Skating system

In the Final round each judge shall place all the competing dancers in order of merit in each of the dances. In the Final round the judge shall mark his first dancer 1, his second dancer 2, his third 3, and so on in each of the dances.
A judge must not tie dancers for any place in the Final of any dance.
Note:
In the Final round the open system of marking shall be used.

The Allocation of Positions in Each Dance

The winner of a particular dance is the couple who is placed first by an absolute majority of judges; second, the couple who is placed second or higher by an absolute majority. The remaining positions are allocated in a similar way.

If More that One Dancer have a Majority for the Same Position

The dancer with the largest majority shall be allocated the position under review, and the couple with the next largest majority, the following position.
Note:
If the position under review is the "2nd" and two dancers have a majority of "2nd and higher" places, the dancer with the larger majority shall be placed "2nd" and the other dancer "3rd".
We now examine the remaining competitors' markings, and the dancer with the largest majority of "3rd and higher" places shall be allocated the next position, which in this example, is the "4th".
If none of the remaining dancers has a majority of "3rd and higher" places, then include the "4th" places (and, if necessary, lower places).

If Two or More Dancers have an Equal Majority for the Same Position

a) If such majorities are equal, then the lowest total of marks given by those judges who form the majority, shall determine the allocation of the position under review.
Note:
If the position under review is the "2nd" and two dancers have a similar majority of "2nd and higher" places, the dancer with the lower total of marks given by those judges who form the majority, shall be allocated the "2nd" position and the other dancer the "3rd".
b) If the totals of the marks are equal, then the next lower place (or places, if necessary), in respect of the particular dancers concerned, must be included.
Note:
It should be noted that only the dancers who have a majority for the position under review (say, for example, the "2nd" position) must be considered at this stage, and only their "3rd" places (and, if necessary, lower places) should be referred to, until the "2nd" position has been allocated.
A definite result will eventually be obtained unless the remaining markings are exactly the same, and should the latter be the case, there will, of course, be a tie for "2nd" position.

If No Dancer receives a Majority for the Position Under Review

If no dancer receives a majority of "Firsts" then the winner is the couple who are placed "2nd and higher" by a majority of judges.
If no dancer receives a majority of "1st" and "2nd" places, then the "3rd" places (and if necessary, lower places) must be included.
The "2nd" and other places should be calculated in a similar way.