Powers and duties
Who must have good eyesight, hearing, and physical condition according to the ISU rules?
Who are officials?
In Junior Rhythm Dance, what two Pattern Dance Elements are required, and in what order must they be skated?
What are the Rhumba, followed by the Quickstep?
How many Choreographic Elements are required in the Free Dance for Junior and Senior Ice Dance teams?
What is two for Juniors, and three for Seniors?
What is the highest GOE a judge may give if an element has one negative feature?
What is +3 GOE?
Which Program Component covers physical and emotional involvement, projection, and clarity of movement?
What is Presentation?
Officials must base their evaluation only on the skaters ?
What is performance?
Name three music styles that are allowed under the 1990s Rhythm Dance theme.
What are pop, hip-hop, techno, grunge, R&B, or house?
In Free Dance, how long can music be without an audible rhythmic beat, and when?
What is 20 seconds — 10 at the beginning or end, and 10 more during the program?
How many positive features must be present to award a +3 GOE to an element?
What is at least 5 features?
Which Program Component evaluates unity, pattern, spatial awareness, and the purposeful arrangement of all movements?
What is Composition?
What meetings must a judge attend during a competition?
What are the initial judges meeting and the Round Table Discussion?
This type of music is specifically not allowed in the 2025–26 Rhythm Dance.
What is classical music or ballroom dance styles?
When is touching the ice with hands or body allowed in the Free Dance?
What is Choreographic Slide Movement and Choreographic Character Step Sequence.
Name three examples of positive features that justify a higher GOE.
smooth/efortless, element in character, entry/exit, body lines, creative, unison, spacing, rotation, speed, cleanness, running edge
What is the highest possible Program Component score a judge may award if there are two falls in the program?
What is 8.75?
Name all categories of violations where a deduction is applied only by majority decision of the judges.
What are costume/prop, choreography, and music violations?
How many stops are allowed in the Rhythm Dance, and what is the maximum duration?
What is two stops of up to 5 sec, or one stop up to 10 seconds?
Name all possible Choreographic Elements that may be included in the Free Dance.
What are ChAJ, ChSt, ChHy, ChLi, ChSl, ChSp, ChTw
How should a judge react when a “!” sign appears next to an element on screen?
What is reduce the GOE by 2 grades?
What color is used to indicate Program Component scores in the range of 5.00 to 6.75?
What is green?
What are the numbers of all current ISU Communications related to Ice Dance for the 2025–26 season? (Name 5)
What are Communications 2700, 2702, 2704, 2705, and 2716?
In Junior and Senior Rhythm Dance, before which elements may couples cross the Long Axis
What are Step Sequence style B, Chore Rhythm Sequence, and Pattern Dance Element
Name all required elements in the Free Dance for the 2025–26 season.
What are Lifts (2 juniors, 3* seniors), DSp, Step Sequence, OFT, SyTw, Chore Elements (2 juniors, 3 seniors)
What is the highest GOE a judge can give if a fall occurs during the element?
What is –3 GOE?
What word best describes a Program Component score of 4.5?
What is weak?