Figure Skating Requirements for Single and Pair Skating – 2026/2027 Season
Everything you need for the 2026/2027 season.
A quick and easy guide to mandatory elements and rules for Singles and Pairs (Senior & Junior).
Source: ISU "Sports Rules Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance as of 1 June 2026, effective 12 June 2026".
- Double or Triple Axel
- Triple or Quadruple jump
- Jump Combination (two jumps: 4+3, 4+2, 3+3, or 3+2)
- Flying Spin
- Camel spin or sit spin with only one change of foot
- Spin combination with only one change of foot
- Step Sequence
- Double or Triple Axel
- Triple jump
- Jump Combination (two jumps: 3+3, or 3+2))
- Flying spin
- Layback/sideways leaning spin or sit or camel spin without change of foot
- Spin combination with only one change of foot
- Step Sequence
- Double or Triple Axel
- Double or triple Lutz jump
- Jump Combination (two jumps: 3+3 or 3+2)
- Flying camel spin
- Sit spin with only one change of foot
- Spin combination with only one change of foot
- Step Sequence
- Double Axel
- Double or triple Lutz jump
- Jump Combination (two jumps: 3+3, 3+2 or 2+2)
- Flying Camel spin
- Layback/sideways leaning spin or sit spin without change of foot
- Spin combination with only one change of foot
- Step Sequence
- Six Jump Elements: 4 solo jumps + 2 combinations (one 2-jump and one 3-jump combo)
- Flying Spin
- Spin Combination
- Choreographic Spin
- Choreographic Sequence
- Step Sequence
- Six Jump Elements: 4 solo jumps + 2 combinations (one 2-jump and one 3-jump combo)
- Flying Spin
- Spin Combination
- Choreographic Spin
- Choreographic Sequence
Jump Repetition Rules (Clarifications):
🔹 Euler (Eu) has no base value and does not count as a jump, but is implied in combinations where Flip (F) or Salchow (S) is the 2nd/3rd jump.
🔹 Euler-type combinations are forbidden in SP and allowed only once in FS.
🔹 A Jump Sequence consists of 2 or 3 jumps where the 2nd and/or 3rd jump is an Axel.
🔹 In FS, a maximum of two combinations are allowed (or one combo without Euler + one jump sequence).
🔹 Axel is a mandatory element in both SP and FS.
🔹 In SP, all solo jumps must be different, though a combination of two identical jumps is permitted.
🔹 FS Repetition Rule: Out of all Triple and Quadruple jumps, only two types may be repeated, and only one of those may be a Quadruple.
🔹 Repetition of a Triple/Quad jump as a solo jump (without a combo) receives +REP (80% base value). This does not apply to double jumps.
🔹 No Triple or Quadruple jump can be executed more than twice.
🔹 Any type of Double jump in FS can be executed a maximum of twice.
🔹 Any jump type (T, S, Lo, F, Lz, A), regardless of rotations, can be executed a maximum of three times in FS.
❗For full rules and requirements for the 2026/2027 season, please visit www.isu.org.
- Double or Triple Twist Lift
- Double or Triple Throw Jump
- Double or Triple Solo Jump
- Forward Inside Death Spiral
- Group 3 Hip Lift
- Pair Combination Spin
- Step Sequence
- Double or Triple Twist Lift
- Double or Triple Throw Loop
- Solo Jump: Double Axel or Double Lutz
- Forward Inside Death Spiral
- Group 3 Hip Lift
- Pair Combination Spin
- Step Sequence
- One Twist Lift
- Two different Throw Jumps
- One Solo Jump
- One Jump Combination or Sequence (2 jumps)
- One Death Spiral (different from the one in SP)
- One Choreographic Pair Spin
- Two Lifts from different groups
- One Choreographic Lift
- Twist Lift
- Two different Throw Jumps
- One Solo Jump
- One Jump Combination or Sequence (2 jumps)
- One Death Spiral
- One Choreographic Pair Spin
- Two Lifts from different groups
Pair Skating Clarifications:
🔹 Euler (1Eu) has no base value and does not count as a jump.
🔹 FS Solo Jumps: All solo jumps with more than two rotations (2A, triples, quads) must be of a different type. A jump combination or sequence may include two identical jumps.
🔹 If two separate solo jumps are executed in FS without a combination, the second one receives +REP (80% base value).
🔹 Throw Jump Rule: Flip and Lutz throws are considered the same type. It is not permitted to perform both a Throw Flip and a Throw Lutz with the same number of revolutions in a single program.
❗For full rules and requirements for the 2026/2027 season, please visit www.isu.org.