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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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Applicable to Combination Edge Elements:
1. A Combination Edge Element shall be identified with the first two fully established Types of Short Edge
Elements on different curves. (Two Short Edge Elements on the same curve will not be considered a
Combination but will be called as two Short Edge Elements.) The Level of each of the two Types of Short
Edge Element shall be given separately.
2. If for any reason one of the parts of a Combination Edge Element cannot be identified, only the other part
shall be identified as a Short Edge Element, and given a Level according to the requirements met, or ignored
if the requirements for Basic Level are not met.
3. If one of the Short Edge Element forming the Combination Edge Element includes an Illegal Element, the
deduction for Illegal Element will apply once and the Part of the Combination Edge Element including the
Illegal Element will still receive the level achieved according to requirements met.
4. If both Short Edge Elements forming the Combination Edge Element include an Illegal Element (same or
different), the deduction for Illegal Element will apply twice and both parts of the Combination Edge Element
will receive the Level achieved according to requirements met.
5. In a Combination Edge Element, if a Skater performs an Illegal Element as an Entry and/or Exit Feature (such
as a Jump of more than half a revolution): the deduction for Illegal Element will apply and the first and/or
second part of the Combination Edge Element will receive the Level achieved according to requirements met.
The other part of the Edge Element will receive a Level according to the requirements met or ignored if the
minimum requirements for Basic Level are not fulfilled. The illegal Entry or Exit may not be considered for
level for the other portion of the element.
6. Any Difficult entry feature(s) connected with the 1st Edge Element considered and accepted for Level for the
chosen Type of Edge Element will also upgrade the 2nd Edge Element in a Combination Edge Element.
7. Any Difficult exit feature(s) connected with the 2nd Edge Element considered and accepted for Level for the
chosen Type of Edge Element will also upgrade the 1st Edge Element in a Combination Edge Element.
8. If there are more than two connecting steps between the two Short Edge Elements in a Combination Edge
Element the Edge elements will be called separately as two Short Edge Elements.
ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTES
Difficult Positions/Features
Spiral Type Difficult Positions – must be held for 3 seconds to be considered for level:
a) A Spiral with a full split (in front, back or to the side): when the legs of the skater are extended in one line
with the angle between thighs about 180 degrees.
b) A Spiral comprising a full doughnut/ring: upper body arched back, with one foot almost touching the head in
a full circle (maximum of half a blade length between head and blade);
c) A “Biellmann”: body in any orientation (e.g., upright, horizontal etc.) in relation to the vertical line of the body,
with the heel of the boot pulled by the hand behind and above the level of the head.
d) A “Kerrigan”: a spiral where the leg is extended behind with the entire boot higher than the head and the
free leg held by the hand around the knee.
e) A “135” (Fan): the leg is extended in front or slightly to the side and not held by the hands, and positioned at
least 135 degrees between the thighs.
Note:
• Examples a) (Split, held and extended behind the upper body), and d) (Kerrigan) shall be considered as
the same Difficult Position.
Crouch Type Difficult Position - must be held for 3 seconds to be considered for level:
Hydroblade: A movement done almost level with, and parallel to the ice. The core of the body must be clearly
positioned away from the vertical axis. No other part of the body other than the boot of the free leg is allowed to
touch the ice. If any other part of the body, (other than the allowable boot/foot drag of the free leg) touches the
ice it will be considered a Choreographic Sliding Movement when the Choreographic Sliding Movement is an
option as one of the elements to be skated or penalized if the movement violates any other rules.
Spread Eagle Type Difficult Position - must be held for 3 seconds to be considered for level:
Any Outside Spread Eagle. (Inside Spread Eagle only considered an Edge Element when used as 2ndpart of a
combination Edge Element following an Outside Spread Eagle and changing edge to the Inside Spread Eagle)
Ina Bauer Type Difficult Position - must be held for 3 seconds to be considered for level:
Any Outside Ina Bauer. (An inside Ina Bauer is not considered difficult)
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