JUDGES AND EVALUATORS

Judges/Evaluators are usually former skaters who have undergone training
                          administered by Skate Canada.  They must attend Skate Canada
                sponsored clinics, trial judge and pass a written and a video identification exam in order to be certified.

                                  An evaluator is a person who examines a skater's performance on
                 test day and determines if the skater is capable of completing the test at a satisfactory level.

                         A judge is a person who, at competitions, assigns the skater marks based on the
                           level of performance.  A judge has to think quickly because he or she must give a mark as
                            soon as the skater finishes skating.  Unlike evaluators who work by themselves, there
                             is always more than one judge at a competition.  The minimum number
                    is three judges per panel.  International competitions feature nine member panels.

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