#grade of execution

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Can we please stop dumping on Nathan? :(( I recognize that his PCS scores are inflated, and his GOE’s are too sometimes, but its not like he scores himself. He’s also improving, and you can see he’s working hard to deseve the scores he’s getting, esp. in the pcs area. And. although I feel the score difference might be a bit big sometimes, I do think the placements are correct (esp. when other skaters fall, pop/have invalid elements, or miss combos)!”

[yuzuruhanyuedits]

✩ Grade of Execution (”GOE”) in figure skating, ft. Yuzuru Hanyu ✩

There are now less than 24 hours to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, possibly the last competition in which a GOE scale of -3 to +3 will be used. From the 2018/2019 season onwards, it is likely that the GOE scale will be expanded to -5 to +5, allowing for GOE to make an even bigger impact on scores.

+1 GOE is awarded for every 2 of the following bullet points a skater fulfils:

unexpected / creative / difficult entry

clear recognizable (creative, interesting, original for jump preceded by steps/movements of the SP) steps/free skating movements immediately preceding element

varied position in the air OR delay in rotation

good height and distance

good extension on landing OR creative exit

good flow from entry to exit including jump combinations or sequences

effortless throughout

element matched to the musical structure

Being the King of GOE, Yuzuru Hanyu racked up the highest GOE score at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games, at 31.16 points. His training mate Javier Fernandez came a close second at 29.45 points while newcomer Boyang Jin was third at 16.41 points.

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More from us: Part I (Jump Identification)  ||  Part II (Combination Jumps)  ||  Part III (Spin Identification) || Part IV (Steps Identification) || Summary of Scoring System

[figureskatingask]

In one of your answered asks, you said that tanos tick a bullet point for GOE. I’m curious - could you tell us what the other bullet points for GOE are? :))) Thank you! Your page is very helpful. :)

Thanks for asking!

While GOE is at the judge discretion, the general guide is 2 points for +1, 4 points for +2, and 6 or more for +3.

- unexpected/creative/difficult entry

- clear, recognisable steps/free skating movements immediately preceding element

- varied position in the air/delayed rotation (this is the tano one)

- good height/distance

- good extension on landing/creative exit

- good flow from entry to exit including combinations/sequences

- effortless throughout

- element matched to musical structure

[figureskatingconfessions]

“I saw on twitter that in terms of mean GOE marks of elements in the program, Yuzu has 4 of the top 10. Nathan’s top one was 23. Can we end the stupid Nathan GOE discourse now?”

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Alena will be a test of the Eteri scoring bonus. Her GOE’s undebatably deserve to be high.”

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Kamila Valieva’s combos are horrendous. The fact that they get inflated GOE’s—the highest in the junior circuit even—when they have no good rhythm, effortlessness, or flow whatsoever is ridiculous.”

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Someone who has a judge friend can ask if it is true that the jumps are subjective and the GOE depends on the judge’s feelings? It does not depend on the technique or the actual bullets of the jump, but on what the judge feels when they see it, the same for StSq and Spins (this was said by a judge btw).”

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Unpopular opinion, but some entitled fans really act like their faves deserve +5 GOE for all of their jumps just by showing up to the competition. Uh, FS doesn't work that way. Even if your faves have a pristine, magical, perfect textbook technique for their jumps, if they fall or miss a required jump, it's automatic -5 GOE across the board. That is what's written in the rulebook. You can replay GIFs of how your faves landed perfect jumps in practice sessions, but that's it, man.”