Elements available; full syllabus completeness not yet verified
Prerequisite: STAR 9 Artistic and STAR 7 Skills, unless formal Gold challenge provisions apply
Assessment: complete artistic program to music with prescribed content and program-component decisions
Passing: 3 of 4 content criteria and all 5 program-component criteria Silver or better
Where: external assessment day, eligible artistic event, or permitted virtual route
Creative expression Gold · Artistic skating
Read standards, choices and source Technical standard: level-specific content definition in the Artistic assessment sheet and standards chart
Quality standard: Silver or better where counted
Publication period 2023-08; current-linked 2026-09-04
Translation Not applicable
Source location Gold Artistic assessment criteria Read in its full source context.
Check the evidence Skate Canada Assessment Guide Evidence limits for Canada These are national research gaps. Some may not affect this specific level.
CanSkate national portability: Official materials require clubs to maintain progress, but located evidence does not establish a central national CanSkate element record or transfer procedure.
Virtual assessment discipline/route matrix: Virtual guides cover STAR 6-Gold, but a single public matrix of every discipline/level permitted virtually was not located.
Appeal of assessment result: General dispute and ethics procedures exist, but no assessment-result appeal or technical review process was identified in located assessment rules.
Pair tests: Current competition requirements use singles Freeskate prerequisites; no standalone national pair assessment ladder appears in located resources.
Choreographic step sequence Gold · Artistic skating
Read standards, choices and source Choreographic step sequence
Read the whole requirement together. Its options must not be treated as interchangeable tests.
Technical standard: level-specific content definition in the Artistic assessment sheet and standards chart
Quality standard: Silver or better where counted
Publication period 2023-08; current-linked 2026-09-04
Translation Not applicable
Source location Gold Artistic assessment criteria Read in its full source context.
Check the evidence Skate Canada Assessment Guide Evidence limits for Canada These are national research gaps. Some may not affect this specific level.
CanSkate national portability: Official materials require clubs to maintain progress, but located evidence does not establish a central national CanSkate element record or transfer procedure.
Virtual assessment discipline/route matrix: Virtual guides cover STAR 6-Gold, but a single public matrix of every discipline/level permitted virtually was not located.
Appeal of assessment result: General dispute and ethics procedures exist, but no assessment-result appeal or technical review process was identified in located assessment rules.
Pair tests: Current competition requirements use singles Freeskate prerequisites; no standalone national pair assessment ladder appears in located resources.
Field-move sequence Gold · Artistic skating
Read standards, choices and source Technical standard: level-specific content definition in the Artistic assessment sheet and standards chart
Quality standard: Silver or better where counted
Publication period 2023-08; current-linked 2026-09-04
Translation Not applicable
Source location Gold Artistic assessment criteria Read in its full source context.
Check the evidence Skate Canada Assessment Guide Evidence limits for Canada These are national research gaps. Some may not affect this specific level.
CanSkate national portability: Official materials require clubs to maintain progress, but located evidence does not establish a central national CanSkate element record or transfer procedure.
Virtual assessment discipline/route matrix: Virtual guides cover STAR 6-Gold, but a single public matrix of every discipline/level permitted virtually was not located.
Appeal of assessment result: General dispute and ethics procedures exist, but no assessment-result appeal or technical review process was identified in located assessment rules.
Pair tests: Current competition requirements use singles Freeskate prerequisites; no standalone national pair assessment ladder appears in located resources.
Artistic spin Gold · Artistic skating
Read standards, choices and source Technical standard: level-specific content definition in the Artistic assessment sheet and standards chart
Quality standard: Silver or better where counted
Publication period 2023-08; current-linked 2026-09-04
Translation Not applicable
Source location Gold Artistic assessment criteria Read in its full source context.
Check the evidence Skate Canada Assessment Guide Evidence limits for Canada These are national research gaps. Some may not affect this specific level.
CanSkate national portability: Official materials require clubs to maintain progress, but located evidence does not establish a central national CanSkate element record or transfer procedure.
Virtual assessment discipline/route matrix: Virtual guides cover STAR 6-Gold, but a single public matrix of every discipline/level permitted virtually was not located.
Appeal of assessment result: General dispute and ethics procedures exist, but no assessment-result appeal or technical review process was identified in located assessment rules.
Pair tests: Current competition requirements use singles Freeskate prerequisites; no standalone national pair assessment ladder appears in located resources.
Program component criteria Gold · Artistic skating
Read standards, choices and source Technical standard: all published component criteria are assessed separately on the official sheet
Quality standard: Silver or better under the level standard
Publication period 2023-08; current-linked 2026-09-04
Translation Not applicable
Source location Gold Artistic passing requirements and standards chart Read in its full source context.
Check the evidence Skate Canada Assessment Guide Evidence limits for Canada These are national research gaps. Some may not affect this specific level.
CanSkate national portability: Official materials require clubs to maintain progress, but located evidence does not establish a central national CanSkate element record or transfer procedure.
Virtual assessment discipline/route matrix: Virtual guides cover STAR 6-Gold, but a single public matrix of every discipline/level permitted virtually was not located.
Appeal of assessment result: General dispute and ethics procedures exist, but no assessment-result appeal or technical review process was identified in located assessment rules.
Pair tests: Current competition requirements use singles Freeskate prerequisites; no standalone national pair assessment ladder appears in located resources.