In the short program you're looking only at the required elements and how well they're done.

Step sequences are a required element in all four Olympic disciplines.

A death spiral is a required element of pair skating.

What are the required elements of a community emergency response plan?

The second required element, at least for stamps intended to be used on international mail, is the name of the country.

It used to be that the required elements in the short program were more constrained than they are now.

A short program is skated first, with eight required elements performed within 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

This program has certain required elements that must be completed.

Skaters must perform certain required elements as part of the program.

The short program is the more exacting of the programs because all the required elements must be completed.