Please note the following documents from the ISU for the 2025-2026 season. All documents are published in English only. ISU Communication 2692 – Synchronized Skating Well Balanced Program Content 2025/26 ISU Communication 2693 – ISU SYS Scale of Values ISU Communication 2695 – SYS Difficulty Groups of Elements 2025-26 ISU Communication 2700 – Ice Dance […]
2025 Canadian National Skating Championships – Event Resources
The event announcement regarding the 2025 Canadian National Skating Championships is now available at the link below. Officials and competitors will find useful information within this announcement relating to participation in this event.
2024-2025 ISU Documents – Updated Links
Due to the new ISU website, existing links may no longer be working. The following are updated links to ISU Technical Documents for the season: ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules 2024 Singles & Pairs: Ice Dance: Synchronized Skating
Brand Marketing Toolkit
Dear clubs and skating schools, In our ongoing efforts to strengthen Skate Canada’s brand identity and promote skating across Canada, we are pleased to supply clubs and skating schools with the 2024-2025 brand marketing toolkit. The toolkit includes assets to help clubs and schools market themselves and their programs as well as documents to guide […]
ISU Communications for 2024-2025 Season
Please note the following documents from the ISU are now available for the 2024-2025 season: ISU Communication 2623 – Singles and Pairs – Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking GOE (revised June 24, 2024) ISU Communication 2625 – Ice Dance Novice Competitions 2024/25 (Updated June 20, 2024) ISU Communication 2630 – Ice Dance Requirements for […]
Rule Book Updates Effective July 1, 2024
The Skate Canada Rule Book has been updated for the 2024-2025 season. These rule updates include (but are not limited to):
2024 ISU Congress Summary of Changes
The following is a brief summary of the rule changes from the 2024 ISU Congress and how they will be implemented domestically. This is not an exhaustive list changes. Coaches and officials should consult ISU documentation for the complete and finalized changes. Ages New upper ages for Junior Ice Dance (women) and Pairs (women and […]
2024-2025 Season Podium Pathway Quick Reference Guide Updates (Singles/Pairs/Ice Dance)
The 2024-2025 Quick Reference Guides for Singles, Pairs, and Ice Dance are now available. Given potential changes to program requirements due to the 2024 ISU Congress, the Junior and Senior Program Requirements are not included at this time. More information will on the potential changes will be communicated as it becomes available from the ISU. […]
Adult Synchronized Skating Update- April 2023
There is a change for the upcoming season to the age requirements for all Adult Synchronized Skating categories. The upper age requirement for Adult II and Adult III has been removed. This decision was made based on aligning all adult categories and feedback from the community. The removal of upper ages allows skaters the opportunity […]
2022-2023 Technical Clarification # 2 – Difficult Entrance or Difficult Exit Spins
As published in the ISU Technical Handbook (singles/pairs), a clear visible difficult attempt of an entry or exit of a spin will be counted the first time it is identified. If not awarded, subsequent attempts at a difficult entry or exit will be considered as transition and will not count for th level of the […]