sentences:  The short program is the first segment of single skating, pair skating, and synchronized skating in international competitions, including all ISU championships, the Olympic Winter Games, the Winter Youth Games, qualifying competitions for the Olympic Winter Games, and ISU Grand Prix events for both junior and senior-level skaters (including the finals).The short program must be skated before the free skate, the second component in competitions.The short program lasts, for both senior and junior singles and pairs, two minutes and 40 seconds.