Umm...help, COP questions

[Kylen15]

Since apparently I'm a little lost on the new scoring system, what do Levels 1, 2 and 3 mean when talking about spirals, jumps, etc...and where is there an explanation of all this online?

[skaternum]

Go to the ISU website. Since it's their scoring system, they have all kinds of info there.

[Sylvia]

Go to the ISU website. Since it's their scoring system, they have all kinds of info there.

All the ISU's New Judging System documents can be found at:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-152055-169271-nav-list,00.html

The handy "Scale of Value [for] Singles" and Jump/Spin/Footwork element abbreviation and point value key is at:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-152085-169301-64123-0-file,00.pdf

And here's the link to USFS Online's new section on the New Judging system:
http://www.usfigureskating.org/New_Judging.asp?id=280

[John Q]

In general levels 1,2,3 refer to the difficulty of an element. The harder the number the higher the point value. Remember the Technical Specialist, "caller", assesses how difficult an element is (it's level). The judges assess the execution (how well it's done) and do not get to say what they saw only how good it was.