Technical Information
Welcome to the Technical Information portion of the U.S. Figure Skating web site. 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
- (2/2) - There are no technical notifications this week.
- (12/28) - The 2011-12 version of the USAid Technical Panel Handbook - Adult Skating has been updated.
- (12/23) - ISU Q&A Pair Skating- Reverse Lasso lift & Loop Lasso Lift has been posted, click here.
- (12/1) - Technical Notification #95 - Ice Dancing - Wrong Side to Start has been posted. Click here.
- 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
Use of the International Judging System
The international judging system will be used at:
