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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 4 rules · Step 2 of 3

The sport and scoring

  1. What are the penalties in artistic roller skating?A fall is when more than half the body's weight rests on anything but the skates.

Free skating

  1. How are jumps judged in artistic roller skating?A jump up to a quarter short of full rotation is under-rotated and loses value; up to a half short, it is half-rotated and loses more; over a half short, it is downgraded and counts as the jump with one rotation fewer.
  2. How are spins judged in artistic roller skating?A spin counts once the skater completes three rotations in a solo spin, or two in a combination.
  3. What is a footwork sequence in artistic roller skating?A footwork sequence is a timed run of turns and steps, given a level by its features; seniors have up to 40 seconds.
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