Lausanne / Switzerland

It is a requirement for certain Technical Rules to be announced annually by the Ice Dance Technical Committee:

- Requirements defined in the Technical Rules as valid for one season only:

  • Pattern Dances for International Competitions
  • Music requirements for Pattern Dances for International Competitions
  • Required Elements for Free Dance
  • Rhythms or themes, Required Elements (including Key Points and Key Point Features for Pattern Dance Elements) and guidelines for Short Dance

The annual requirements for season 2017/18 are included in this Communication.

- Requirements defined in the Technical Rules with an ongoing validity:

  • Calling specifications and Levels of Difficulty
  • Marking Guides
  • Scale of Values

Updates to the current ongoing requirements, valid as of July 1st, 2017, will be published in a subsequent Communication.

To read full ISU Communication 2076 please click on the link on the right.