I fear the -5/+5 GOE will produce even more WTF marks and inflation for the usual favorites
The Ice Dance criteria published today
To get +5 you need more than 8 positive features and no negative features.
To get +4: 7/8 positive features and no negative features
To get +3: 5 -6 positive features
+2: 3 - 4 positive features
+1: 1 - 2 positive features
Negative GOE: More negative features/errors than positive features
POSITIVE FEATURES
1. Good quality - correctness, cleanness and sureness of Edges/Steps/Turns **double feature
2. Edges deep. **double feature
3. Smooth/ Effortless **double feature
4. Reflects character/style of the chosen rhythm
5. Body lines / carriage of both partners elegant.
6. Glide and flow maintained (movement across the ice)
7. Holds and positions precise / consistent and close spacing between partners
8. Unison and oneness
9. Maximum utilization of the ice surface with the correct Pattern
NEGATIVE FEATURES
1. Loss of Balance by one
2. Stumble by one partner/ Loss of Balance by both partners
3. Major errors (Steps/Turns /holds not according to description)
4. Does not reflect character/style of the chosen rhythm
5. Poor quality / Laboured / Uncontrolled
6 Lack of glide/flow (movement across the ice)
7. Holds and positions incorrect / uncontrolled / variable spacing in between partners
8. Lack of unison and oneness
9. Pattern incorrect (including crossing the Long Axis – exception for 2018/19: Tango Romantica Steps #3-5 and Steps #10-12 )
10. . Not started on the prescribed beat (for each Section/Sequence)
The reduction when there are negative features is quite discretional. For example, with "Major errors (Steps/Turns /holds not according to description)", grades reduced by 1-4...
I mean, -4 to the original GOE or -1 is quite a difference!
I wouldn't even trust some of these judges being able to count to 8 anyway.
The ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee in all its glory....why did they meet in the middle of nowhere in Armenia?