INTERNATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION. For. Single Skaters and Ice Dance. Tallinn Trophy 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT / INVITATION

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1 INTERNATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION For Single Skaters and Ice Dance Tallinn Trophy 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT / INVITATION November 28 December 01, 2013 Tallinn, Estonia Škoda Ice Arena

2 ANNOUNCEMENT The Organizer, the Union of Tallinn Figure Skating Clubs in cooperation with the Tallinn Figure Skating School, are pleased to invite figure skaters to participate in the international figure skating competition TALLINN TROPHY 2013 in the following categories: Single Skating Senior: ISU Communication 1790 Junior: ISU Communication 1790 Advanced Novice: Basic Novice A: Basic Novice B: Cubs: Chicks: Axel Chicks: Pre-Chicks: Ladies, Men Ladies, Men Girls,Boys Girls,Boys Ice Dance Senior ISU Communication 1721 Junior ISU Communication 1721 Advanced Novice Basic Novice

3 GENERAL REGULATIONS The competition will be conducted in accordance with the ISU Special Regulations & Technical Rules 2012, and all Respective ISU Communications for figure skating. The competition will be held with ISU New Judging System for all categories. VENUE OF COMPETITION All competition events and practice sessions will take place at: Škoda Ice Arena Haabersti str. 3 TALLINN, ESTONIA Rink size: 56 x 26 meters ENTRIES All ISU Members and all Clubs, National Figure Skating Federations associated with ISU are invited to the competition in any category. However, the Organizer shall have the right to limit the number of skaters from the invited clubs. Entries must be submitted in a written form and must contain the kind of event, competitor s full name and date of birth, full name of team leader, coach and chaperon, date of arrival and departure. For participating, please fill in the enclosed entry form and return it to the following address: General tallinntrophy@gmail.com Mrs. Zanna Kulik (Competition Referee) Mobile phone: Mr. Juri Kononov (Competition Secretary) Mobile phone: NB!! Attention! The deadline for submission of entry forms is October 21, Please fill out your entry form according to the Annex #1.

4 Planned program contents have to be provided by November 15, All program contents received later than November 15, 2013 will not be accepted. All current information will be available on the Tallinn Trophy website: NB! Please see the enclosed technical data for requirements. (Annex #2) ENTRY FEE Single Skating with one program: 65 Single Skating with two programs: 75 Ice Dance all categories (per pair): 90 Each club has to pay for its participants 50% of the total amount right after the entry form confirmation, by October 28, The rest fee has to be paid at accreditation before the competition (Cash Only). In case of cancellation the competitor has to inform the Organiser not later than three weeks before the competition starts. The competitor is included in the entry list only after a 50% pre-payment and from that moment can only be substituted by another skater if an emergency cancellation occurs. Bank Account information: IBAN: EE SEB Bank BIC: EEUHEE2X Tallinna Uisuklubide Liit ACCREDITATION Accreditation will take place at the ice rink. The time will be announced later. MUSIC Music must be recorded on CD-s and submitted at the time of accreditation. The music Medias must be of good quality and labeled clearly with the Competitor's name, Nation, category and the exact music time. Each program must be recorded on a separate disc. All CD-s will be returned to the team leader by the end of the competition at the ice rink. ACCOMMODATION The official hotel of the competition is Go Hotel Shnelli, located next to the medieval old town of Tallinn and a few steps away from the city centre. There is a convenient public transport connection between the hotel and the Ice

5 Arena (a 20-minute ride, with a trolley stop right next to the hotel). All participants have to book and pay the accommodation by themselves. You may search for hotels on the following websites: P.S. Additional information concerning accommodation will be provided as soon as possible. NB! There is no shuttle-bus service at this competition. AWARDING All competitors will receive a diploma and a present. The three best competitors of the Tallinn Championships will be awarded with medals and diplomas. PROTESTS Protests based on alleged violation of Rules may be lodged provided that they are not forbidden by this or another Rule (Rule 123, para 4. i), ii)). Protests must be filed with the Referee in writing and within the stated time limit (Rule 123, para 3). At the same time 50 EUR or other convertible currency to the same value must be deposited with the Referee. RESULTS The results for Ice Dance and Single skating: Senior, Junior, Advanced Novice, Basic Novice A, Basic Novice B will be calculated according to ISU Regulations. Chicks and Cubs will be calculated according to Estonian Figure Skating Classification for season 2013/2014 (Annex #2). LIABILITY In accordance with ISU Rule 119 the Organizer accepts no liability for injury, property loss or damages incurred by Competitors or Officials. The Organizer will provide medical emergency aid during the competition. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Time Schedule will be announced after the deadline of entry forms.