Technical Information
Welcome to the Technical Information portion of the U.S. Figure Skating website. Here you will find important information on the many technical aspects of figure skating. For easier navigation, tabs on the left side of the page will guide you to each discipline (Singles/Pairs, Ice Dancing, Synchronized Skating and Adult Skating). Within the tabs are discipline-specific technical information, ISU communications, technical panel information and judges and referees information.
U.S. Figure Skating Alerts and Technical Notifications are on a separate page.
A link to the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook can be found in the left-side navigation of this page.
Recent Updates
- (5/15) - Technical Notification #123 - Ice Dancing - General Rules for "Skaters' Choice" Music for 2013-14 has been updated here.
- (5/10) - 2013-14 Well Balanced Program updates for singles and pairs have been posted here and ice dancing have been posted here.
- (5/9) - Technical Notification #123 - Ice Dancing - General Rules for "Skaters' Choice" Music for 2013-14 has been posted here.
- (5/2) - Technical Notification #122 - Ice Dancing, Singles and Pairs - Implementation Date of ISU Communications #1787 and #1790 has been posted here.
- (4/18) - There are no technical notifications this week.
- (4/11) - ISU Communication #1787 - Ice Dancing - has been posted here.
- (3/28) - ISU Communication #1786 - Synchronized Skating - has been posted here.
- (3/21) - The Pattern Dance Scale of Values with Sequences/Sections (no key points) has been updated here.
- (3/7) - Two items related to pairs skating have been updated in the USAid Technical Panel Handbook - Adult Skating. Click here.
- (3/7) - Additions to the Technical Information and the ISU Communications sections on the Ice Dancing Technical Info have been made. Click here.
- (2/28) - A new Q&A, ISU Q&A - Singles/Pairs - Choreographic Sequences, has been posted here.
- (2/21) - A new ISU Q&A for Synchronized Skating has been posted here.
- (2/21) - 2013-14 Interim Short Program Elements for Singles and Pairs have been posted here.
- (2/21) - There are no technical notifications this week.
- (12/10) - The 2012-13 USAid Technical Panel Handbook - Adult Skating has been posted here.
- (12/10) - The ISU has updated the Additional Q&As #2 for ice dance. The updated version has been posted here.
- (11/21) - Technical Notification #121 - Synchronized Skating Rules - has been posted here.
- (11/21) - An ISU Q&A for synchronized skating has been posted here.
- (11/15) - The ISU has revised the Summary of Calls for Synchronized Skating. The revisions are in red and can be found in the documents posted here. Note: These changes are effective immediately.
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Use of the International Judging System
The international judging system will be used at:- Regional and sectional championships - All qualifying levels and all disciplines
- Synchronized sectional championships - Intermediate and above events including adult, collegiate and open junior
- U.S. Junior Championships - All events
- U.S. Championships - All events
- U.S. Collegiate Championships - All events
- U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships - Intermediate and above events including adult and collegiate
- U.S. Adult Championships - Adult gold events and higher in the free skate (singles and pairs) and dance events, including masters open dance
