The ISU has published Communication 2253 that contains Scale of Values for Singles and Pairs for the 2019-2020 season. Skate Canada’s Scale of Values which includes links to this Communication, as well as values for elements not included in the ISU Communication will be published prior to the start of the competition season.
ISU Program Component Chart Singles & Pair Skating/Ice Dance
The ISU Program Component Chart Singles & Pair Skating and Ice Dance contains important information related to Program Components including definitions of each as well as verbiage to help inform ranges for application of each component.
ISU Deductions: Who is responsible? – Single and Pair Skating
The ISU Deductions: Who is responsible? – Single and Pair Skating document contains important information related to which official is responsible for application of deductions and bonuses in these disciplines.
ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules
The ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules, Singles & Pair Skating and Ice Dance contains rules that govern the delivery of competitions sanctioned by the ISU, including the program requirements of Junior and Senior categories in these disciplines.
National Summer Series 2019-2020 Season
As part of Skate Canada’s review of our qualifying structure and in consultation with all sections, it has been decided that the National Summer Series will no longer serve as a method of qualification for Challenge effective the 2019-2020 season. National Summer Series events will remain an important part of the competition structure as we […]
REVISED – 2019-2020 Competitive Singles Bonus Structure
This Notice Board article is an update to, and replaces the article originally published March 31, 2019. Updates include: Clarify the bonus for number of different triples in Pre-Novice Short Program Clarify bonuses that are applied once per program Add additional ‘General’ detail Underline all bonuses that are new for the 2019-2020 season For each […]
2019-2020 Competitive Singles Bonus Structure
Bonus structure for competitive singles categories to take effect July 1, 2019. General Each bonus type is awarded once per program and on the first successful attempt. All jumps must be fully rotated to receive a bonus, with the one exception noted below. For all bonuses, in the case of a fall, the attempt is considered as […]
Updates to Competitive Singles, Pairs and Ice Dance Requirements
This article contains a summary of some of the updates made to Competitive Singles, Pairs, and Ice Dance program requirements for the 2019-2020 season. Please note that this is not meant to be a comprehensive summary of all changes; rather it is to highlight some of those that are most significant. For a summary of […]
2019-2020 National Teams
Effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 The National Team comprises those athletes who meet the following criteria: Skate Canada has the discretion to add athletes based on new partnerships of current and former national team members. The Synchronized Skating National Team comprises those teams finishing in the top three in the senior discipline […]
Competitive Program Time Requirements – 2019-2020
Prior to publishing the competitive program requirements for the 2019-2020 season, we are communicating some important information applicable to program times to assist coaches in planning music selection for their athletes: Pre-Juvenile Singles program time will have the option of 2:00 minutes (+/- 10 seconds) or 2:30 minutes (+/- 10 seconds) to provide transitioning from […]