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
  • (1/28) - Technical Notification #58 - Synchronized Skating - Duration of Skating for All Levels has been posted. Click here.

  • (1/21) - There are no new Technical Notifications this week.

  • (1/14) - There are no new Technical Notifications this week.

  • (1/7) - There are no new Technical Notifications this week.

Use of the International Judging System

The international judging system will be used at:
  • Regionals and Sectionals - All qualifying levels and all disciplines
  • Synchronized Sectionals - 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 Team 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