Technical Documents

The following documents are produced by either the International Skating Union (ISU) or U.S. Figure Skating.


ISU Communication #1400 - Ice Dancing - Scale of Values (7/13/06)

ISU Communication #1399 - Ice Dancing - Levels of Difficulty, Major/Minor Compulsory Dance Errors, GOE (7/13/06)

ISU Communication #1398 - Synchronized Skating - Novice Competitions (7/13/06)

ISU Communication #1396 - Singles and Pairs Skating - Levels of Difficulty, Scale of Values (7/13/06) Note: Any information that is inconsistent with ISU 1396 will be considered superceded by ISU 1396. ISU 1396 revises the features necessary to achieve the levels of difficulty for singles and pairs.

ISU Communication #1395 - Synchronized Skating (7/13/06)

ISU Communication #1393 - Synchronized Skating - Levels of Difficulty, Scale of Values (6/19/06)

ISU Communication #1391 - Ice Dancing - Guidelines for Compulsory and Original Dance, Free Dance Required Elements, Levels of Difficulty (6/2/06)

ISU Communication #1384 - Singles and Pairs Skating - Levels of Difficulty (4/21/06) Note: Any information that is inconsistent with ISU 1384 will be considered superceded by ISU 1384. ISU 1384 revises the features necessary to achieve the levels of difficulty for singles and pairs.

ISU Communication #1359 - Synchronized Skating (11/30/05)

ISU Communication #1347 - Synchronized Skating - Follow up to Communications 1323 and 1341 (10/5/05)

ISU Communication #1343 - Ice Dancing - Grade of Execution and Level of Elements Guidelines

ISU Communication #1341 - Synchronized Skating - Clarification of Rules


Singles Skating

2006-07 Singles Short Program Elements for Intermediate through Senior (7/18/06) Note: Chart reflects basic element revisions made by ISU Communication 1396. For novice free skate, the chart reflects basic element revisions in ISU Communication 1397 that were accepted by U.S. Figure Skating. Novice short program elements are unchanged.

2006-07 Singles Free Skate Elements for Juvenile through Senior (7/25/06) Note: Chart reflects basic element revisions made by ISU Communication 1396. For novice free skate, the chart reflects basic element revisions in ISU Communication 1397 that were accepted by U.S. Figure Skating. Novice short program elements are unchanged.

2006-07 Singles and Pairs Scale of Values (from ISU Communication 1396)

2006-07 Singles Levels of Difficulty (from ISU Communication 1396)

ISU Communication #1396 - Singles and Pairs Skating - Levels of Difficulty, Scale of Values (7/13/06) Note: Any information that is inconsistent with ISU 1396 will be considered superceded by