Skill Verification

Every figure on the judging sheet must be executed according to its description in the Standard Skill List. If a performed figure does not correspond with the entry on the judging sheet, 100% is devaluated.

Technical Mistakes

If a technical mistake occurs during the execution of a skill, 50% is devaluated. Technical mistakes include but are not limited to the following:

• Part of body other than one hand touching seat in seat out skills

• Hand holding seat touching body in seat out skills

• Free foot touching rotating part of unicycle in one foot skills

• Legs not extended and/or toe not pointed for skills where the leg is quickly extended (including, but not limited to: wheel grab, crank idle kick, hop on wheel kick)

Skill Completion

Every figure on the judging sheet must be performed as entered, from start to finish, without the rider touching the floor, except where required to by the figure description. This applies to all skills: riding skills (figures in lines, circles and 8’s), transitions, axis skills, single and counted short skills, and mounts.

Riding Skills, Repetitive Axis Skills, and Counted Short Skills: If a figure is broken off in the first half of its required execution, or performed for less than half of the required execution, 100% is devaluated. If a figure is broken off in the second half of the required execution, or performed for less than the required execution, 50% is devaluated.

Riding Skills: If a rider is not in position for a line figure before crossing the 8-meter circle, but is in position when crossing both 4-meter circle lines, 50% is devaluated (see figure 50% Devaluation). If the rider is in position but only crosses one edge of the 4-meter circle, 100% is devaluated (see figure 100% Devaluation).

Transitions and mounts: Must finish in the end position (one revolution, $2 \frac{1}{2}$ hops, or $2 \frac{1}{2}$ idles) or 100% is devaluated. If the end position for a mount is not defined, must perform one revolution, OR $2 \frac{1}{2}$ hops, OR $2 \frac{1}{2}$ idles before stepping off the unicycle.

Axis skills: If the end position for a axis skill is not defined, must perform one revolution before stepping off the unicycle. The ending position is not required to be the same as the starting position.

Single Short Skills: Unless otherwise defined in the skill description, the ending position is the same as the starting position. Must finish in the end position (one revolution, $2 \frac{1}{2}$ hops, or $2 \frac{1}{2}$ idles) or 100% is devaluated. If the start and end position for a single short skill is not defined, must perform one revolution, $2 \frac{1}{2}$ hops, OR $2 \frac{1}{2}$ idles before stepping off the unicycle.

Start Of Figures

All figures start when the rider gets into the position required for that figure.

Figure Order

Figures left out according to their order on the judging sheet are devaluated 100%. This devaluation remains, even if the figure is performed afterward.

Figure Patterns

Riding figures that the rider doesn’t attempt to be ridden as described in section Riding Area Boundaries should receive 100% devaluation.

Example: The line figure is described as “…start outside the large (8m) circle, cross the center circle, and continue outside the large circle”. If the rider does not attempt to cross the center circle and performs the line circle completely outside the 4m circle, then 100% is devaluated.

Wave (~) = -0.5 Point

A wave is scored once per skill for each of the following execution mistakes listed below. More than one wave can be applied to each skill, but if a rider makes the same mistake twice during one skill, they should only receive one wave.

Example: During wheel walking, a rider may have jerky body movements and fingers not together at the beginning: two waves should be applied. If the rider then smoothly wheel walks for a while and then has jerky body movements again, a third wave should not be applied.

• insecure entrance or exit

• cramped, insecure execution

• jerky body movements

• not sitting up straight

• fingers not together

• free leg not stretched, toes not pointed

• waving arms

• jerky pedal movement

• line not straight

• circle not round

• crossing the 4 m circle when performing a skill in a circle

• failure to cross center circle in line or figure 8

• circles of figure 8 not the same size

• pedal, or foot on pedal touching floor

• wandering spin or pirouette

• circle size exceeds 1 meter diameter in a spin

• going outside riding area boundary

• looking at the standard skill order

• arms not stretched

• arms not horizontal

• palms not down

• arms touching the body during seat out skills

Line (/) = – 1 Point

A line is scored every time loss of control occurs. Loss of control includes:

• loss of proper body form

• breaking off and restarting a skill

• loss of proper body form before or after transitions

Cross (+) = – 2 Points

A cross is scored each time an unintentional dismount occurs with the competitor landing on his or her feet without the unicycle being dropped.

Circle (0) = – 3 Points

A circle is scored each time an unintentional dismount occurs with a part of the rider other than his or her feet touching the floor (hand, knee, rear, etc.) or with the unicycle being dropped. Seat drag skills only have this score applied if a part of the rider other than the feet touches the floor.

Applying Lines, Circles, Crosses

Lines, circles and crosses are scored every time they occur during and between all skills, whether entered on the score sheet or not. Only the highest applicable devaluation symbol shall be imposed per execution mistake. Most waves are not scored if they occur between skills listed on the judging sheet. Waves can only be scored between skills if they are unrelated to body form.

Example: A competitor will not get a wave if the competitor’s arms are not in proper form between skills listed on the judging sheet, but a competitor will get a wave for exceeding the riding area boundary.