Connecting elements in figure skating

In the documentation of the MIS, the concept of “connecting elements” is described as “diverse and intricate steps, postures, movements and grip that unite all elements” ^[1] - in other words, any non-prohibited elements that are not described in the SOV / GOE table can be considered as connecting elements. Therefore, the evaluation for the technique of connecting elements was not included until the concept of “choreographic track” appeared in the 2012–13 season - a set of any connecting elements to choose a figure skater, performed across the entire surface of the rink. In addition, the connecting elements can raise the GOE jump - for this, the GOE calculation table has items “unexpected, original or complex approach”, “jump made from steps or another well-discernable connecting element”, “good posture on departure or unusual departure”. ^[2]

In assessing the overall impression, one of the five components is the connecting elements ( English Transitions / linking footwork & movement ).

Several jumps, separated by a connecting element without intermediate steps , are considered to be a “combination of jumps” ( English jump sequence ) and are evaluated with a coefficient of 0.8.

The impact of the New System on ligaments is ambiguous. On the one hand, tangible bonuses for jumping from steps and ligaments raised the overall technical level of riding. On the other hand, the tough pace of the free program led to the impoverishment of the arsenal of bundles. The ISU continues to experiment with the rules to make binding jumps and spirals the rule, not the exception.

The steps track is a valid, time-consuming element (30–50 seconds). However, footsteps, turns and passes are also encountered with hands in smaller portions - at dashes. Such steps do not have SOV and GOE - that is, they are considered binding elements.

As of the 2010–11 season, a spiral (a long slip on one edge with a high leg raised) in the short program is considered a connecting element. Here are some of the elements that are traditionally referred to as spirals, but as spirals do not even count in an arbitrary program.

Pistol ( eng. Duck, shoot-the-duck ) - simple technique, used mainly for beginners; sliding on one leg in a squat.

Compass ( eng. Pivot ) - a figure skater rests against one ridge in the center, and describes a circle with another.

Hydrospiral ( English hydroblading ) - sliding in a circle on the steep edge of a single ridge, with a small support with your fingers to the center of the circle. Extremely rarely performed in competitive skating; in ice shows there are whole numbers based on the helix.

The ship and its variations

Boat ( born spread eagle ) - slip on two skates, set in one line with the heels towards each other. Performed on the inner or outer edges of the skates.

Besti ( eng. Besti squat ) - boat, made in a strong squat. Named in honor of the Soviet figure skater Natalia Bestemyanova .

Esl skates are not in one line, but in parallel, the technique is called Bauer ( eng. Ina Bauer ) - in honor of the German Ina Bauer .

Acceptance of a cantilever - gliding in a “ship” with a body laid horizontally — was invented by American figure-skaters of Swiss origin, known as Frick and Frac (English) . Later, the cantilever became the “calling card” of Ilya Klimkin , hence the second name - “Klimkin ship”.

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  Ship
  Kawaguchi / Smirnov

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  Ship Bestemyanova
  Wester / Barantsev

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  Bower
  Shizuka arakawa

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  Cantilever
  Lyubov Ilyushechkina

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  Hydrospiral
  Timothy Gable

Semi-reverse jumps (cross over, jumps in a twine with a semi-ritberger and a semi-flip ...) have always been considered as binding elements. In the 2000s, the New Judicial System announced some jumps in one or more turn bindings, effectively putting them "outside the law":

• Valley is a rare leap, sometimes played in the opposite direction in a lutz cascade.
• Oyler - single turn, from which you can go to Salchow or flip.
• The one-legged axel is a kind of axel from which you can enter the salchow / flip.

In the future, the oiler and other jumps with a landing on the other leg were rehabilitated, but for the upper class skaters, it is generally unprofitable to perform them.

At the present time (2018), skaters of the highest class jumping in one turn are considered to be binding.

Pair skating is rich in binding elements. Among them:

• Dance movements: partners can change their position relative to each other, move in and disperse ...
• Micro-support: a man raises a woman to a small height.