Disciplines
At the 54th World Roller Figure Skating Championships, where the Juniors as well as the Seniors performed, winners were awarded in ten disciplines:
Artistic Skating - Figures
In the Figures, the skaters will need to perform the presented figures at the right tempo and with high precision. There are altogether four groups with each four figures. One of these groups must be performed at the World Championship, the selection of which will be decided by a draw, also deciding the direction. This discipline is very demanding:
it includes skating on all four edges, all turns possible on roller skates and with the loop, a pre-form of the pirouette. The skaters perform the figures alternately, with the aim of receiving the highest technical marks possible from the judges. Free Skating
As with ice figure skating, Free Skating involves jumps, pirouettes and dance configurations as an adjoining element. The decision of who will qualify to start in the Long Free Skating Heat in which competition level and who has any chance
at receiving the title of World Champion is decided as early as the short Free Skating Heat. The ten best skaters in the respective heats will start in the A-final - one of the highlights at the World Roller Figure Skating Championships. Both the technical performance and artistic arrangement of the Free Skating heats will be given marks.
Artistic Skating - Combination
An overall score is calculated with the results of the Figures and Free Skating heats. This makes up the results of the combination - requiring no additional efforts on the floor. The winners can look forward to a further medal and an entry in the Championship annals.
Artistic Skating - Pairs
Pairs Skating, in which the teams are made up of one woman and one man is also a known discipline from Figure Skating. Jumps, pirouettes and dance elements are just as much tricks of the trade as are lifts, pair skating balances, death spirals, and toss jumps, typical elements in the interplay of the partners. Those pairs delivering the best synchronized and most faultless performance to the judges (2:30 min for Juniors / 2:45 min for Seniors) have the greatest chances of getting the title. The judges give marks as well for creativeness and technical performance of the elements in accordance with the level of difficulty.
Artistic Skating - Combination
An overall score is calculated with the results of the Figures and Free Skating heats. This makes up the results of the combination - requiring no additional efforts on the floor. The winners can look forward to a further medal and an entry in the Championship annals.
Artistic Skating - Pairs
Pairs Skating, in which the teams are made up of one woman and one man is also a known discipline from Figure Skating. Jumps, pirouettes and dance elements are just as much tricks of the trade as are lifts, pair skating balances, death spirals, and toss jumps, typical elements in the interplay of the partners. Those pairs delivering the best synchronized and most faultless performance to the judges (2:30 min for Juniors / 2:45 min for Seniors) have the greatest chances of getting the title. The judges give marks as well for creativeness and technical performance of the elements in accordance with the level of difficulty.
Artistic Skating - DanceAs in Pairs Skating, Dance teams are made up of one woman and one man. This discipline consists of the compulsory dances, the original dance and the free dance. In two compulsory dances assigned by the International Association in the run-up to the World Championships, the pairs present assigned steps in an identical rhythm. The original dance is done as well in free arrangement of dancing steps in uniform rhythm before the pairs can let their creativity flow freely to the music of their choice in the Free Dance (3:30 min). An aesthetic
delight! The final score which decides on victory or defeat is composed of the technical marks of all dances, as well as the marks for artistic expression in the Original Dance and Free Dance.
Artistic Skating - Solo Dance
The name says it: in the Solo Dance discipline the artistic skaters are on the floor alone. There is no gender division in this competition. The Solo Dance consists of two compulsory dances and a free dance (2:30), the scoring of which takes place similarly to that in Dance. Due to its great popularity in recent years, Solo Dance in the Seniors Class experiences has its premiere at the World Championships in Freiburg.
Inline Artistic
The competition Inline Artistic emulates the Free Skating of the individual competitions on traditional roller skates on inline skates. In this right new discipline, participants fight for medals in Short Free Skating (2:15 min) and Long Free Skating (3:30 min). Both the technical and the artistic impression are incorporated in the scoring.
Artistic Skating - Solo Dance
The name says it: in the Solo Dance discipline the artistic skaters are on the floor alone. There is no gender division in this competition. The Solo Dance consists of two compulsory dances and a free dance (2:30), the scoring of which takes place similarly to that in Dance. Due to its great popularity in recent years, Solo Dance in the Seniors Class experiences has its premiere at the World Championships in Freiburg.
Inline Artistic
The competition Inline Artistic emulates the Free Skating of the individual competitions on traditional roller skates on inline skates. In this right new discipline, participants fight for medals in Short Free Skating (2:15 min) and Long Free Skating (3:30 min). Both the technical and the artistic impression are incorporated in the scoring.
Artistic Skating - Precision Groups Up to 24 women and men make up a Precision group. Precision is what is sought in the free skating (5:00 min), which should be studded with as many difficult figures as possible. High tempo, synchronicity and artistic originality determine at the end the succession of the participating teams. The competition judges each award a technical mark and a mark for artistic expression from the highest row in the stands. The Precision Groups is one of the most impressive disciplines of the World Roller Figure Skating Championships.
Artistic Skating - Small Show Groups
A maximum of twelve women and men enter in this discipline. As opposed to the Precision Groups, the Free Skating (between 4:00 and 5:00 min) can be configured freely. Only four typical elements from the Precision Groups are permitted, however jumps, pirouettes and lifts can be incorporated in the performance. Elaborate props make the Group Show Skating a special experience for the audience. A technical mark and artistic
A maximum of twelve women and men enter in this discipline. As opposed to the Precision Groups, the Free Skating (between 4:00 and 5:00 min) can be configured freely. Only four typical elements from the Precision Groups are permitted, however jumps, pirouettes and lifts can be incorporated in the performance. Elaborate props make the Group Show Skating a special experience for the audience. A technical mark and artistic
impression determine here as well whose medal dreams burst or become reality.
Artistic Skating - Large Show Groups
According to the regulations, a maximum of 36 skaters can perform at one time in the Large Show Groups, in which the teams impressively make their own chosen themes reality. It is always a thrill to see the fantastic, humorous but also whimsical ideas are presented in this competition with the help of costumes, props and fitting music. The rules and scoring follow those of the Small Show Groups.
The highest mark of 10.0 makes any athlete gleam, though awarded very seldom by the competition judges. Thanks to the great variety of disciplines, a colourful and thrilling program awaits the spectators of the 54th World Roller Figure Skating Championships. The current timetable of events will tell you when the individual competitions take place.
54TH WORLD
ROLLER FIGURE
SKATING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NOV 10-21
ROLLER FIGURE
SKATING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NOV 10-21
FREIBURG 2009
