Figure Skating
Figure Skating Competition Format
Olympic Winter Games Competition Format
Figure Skating comprises five events at the Olympic Winter Games – Men, Ladies, Pairs, Ice Dance and Team Events.
Men
- Two competition segments: Short Program and Free Skating;
- Each ISU and IOC Member can send maximum 3 skaters to Olympic Winter Games;
- There are 30 qualification places for Men are earned by ISU / IOC members in ISU World Championships (based on an accumulation of points) or in Olympic Qualifying Competition (by placement);
- The top 24 out of 30 Men skaters in the Short Program qualify for the Free Skating;
- Skater with highest Total Score in Short Program and Free Skating win.
Ladies
- Two competition segments: Short Program and Free Skating;
- Each ISU and IOC Member can send maximum 3 skaters to Olympic Winter Games;
- There are 30 qualification places for Ladies are earned by ISU / IOC members in ISU World Championships (based on an accumulation of points) or in Olympic Qualifying Competition (by placement);
- The top 24 out of 30 Ladies skaters in the Short Program qualify for the Free Skating;
- Skater with highest Total Score in Short Program and Free Skating win.
Ice Dance
- Two competition segments: Short Dance and Free Skating;
- Each ISU and IOC Member can send maximum 3 couples to Olympic Winter Games;
- There are 24 qualification places for Ice Dance are earned by ISU / IOC members in ISU World Championships (based on an accumulation of points) or in Olympic Qualifying Competition (by placement);
- The top 20 out of 24 Ice Dance couples in the Short Dance qualify for the Free Dance;
- Couple with highest Total Score in Short Dance and Free Dance win.
Team Events
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- Each Team consist of 6 skaters: 1 Men skater, 1 Ladies skater, 1 Pairs couple and 1 Ice Dance couple;
- Two Competition Segments: Short Program/Dance and Free Skating/Dance;
- Each ISU and IOC Member can send 1 team to Olympic Winter Games;
- There are 10 qualification places for Team Events are earned by ISU / IOC members in ISU Championships and in ISU Grand Prix Final based on an accumulation of points;
- The top 5 out of 10 Team Events teams having scored the highest number of aggregate placement points in the Short Program/Dance qualify for the Free Skating/Dance;
- Team with highest Total Placement Points in Short Program/Dance and Free Skating/Dance win.
Differences between the ISU Championships and Olympic Winter Games
There are only Men, Ladies, Pairs and Ice Dance categories in ISU Championships and ISU World Team Trophy is not a Championships Level Competition.
There are following ISU Championships:
- ISU World Figure Skating Championships;
- ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships;
- ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships;
- ISU European Figure Skating Championships.