Pairs Rules and Resources

U.S. Figure Skating utilizes the following marking guides in pairs competition events.

Latest Updates & Clarifications:

12/17/24 - The 2024-25 Singles/Pairs IJS Deductions and Who's Responsible chart was updated to correct an alignment error for the Illegal Elements / Movements deductions.

10/9/24 - An ISU Q&A regarding the pair combination spin was posted.

8/24/24 - An updated version of the Program Component Chart was posted.

8/1/24 - Detailed composition, presentation and skating skills charts provided by the ISU were posted below.

ISU Communications and Q&As

ISU Communication #2656 - Singles and Pairs - Scale of Values 2024-25 (PDF, 7/22/24)
Note: This replaces ISU Communication #2475.

ISU Communication #2623 - Singles and Pairs - Levels of Difficulty, Guidelines for Marking GOE and Changes and Clarifications for GOE and PCS for 2024-25 (PDF, 6/25/24)
Note: This communication will replace ISU Communication #2558 beginning July 1, 2024.

ISU Q&A - Pair Combination Spin (PDF, 10/9/24)

Scale of Values and Deductions

2024-25 Scale of Values (from ISU Communication #2656) (PDF, 5/6/22)
2024-25 Singles/Pairs - IJS Deductions and Who's Responsible (PDF, 12/17/24)
Pairs - 6.0 Deductions and Who is Responsible (PDF, 2/9/24)

Levels of Difficulty and Calling Clarifications

2024-25 Levels of Difficulty - Pairs (from ISU Communication #2623) (PDF, 6/25/24)

ISU Technical Panel Handbook for Pairs (PDF, 7/30/24)
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 website.