Rules for the season 2024/25

Figure skating competitions can be organized by different organizers, in different age categories and difference disciplines.

Most of the competitions are using rules defined by International Skating Union (ISU), that publishes technical requirements for the Senior (from 15 years, and soon – from 17), Junior (from 13 years) and Novice (10-15 years).

You can see rules for the current season here:

Youunger categories are not regulated by ISU, so figure skating body of each country publishes their own levels and categories. They’re often similar, but each has slightly different requirements. Those levels are typically named Cubs, Chicks, Pre-Chicks, Youngers etc. We try to translate most of the European federations’ rules and publish them as well.

Ukraine

In Ukraine competitions are organized by state (through UFSF) and by individual organizers. Requirements for Ukrainian competitions aren’t published, but sent via secret Viber-chat groups for coaches by members of USFS (mostly “famous” Yuri Balkov, who controls the judging system in USFS).