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INTERNATIONAL SOLO ICE DANCE COMPETITION GUIDELINES – TECHNICAL RULES AND LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 2026-2027
Switzerland · English · 28 pages
Live federation-linked copy checked 14 September 2026; 2026/27 international solo competition guidelines, not a Swiss test ladder. Original-language text is shown as extracted. An original-page image is provided for diagram-only pages and the British skills guides. Extracted table text can lose column alignment; check the original before interpreting a table.
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ADDITIONAL PRINCIPLES OF CALLING
Applicable to all Edge Elements:
• If an edge element is sustained for less than 3 seconds, this shall not be identified.
• The Edge Element type receives a level according to the requirements met, or ignored if the
requirements for Basic Level are not met.
• The first performed Edge Element(s) shall be identified as the required Edge Element(s) and given a
Level, or ignored if the requirements for Basic Level are not met. Subsequent Edge Element(s) which
fulfill the minimum requirements for “Basic” level shall be identified as an Edge Element classified as an
“extra element”, will receive the abbreviation e.g. SpEe+ExEl. It indicates that the element receives No
Value, it occupies a box and will receive a -1 point deduction for Junior and Senior or -0.5 points for all
Novice levels.
• If a Fall or Interruption occurs at the attempt of an Edge Element and it did not fulfill the requirements for
Basic Level, the 2nd attempt will be considered for level.
• Any Edge Element(s) or part of a Combination Edge Element of a repeated Type shall be classified as
“not according to requirements” and will receive the abbreviation * (e.g., CrEe*). It indicates that the
element receives No Value, it occupies a box, and it will count as an Edge Element. This does not apply
to:
• The second part of a Combination Edge Element (composed of two Short Edge Elements on two
curves forming a serpentine pattern) may repeat the type. If the position within the Combination Edge
Element is repeated, it will be considered for level in both parts of the element when using the Change
of Edge feature to connect both parts of the Edge Element and the position must be maintained
throughout the Change of Edge.
• A maximum of two Spiral type Edge Elements can be used whether within a combination edge
element, or as two short edge elements, or as one part of a combination element and as a short edge
element. When two Spiral Type Edge Elements are performed separately, they must use different
spiral positions. The only exception is when both are part of the same Combination Edge Element
connected by the Change of Edge Feature.
• Any Edge Element of a Type, not according to the Required Elements for Rhythm Dance or the Well-
Balanced Free Dance Program which fulfill the minimum requirements for Basic Level shall be classified
as an element not according to the requirements, will receive the abbreviation* (e.g. CrEe* (if the Type
of Edge Element can be identified) or Ee* (if the Type of Edge Element cannot be identified)). It
indicates that the element receives No Value, it occupies a box and it will count as a Dance Edge
Element(s)
• A chosen example of a Difficult Position shall be considered for Level only the first time it occurs.
(Except for repeating a position when using the Change of Edge feature in a Combination Edge
Element while maintaining the position through the Change of Edge)
• If a Fall or Interruption occurs during an Edge Element, the element shall be identified and given a Level
according to the requirements met before the Fall or interruption, or ignored if the requirements for
Basic Level are not met. If the skater continues the Edge Element after the Fall for the purposes of filling
time, this will not be considered for level or as “not according to the requirements”.
• If a loss of control with additional support (touch down by hand(s)) occurs after an edge element has
commenced and continues after the touchdown (without interruption), its level shall be reduced by 1 per
touch down (in a combination edge element only the level of the short edge element where the
touchdown occurred shall be reduced by 1 level).
• Inside Spread Eagles will not be considered as an Edge Element and only considered basic
choreography unless it is the second part of a Combination Edge Element following an Outside Spread
Eagle and changing edge to the Inside Spread Eagle. Inside Spread Eagles in a full crouch however will
be identified as a Crouch Type Edge Element if the crouch is clearly established with the thighs at least
parallel to the ice.
• Inside Spread Eagles will not be considered as a difficult exit for an Edge Element, or be considered a
difficult position when part of a Combination Edge Element.
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