Question: What happens if the lifting partner stops continuous rotation during a Rotational Lift or a direction of a Reverse Rotational Lift (this means the lifting partner rotates for a while, stops rotation, and then continues to rotate some more)?
Answer: As long as the lifting partner is traveling and not on the spot, the rotations can continue to be counted. However, the feature for the lifted partner is affected in the following way: if the lifted partner is in a Difficult Pose when the rotation stops, the Level is reduced by one,
if the lifted partner is moving though a Change of Pose when the rotation stops, the feature is not considered for Level.
Comment: If the lifting partner stops traveling, the rotations and features are not considered for Level from that point on.
Level 1
OPTION 1
Lifted partner is held off the ice through at least 3 rotations
AND
Lifting partner moves through at least 3 rotations
Level 2
OPTION 1
Lifted partner ... moves through a Change of Pose
AND
Lifting partner moves through at least 4 rotations
Rotations in Difficult Variation shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of Level when
performed continuously in a fully established position
2 different Basic Positions (1 by one partner and 1 by the other partner): each Difficult Variation for at least 2
rotations
OPTION 1
...
3 different Difficult Variations from 3 different Basic Positions (3 by same partner or 2 by one partner and 1 by the other partner): each Difficult Variation for at least 2 rotations.
OK, here's my take on the lift.
Here's the lift. It's the second last lift in the program, right before their diagonal step sequence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9oxkHhYJ_U&feature=player_detailpage#t=3m18s
What they are going for is a change of position rotational lift from a difficult/creative entry. Clearly Tessa changes position. At the time Scott starts rotating, Tessa is already on his shoulders, and then she changes to a position at his chest level. Clearly that flip in is a difficult entry. However, no credit is given for the entry if they don't make the requirements for Level 3, so the thing to watch when reviewing this lift is what Scott does.
The reason that the lift was reviewed is that Scott clearly stops rotating for a short time during the lift. The following question in the Tech Manual deals with the situation:
So I believe the problem was that Scott stopped rotating while Tessa was going through the change of pose. If she doesn't get credit for a change of pose, the level falls all the way back to Level 1.
Here's the Levels, edited so that you see only the parts that apply to them.
So I believe that's how the panel saw it.
Here's a link to the point in the FD so you can look at it again to see what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9oxkHhYJ_U&feature=player_detailpage#t=3m18s
You are correct.
This is just one competition and to me it means nothing towards the Olympics. The competition is still very close and who knows what the judges will like more.
About the lift: when Scott stopped rotating, the technical panel automatically didn't consider the difficult entry and the change of position as level features anymore, and considered only the last part of the lift in order to assign the level, and there wasn't any level feature anymore to consider, so the lift reamained a level-1... Right? (I really like to understand how the technical panel works)
in Rotational Lifts, the movement through the Change of Pose occurs during rotations of
both lifting and lifted partners.