was the practice venue for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Cost:
$80 before May 10; $100 after May 10
Entries received after May 30 accepted only if space remains; no guarantees

Practice Ice
The following practice ice will be available at Pleasant Arena. The cost per session is $9