Figure skating: how it is set up and scored.
Figure skating is contested on an ice rink of 60 by 30 metres, as singles, pairs or ice dance. A competition has two segments, the short programme and the free skating, each skated to music within a set time. A judging panel awards a technical score for each element and component scores for skating skills and presentation, and the totals from both segments decide the placings. ISU rules apply, administered in Britain by British Ice Skating.
How figure skating is set up.
- Size
- 60 m by 30 m, 8.5 m corners
- Match
- 2 segments
- Squad
- 1 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a win; the result is in wins.
- Rules
- ISU Sports Rules, Single and Pair Skating and Ice Dance (June 2026)
How a result is recorded.
There is no lineup to pick in figure skating. A coach records these for each athlete at every competition.
Scoring and results
- Jump Landed
- Under-Rotated Jump
- Element Score Personal Best
- Competition Won
- Podium Finish
- Clean Programme
- Personal Best Segment Score
Playmaking and performance
- Level 4 Spin
- Level 4 Step Sequence
Discipline
- Fall
- Time Violation
- Costume or Prop Violation
- Illegal Element
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