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<div>This will keep the list going (and the discussions too). I recall Michael Ramel clearly discussing the future of the rules during the judges training at the World Championships at Muncie. This was relating to smoothness and gracefulness being directly related to constant speed. The following reflects what he discussed, as cited on page 35, and effect the way a score is awarded:</div>
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<div>Geometry: 50%</div>
<div>Smoothness and Gracefulness: 25%</div>
<div>Position of maneuver: 12.5%</div>
<div>Size of maneuver: 12.5%</div>
<div>Proportion of the maneuver outside the (box) in addition to above.</div>
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<div>The specific, objective criteria used to judge smoothness and gracefulness includes, "maintaining constant speed throughout various maneuver components, like climbing and decending sections..."</div>
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<div>Also the sentence about radii being very loose or very tight, even if equal size within a maneuver, are grounds for downgrade of smoothness and gracefulness.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Don</div>
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