Technical Notifications

Technical Notifications are used to communicate the following information:

  1. Clarifications to ISU Communications where the chair of the respective committee has made the determination that the U.S. Figure Skating community should be made aware of the content of the information. This will be done in order to provide clarity and/or further explanation.
  2. Corrections or clarifications to existing U.S. Figure Skating rules that are deemed urgent by the chair of the respective committee. 
  3. Information required by U.S. Figure Skating rules to be communicated through Technical Notifications such as minimum scores for passing tests through IJS protocol credit and qualifying scores for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships,

Technical Notifications will be issued Thursdays by 5 p.m. Mountain Time and will take effect the Monday of the following week, unless otherwise expressly stated.

Latest Updates:

10/10/24 – There are no new technical notifications today.

8/29/24 - Technical Notification 310 - Continued Active Status - was posted.

8/22/24 - Technical Notification 309 - Synchronized Skating - Senior Combined - was posted.

8/22/24 - Technical Notification 308 - Minimum TES Required to Qualify for 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships - was posted.

8/15/24 - There are no new technical notifications today.

Active Technical Notifications:

Technical Notification 310 - Continued Active Status of Technical Notifications
Posted: 8/29/24

Technical Notification 309 - Synchronized Skating - Senior Combined
Posted: 8/22/24

Technical Notification 308 - Minimum TES Required to Qualify for 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Posted: 8/22/24

Technical Notification 307 - Excel Competitions
Posted: 7/4/24

Technical Notification 306 - Singles - Choreographic and Partial Choreographic Sequences
Posted: 3/28/24. Updated 5/9/24.

Technical Notification 303 - Singles - Minimum Scores for IJS Test Credit
Posted: 2/15/24

Technical Notification 296 - Solo Free Dance - Minimum Scores for IJS Test Credit
Posted: 6/29/23

Technical Notification 295 - Partnered Free Dance - Minimum Scores for IJS Test Credit
Posted: 6/29/23

Technical Notification 294 - Pairs - Minimum Scores for IJS Test Credit
Posted: 6/29/23

Technical Notification 256 - Pairs - Group 1 Lifts
Posted: 9/10/20

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