Effective since January 1, 2025, CanSkate and Regional coaches are required to complete practical-mentoring hours as part of their certification portfolios. These hours, which can be completed through coaching or as a Program Assistant (PA), are designed to support your development as a coach. We do understand that many of you many have completed practical […]
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
Technical Clarification: Singles GOE Reduction
Per ISU communication 2623:In Free Skating: Jumps with no value in combination or sequence (not with *): For example, 2F+T or A+1Eu+3S. The reduction in GOE is -3 to -4. Note that if there is * in a jump element in Free Skating, there is no reduction in GOE. Currently in the Skate Canada scoring […]
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 […]
Registrant Fees for 2024-2025
Skate Canada’s registrant fees for the upcoming 2024-2025 season remain unchanged from 2023-2024 and will continue to be in the amount of $28.00. The Section registrant fees for 2024-2025 have been confirmed and are as follows: SECTION SECTION REGISTRANT FEE NL $25.00 PE $25.00 NS $28.00 NB $35.00 QC $28.00 ON $28.00 MB $25.00 SK […]
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 […]
2023-2024 Coach Registration Webinar: Save the Date!
Sign up for the 2023-2024 Coach Registration and in Good Standing Status live webinar to be held on Tuesday, August 15 at 20:00 (ET). Recommended for all coaches, this webinar will provide an overview of all registration requirements, how to obtain a registered coach in good standing status, and glance at the Coach Dashboard. […]
Mid-Season Checklist!
The 2022-2023 skating season is well underway for most Skate Canada clubs and schools and it’s a good time to check that you have not missed any important steps or procedures. Is your club registered with Skate Canada? This step is critical to ensure you are eligible to run Skate Canada programs, you are covered […]
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 […]
2022-2023 Season Domestic and ISU Technical Clarifications
Singles Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile and STAR 6 – Repeated Jump Type The program requirements for Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile and STAR 6 state that only one jump type may be repeated. The jump types are Toe Loop, Salchow, Loop, Flip, Lutz and Axel. For example, a 1T, 2T, 3T and 4T are all part of the jump type […]