Primary Judge Exam
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Instructions:
 Please complete all questions.
 Include as much information as possible as partial marks will be awarded.
 Ask your clinic leader for help if you are having difficulty.
 For questions that require a Rule Book Reference – you have been
provided with part of the answer. Please fill in the missing information for
the specific rule that applies.
Example: Section 5000 (C) 4.0 / 4.2 (1) (a)
 The passing total for the exam is 80% or 24/30
 Good luck!
1. Please list the criteria for a Well Balanced Program for a skater competing in the
Preliminary Women’s event.
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Type of Element
Jump Elements
Spin Elements
Footwork Elements
Number Allowed
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1. You are judging a Preliminary Men’s event and notice that the skater you are marking has
completed 8 jump elements. Does this affect your marking? If so, please indicate which
mark and what deduction would be taken.
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Yes this should affect your marking. A deduction should be applied to the Technical Merit
mark. This deduction should be in line with the deductions communicated annually from
Skate Canada.
2. Please list the 7 criteria that should be considered when awarding the ‘Presentation Mark’.
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1.
Harmonious composition and conformity with the music
2.
Variation of speed
3.
Utilization of ice surface and space
4.
Easy movement and sureness in time to the music
5.
Carriage and style
6.
Originality
7.
Expression of the character of the music
Rule Reference:
Section 5000 (C) 4.0 / 4.2 (2) (a to g)
3. In judging a Pre-Preliminary event, the skater on the ice has forgotten her program and is
standing in the middle of the ice. Which mark or marks are affected and why.
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This interruption could affect both the Technical Merit mark and the Presentation Mark. In
terms of Technical Merit, they are potentially missing elements which will likely lower their
Technical score compared to other skaters. In terms of Presentation, they are missing
choreography which affects use of ice and variation of speed, they have lost the connection
to the music thus impacting expression of the character of the music and harmonious
composition and conformity with the music.
4. What is a cheated jump and how is your marking affected by cheated jumps?
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A cheated jump is a jump where the rotation has either been started or completed on the
ice instead of in the air. Cheated jumps must be penalized in the Technical Merit mark.
Rule Reference:
Section 5000 (C) 4.0 / 4.2 (1) (C)
5. You are judging a Preliminary Women’s Freeskate event. The required program time is 2
minutes.
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a. What is the minimum time allowed for this program?:
1 minute 50 seconds
b. What is the maximum allowed time for this program?
2 minutes 10 seconds
c. What do you do if the program is 1 minute 46 seconds?
A deduction of 0.1
should be applied to the Technical Merit and Presentation marks.
d. What do you do if the program is 2 minutes 22 seconds? In this case, 0.2 should be
deducted from both the Technical Merit and Presentation marks.
Rule Reference:
Section 5000 (B) 3.0 / 3.4 (1)
6. You are judging your first event at an Area competition. You are judging with 2 senior
skaters and are therefore appointed Referee of the panel. One of the competitors falls and
injures herself during her program. What should you do?
a. Ask the music personnel to stop the skater’s music
b. Ensure the skater is ok and able to continue the program
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c. Instruct the skater they are to pick up the program from the point of interruption
d. Instruct the music personnel to rewind the music slightly
e. Inform the other judges what is happening
f. Allow the skater to pick-up their program at the appropriate spot in the music
Rule Reference:
Section 5000 (B) 3.0 / 3.2 (3 and 4)
7. If a Preliminary skater feels that their music is unsatisfactory (too fast, too slow, too loud,
too soft, started at the wrong point, etc) what should he/she do?
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The skater must inform the Referee within 30 second from the start of the program if they
feel their music is unsatisfactory. The referee may then allow a restart of the program.
Rule Reference:
Section 5000 (B) 3.0 / 3.3 (1)
8. When arriving at a competition for the first time you are unsure what to do. Who should
you speak with to locate your appropriate paper work for your events?
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You should try to locate the event Technical Representative. The Technical Representative
is responsible for all judges activity at a competition.
9. Arriving at a competition, you realize that several skaters in an event you are to judge are
coached by your former coach. Can you judge this event? Why or why not?
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Yes you can judge these skaters in this event. You are not ‘closely related’ to the coach so
there is no restriction that prevents you from judging this event.
Rule Reference:
Duties of Officials Policy 2.0 / 2.1
10. You find a skater’s program music to be rather “abstract” and extremely “annoying” to
listen to, how would this affect the mark you eventually give the performance?
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Only the ability of the skater to express their interpretation of the music through rhythm
and movement should be reflected in the mark awarded. A judge’s personal taste in music
should not affect the Presentation mark at all.
Rule Reference:
Duties of Officials Policy 4.0 / 4.4
11. During the warm-up of an event that you are to judge your attention is drawn to one of the
skaters costume that appears inappropriate. Is it acceptable for you to indicate to the
other judge what you have seen?
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You should avoid making any such comments to your fellow judges, as judges may not
discuss the skater’s program until the event is completed.
Rule Reference:
Duties of Officials Policy 4.0 / 4.5
Results
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