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S Step

A turn from one foot to the other in which the curve of the exit edge is in the opposite direction to that of the entry edge. The change of foot is from outside edge to inside edge or inside edge to outside edge. In ice dance, unless otherwise specified in the dance description, the free foot is placed on the ice close to the skating foot. The entry and exit edge are of equal depth.


Salchow

An edge jump with natural rotation that takes off from a backward inside edge; listed in the Scale of Values according to the number of rotations.


Scale Of Values (SOV)

Contains Base Values and Grades of Execution of all listed elements. The scales of values are published by the ISU and Skate Canada.


Sectional Championships

A championship that qualifies athletes toward and including but not limited to Skate Canada Challenge and the Canadian Figure Skating Championships.


Segment

The name given to a portion of an event.  Some categories have two segments (e.g., short program and free program) and some categories have only one segment.


Sequence

The set order of the prescribed steps that compose one pattern of a Pattern Dance.


Set Of Sequential Twizzles

In ice dance, a series of two twizzles with up to one step between twizzles.


Set Of Synchronized Twizzles

In ice dance, a series of two twizzles with up to three steps between twizzles.


Set Pattern Dance

A dance for which the location, direction and curvature of all edges to be skated are designated in the applicable pattern dance diagram. This diagram must be followed as closely as possible. 


Shadow Dance

The term used when a skater skates the full pattern of the dance with another skater, coach or program assistant using a “shadow” formation. The partners face in the same direction and are skating side by side with no more than one arm’s length distance between them.



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