Grand Prix 2015-2016

Markham Skating Club is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 GRAND PRIX Competitions. This program gives skaters an opportunity to earn points by competing in free skating competitions during this season. Grand Prix Winners are announced at the MSC Banquet Spring 2016.

“A” Stream Competitions:

March 9, 2015 – March 16, 2016

• KESWICK INVITATIONAL SKATE                                          November 27-29, 2015

Keswick, ON 

• CHARLES DOVER MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL                        January 9-10, 2016

Grimsby, ON

• WINTER GLITTERS                                                                January 16, 2016

Ajax, ON

• 2016 STARSkate Championships                                          February 6-8, 2016

Brampton, ON

• 2016 March Mania, Innisfil                                                      March 4-6, 2016

Innisfil, ON

• “Skater Choice!” Optional Competition - For skaters who would like to compete at a competition that is not listed. Only one “Skaters Choice” will be added to your total points.  

“A” Stream Points will be awarded as follows:

1st place finish in a FINAL event awarded 10 points

2nd place finish in a FINAL event awarded 7 points

3rd place finish in a FINAL event awarded 4 points

4th place finish in a FINAL event awarded 2 points

5th place finish in a FINAL event awarded 1 point.

COS StarSkate Championships (Star 4 points awarded as above.)

Star 5 and above:

Medal Placement – 13 points

Top 5 – 10 points

Top 25% – 7 points

Top half – 4 points

Rules:

• Skaters can enter as many of the named competitions as they wish but do not need to enter all of the named competitions. Skaters will earn points from their Top 3 competition finishes.
• Skaters must be a member in good standing with Markham Skating Club and list Markham Skating Club as their home club.
• Only free skate results will be considered.
• If there is a tie in points, the skater with the highest placement in competition will break the tie. If there is a tie and if they also have equal placements, the skater who placed higher in their first competition will win the tie breaker.
• All competition entries must be done so with the approval of your private coach.
• Competition must be completed by March 16, 2016

“B” Stream Competitions

March 9, 2015 to March 16, 2016

• Summer Skate Comp                                                        August 13-16, 2015

Thornhill, ON

• Isabelle Henderson Memorial Invitational                      September 18-20, 2015

Paris, ON

• 2016 2015 Octoberfest                                                      October 12-18, 2015

Barrie, ON

• 2016 Skate Canada COS Sectional Championships      Nov 12-15, 2015

Oakville, ON

• 2016 STARSkate Championships                                     February 6-8, 2016

 Brampton, ON

• “Skaters Choice!” Optional Competition - For skaters who would like to compete at one other competition that is not listed. Only one other “Skaters Choice” will be added to your total points for the Grand Prix.

“B” Stream Points will be awarded as follows:

Invitationals: (includes Sectionals for Pre-Juvenile/Juvenile Categories)

Medal Placement – 7 points

Top 5 - 5 points

Top half - 3 points

Sectionals (Pre-Novice & Above) & STARSkate Championships (Pre-Juvenile & Juvenile):

Medal Placement – 15 points

Top 10 – 10 points

Top 25 % - 7 points

Top half - 5 points

“B” Stream Rules:

• Skaters can enter as many of the named competitions as they wish but do not need to enter all of the named competitions.
• Skaters will earn points from their Top 3 competition finishes.
• Skaters must be a member in good standing with Markham Skating Club and list Markham Skating Club as their home club.
• All competition entries must be done so with the approval of your private coach.
• Points to be accumulated from each skater’s top placements from Sectionals (Pre-Novice or higher) or StarSkate Championships (Pre-Juvenile/Juvenile) + up to 2 additional invitational competitions.
• If by virtue of the number of competitors that a placement qualifies for two tiers, then the skater will be awarded the higher point value (ie. if there is a field of 40 competitors and a skater finishes 10th, this means they accomplished the Top 10 value AND the Top 25% value …. instances such as this will be awarded the higher point total)
• Points are accumulated during the season and the GRAND PRIX winner will be presented with an award at the MSC Banquet Spring 2016.   Competition must be completed by March 16, 2016.
• Events after March 16th will not be considered for the 2015-2016 season.
• Minimum standard for consideration: To maintain the spirit of the Competitive Grand Prix (eg. Competitive excellence), skaters MUST accumulate a minimum of 9 points to be eligible for this award. If more than 1 skater meets this standard, then the skater with the highest total points win.
• Tie Breakers:
  • 1st tie breaker – skater with the higher placement at Sectionals will be deemed the winner
  • 2nd tie breaker – if both skaters have identical placement at Sectionals, skater with the higher point total from both invitational events will be deemed the winner
  • 3rd tie breaker – if both skaters have equal placement at Sectionals and equal point total from their combined invitational results, the skater with the higher placement from their first invitational event will be deemed the winner
  • 4th tie breaker – if all above tie breakers are unable to break the tie, then more than 1 winner share the award

• Pre-Novice or Higher Competitors:
  • When competition is a combined Short Program & Long Program, the overall result will be the one used for points.

• When competition is separate Short Program and Long Program events, the higher of the two placements will be the one used for points.