Regulations
Date: 09 March 2024.
Time: 17.00-20.00
Venue: Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
1. Schedule
Date of arrival: 07 March 2024.
Draw: 07 March 2024 at 18.00
Rehearsals: 08 March 2024
Dress rehearsal: 09 March 2024, 10.00-13.00
2. Eligibility rules
Any current or former figure skaters born in 2008 (any month) or older, competing in any of the figure skating disciplines (singles, pairs skating, ice dance), who have submitted a written application to participate in the competition, are invited to participate in the competition.
Olympic champions (individual / team event) and world champions are allowed participate in the competition without pre-selection.
Pre-selection is done by The Figure Skating Federation of Russia and Channel One on the basis of a participant's written application based on the originality of the proposed idea of the perfomance.
Based on the results of the pre-selection of applications, up to 18 participants (singles / teams, hereinafter - participants) will be invited to take part.
3. The list of participants
The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the list, including replacing a participant or reducing the number of participants, in the following cases:
1. Discrepancy of a participant's actual program with the submitted application;
2. Failure to comply with the rules for participation, including violations of requirements for confidentiality;
3. Breach of the contract that is concluded with each participant;
4. For medical reasons.
The replacement of a participant can be made from any figure skating discipline (women's singles, men's singles, pairs / ice dance couples).
4. Participant programs requirements
Each of the participants will have to perform an original exhibiton created especially for this competition and not performed/announced in any way earlier:
1. Duration of the exhibition: from 2,5 to 3 minutes (additional time is to be agreed with the organisers)
2. Obligatory technical elements: none
3. Restrictions for the use of props/costumes: none
4. Artistic light will be provided by the organiser
5. Special effects / projections etc.: in agreement with the organisers
5. Exhibition theme
Theme of the exhibition program should reflect the diversity of historical and cultural traditions of Russia.
The idea of the performance may be based on literature, music, painting, theatre, cinema, folklore and/or any other genres of art.
The form of expression of the idea of the performance can be either traditional or containing new creative solutions.
The basis of musical accompaniment can be the music of the country, both classical and modern.
6. Draw
The starting numbers draw will be held on 07 March 2024.
7. Prize pool
The best exhibition (among all participants)
1 - 5 000 000 RUB
2 - 3 000 000 RUB
3 - 1 000 000 RUB
Audience Award and Media Award
1 000 000 rubles. The prize pool is distributed equally among the winners.
Additional Special Prizes (10 nominations)
500 000 rubles for each special prize
Special prizes can't be awarded to the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place winners of the main competition.
The total prize poll is 15 000 000 million rubles. There are 3 main prizes and 16 additional prizes.
8. Other
Each invited participant will be paid a fee of 250 000 rubles which can be used for choreographing, costumes and/or props, as well as covering other expenses related to participation in the event.
Travel to the venue of the competition (if necessary) – at the expense of the sending organisation.
Accommodation (if necessary), meals and transportation from the place of residence to the venue of the competition (if necessary) are provided by the organisers.
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