Mixed doubles and the scoring of the contestants

Mixed doubles

Each team of partners in the mixed doubles is allowed exactly 5 consecutive minutes to perform in any manner desired, and everything occurring during the 5 minutes is scored.

Each skier must enter the course riding one or 2 skis, towed behind one or two boats, but then may change to any type of equipment, including nonstandard ropes and handles, shoe skis, saucers, bare feet, etc. The only equipment restrictions are safety requirements.

Three minutes’ preparation is allowed outside the course for a warm-up. Falls do not disqualify, but are charged against the time. The event is scored by 5 judges, and usually one judge is a nonskier, since the event is intended primarily for spectator appeal.

The scoring is planned to encourage contestants to go beyond the trick riding events in working out their routines, and is as follows:

ORIGINALITY-10 points: Costuming and suitability to the routine; adaptation of the routine to a story line, new or original tricks; logical and efficient order in tricks.

VARIETY-10 points for using tricks in different categories: Side-by-side tricks; ramp tricks; lifts; change-of-relative-position tricks; novel methods of towing.

SPECTATOR APPEAL-10 points: Applause or laughter during the act and at completion of act.

FORM-20 points: Co-operation in performing tricks; graceful appearance of both skiers; precision or sameness in side-by-side tricks; sense of rhythm and timing on the program. (In story line or comedy routines good form may well be bad form.)
CONTENT-50 points: Difficulty of tricks; flow of tricks, as opposed to actual number of tricks.

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