Latest Updates & Clarifications:
2/28/25 - The 2025-26 Key Points for Juvenile and Intermediate Partnered Ice Dance were posted. These will go into effect May 20, 2025.
- ISU Communications and Q&As
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ISU Communication #2647 - Ice Dance - Scale of Values 2024-25 (PDF, update 9/4/24 by ISU)
ISU Communication #2646 - Ice Dance - Calling Specifications & Levels of Difficulty 2024-25 (PDF, updated 8/23/24 by ISU)
ISU Communication #2630 - Ice Dance - Requirements for Technical Rules & Marking Guides 2024-25 (PDF, updated 8/23/24 by ISU)
How Should the Referee Check the Duration of a Lift (PDF, 7/25/19)
- Scale of Values and Deductions
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- 2024-25 Scale of Values (ISU Communication #2647) (PDF, updated 9/4/24 by ISU)
- Pattern Dance Scale of Values with Sequences/Sections (No Key Points) (PDF, 5/13/19)
- 2024-25 Ice Dance Deductions for Novice and Below and Adult (PDF, 7/8/24)
- 2024-25 Ice Dance Deductions for Junior and Senior (PDF, 7/8/24)
- Ice Dance Deductions for U.S. Figure Skating 6.0 Events (PDF, 7/8/24)
- Key Points and Calling Clarifications
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- 2025-26 Pattern Dance Key Points for Juvenile (Effective May 20, 2025) (PDF, 2/28/25)
- 2025-26 Pattern Dance Key Points for Intermediate (Effective May 20, 2025) (PDF, 2/28/25)
- ISU Technical Panel Handbook - Ice Dance (PDF, 9/5/23)
Note: This document has been prepared for ISU technical panels for all international events, and U.S. Figure Skating technical panels will follow it for its events. Any further ISU changes to these documents will be posted on this web site.
- Marking of GOEs and Program Components
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- 2024-25 Judges Reminders for Ice Dance (PDF, 7/4/24)
- 2024-25 Marking Guide for GOEs for Ice Dance (PDF, updated 8/23/24 by ISU)
- Program Component Chart (Pattern Dance) (PDF, 6/24/24)
- Program Component Chart (Rhythm Dance and Free Dance) (PDF, 8/24/24)
- Composition, Presentation and Skating Skills Charts (PDF, 8/1/24)
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