Single & Pair Skating
ISU Technical Handbooks & Program Components for Single Skating
Download Official ISU Technical Panel Handbooks and documentation for Program Components
ISU Documentation
Visit isu.org/figure-skating for international event information, rules and other documentation. The direct links below open at isu.org.
About Single & Pair Skating
Single Skating
The most popular and well known discipline of figure skating is Single Skating.
Skaters perform jumps, spins, footwork and other skating moves to music.
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually.
Pair Skating
Pair Skating is an event where a male and female skater compete as a team. It combines single skating elements (jumps, spins and footwork) with elements unique to pair skating. These include overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals and throw jumps.
Pair skating requires similar technique and timing on all elements of the performance, as well as practice and trust between the partners. The aim is to create an impression of “two skating as one”.
Program Elements
Access all Program Element resource documents below. Warm Up Times are listed within the documents.
