If a Group Lift fails to achieve one required position, how is that assessed?

In synchro skating, elements such as Group Lifts are subject to specific criteria that determine their successful execution. If a Group Lift fails to achieve one required position, the appropriate assessment is that the feature is not counted as attempted. This means that the judges do not consider the lift as part of the performance for scoring purposes, acknowledging that it did not meet the necessary standards for a valid element.

When assessing a Group Lift, judges look for precise positions and formations that each team member must achieve. If a required position is unmet, the fundamental criteria that define the lift have not been fulfilled. This results in the conclusion that the lift cannot be interpreted as successfully attempted.

Factors such as execution quality or the involvement of all group members in lifts may be relevant in other contexts but do not affect the determination that the lift itself has not met the quality and requirements needed to be counted. Therefore, the correct approach is to consider the lift as not attempted because missing the requisite positions invalidates the execution of the element altogether.