ISU Figure Skating Media Guide ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2020/21 4/12/2021 1 ISU Figure Skating Media Guide Contents Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 2 ISU Contact ......................................................................................................................................... 5 ISU Office Holders and ISU Members ....................................................................................................... 5 Rules and Regulations.................................................................................................................... 5 General Rules ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Competition Officials ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Technical Panel ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Judges ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Technical Score ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Presentation Score ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Final Score ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Availability of Data and Statistics ................................................................................................................. 7 Officials Accountability ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Most important changes accepted by the ISU Congress 2018 ............................................... 8 Minimum Total Technical Scores ................................................................................................................ 8 Required Elements ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Short Program Singles .................................................................................................................................... 8 Free Skating Singles ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Short Program Pairs ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Free Skating Pairs ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Rhythm Dance ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Free Dance ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 History of jumps in Figure Skating ............................................................................................................. 15 Axel.............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Flip ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Loop (Rittberger)................................................................................................................................................ 15 Lutz .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Other notable firsts ......................................................................................................................................... 16 ISU Events and Championships Calendar ............................................................................ 17 Media Accreditation ..................................................................................................................... 17 Biographies ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Olympic Winter Games: Medalists - Men .............................................................................. 18 2 ISU Figure Skating Media Guide Olympic Winter Games: Medalists -Ladies ........................................................................... 18 Olympic Winter Games: Medalists –Ice Dance .................................................................... 19 Olympic Winter Games: Medalists – Team Event .............................................................. 20 ISU World Figure Skating Championships .......................................................................... 20 Medal Table.............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Overall ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Men ............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Ladies ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Pairs ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Ice Dance ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 ISU World Figure Skating Championships: Medalists - Men .................................................. 23 ISU World Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Ladies ............................................. 25 ISU World Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Pairs ................................................ 28 ISU World Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Ice Dance ...................................... 31 ISU European Figure Skating Championships ....................................................................33 Medal Table............................................................................................................................................................... 33 Overall ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Men ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Ladies ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Pairs ...........................................................................................................................................................................35 Ice Dance ...............................................................................................................................................................35 ISU European Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Men ........................................ 36 ISU European Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Ladies .................................... 38 ISU European Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Pairs ......................................... 41 ISU European Figure Skating Championships: Medalists – Ice Dance ............................ 44 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships ...................................................... 46 Medal Table.............................................................................................................................................................. 46 Overall ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Men ........................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Ladies ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Pairs ..........................................................................................................................................................................