From upright spins to spread eagles, what separates the best programs isn't rotation speed β it's how still the axis stays and how closely the choreography breathes with the music.
Chase only the jumps and you miss half the program. How fast and how steady a spin turns, how much ice a step sequence actually covers, how tightly a choreographic sequence lands on the music's peak β these are the elements that move the scorecard the most. So this guide skips the jumps entirely and breaks down 12 non-jump elements you can actually judge from the broadcast.
Each entry pairs the basic shape with the cues that separate level (technical difficulty) from GOE (execution quality) β whether the axis holds its spot, whether rotation speed survives to the end, and whether position changes are crisp. Ask those three questions and the way you watch a program changes for good.
