If two minor errors occur in a group lift, how is the element judged?

In synchro skating, when evaluating elements such as group lifts, the judging criteria take into account the occurrence of minor errors during the execution. If two minor errors are observed in a group lift, the element being judged is typically subject to a downgrading process, which is designed to reflect the impact of these errors on the overall execution quality.

Judges will often downgrade the element to acknowledge that it did not meet the expected standards due to the errors. Each minor error has a specific penalty associated with it, and in this case, having two minor errors results in a cumulative effect where the element is downgraded twice. This twofold downgrading reflects the seriousness of having more than one error in a single performance, indicating to both the athletes and spectators that while the element may have shown some technical skills, the overall execution was compromised by these mistakes.