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The Skating Session · Nov 30, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min

Question & Answer Week; Reaction to Ice Dance Judging Video

Tony and Thomas are back on this “off week” in preparation for the Grand Prix Final. We have some updates on the response from our Finlandia judging video, including reactions around the Internet and through the ISU as well as a current competitor writing to us about all of it. We also opened up the forum this week to ask questions that you would like us to answer and discuss. Enjoy! Link to YouTube videos of edges: The Four Figure Skating Turns Thomas’ “Technical Panel” Youtube videos: @thetechnical panel Olympic qualifying document / SkatingScores charts: USFS Oly Selection Criteria Skating Scores Women's Chart Skating Scores Men's Chart Skating Scores Pairs Chart Skating Scores Dance Chart ISU Technical Documentation The Technical Requirements for 2025/2026 Ice Dance Scoring Rules & Rubric Scale of Values

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Tony and Thomas are back on this “off week” in preparation for the Grand Prix Final. We have some updates on the response from our Finlandia judging video, including reactions around the Internet and through the ISU as well as a current competitor writing to us about all of it. We also opened up the forum this week to ask questions that you would like us to answer and discuss. Enjoy!

Link to YouTube videos of edges: The Four Figure Skating Turns

Thomas’ “Technical Panel” Youtube videos: @thetechnical panel

Olympic qualifying document / SkatingScores charts:

USFS Oly Selection Criteria

Skating Scores Women's Chart

Skating Scores Men's Chart

Skating Scores Pairs Chart

Skating Scores Dance Chart

ISU Technical Documentation

The Technical Requirements for 2025/2026

Ice Dance Scoring Rules & Rubric

Scale of Values

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