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".

Men · Short Program

Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds ± 10 seconds
  • 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

Women · Short Program

Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds ± 10 seconds
  • 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

Junior Men · Short Program

Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds ± 10 seconds
  • 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

Junior Women · Short Program

Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds ± 10 seconds
  • 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

Seniors · Free Skating

Duration: 4 minutes ± 10 seconds
  • 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

Juniors · Free Skating

Duration: 3 minutes and 30 seconds ± 10 seconds
  • 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.