Law 3: The pair Short Program

For 2026/27 the lift is any hip lift take-off (Group Three); the hand to hand take-off (Group Four) follows in 2027/28 and the Lasso (Group Five) in 2028/29.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.2 · recall

Seniors and juniors skate a forward inside death spiral in 2026/27, backward outside in 2027/28 and backward inside in 2028/29.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rules 620.2-620.3 · recall

The pair spin combination is required in 2026/27 and 2028/29; in 2027/28 the pairs skate a solo spin combination with only one change of foot instead.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rules 620.2-620.3 · recall

Junior pairs throw a loop in 2026/27, a Salchow in 2027/28 and a toe loop or Flip/Lutz in 2028/29.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.3 · recall

The junior solo jump is a double Lutz or double Axel in 2026/27, a double Flip or double Axel in 2027/28, a double loop or double Axel in 2028/29.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.3 · recall

Seniors may use any double or triple throw jump and any double or triple solo jump; juniors only the prescribed ones.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.c-d · recall

The junior list names one throw for each season, and a junior pair skates exactly that one.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.c-d · applied

The prescribed lift moves up one Group each season: hip lift in 2026/27, hand to hand in 2027/28, Lasso in 2028/29.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rules 620.2-620.3 · applied

The death spiral changes each season: forward inside, then backward outside, then backward inside.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rules 620.2-620.3 · applied

2026/27 asks for a hip lift take-off, Group Three, a hold at the hip or upper leg (D). A shows joined hands, B the armpits and C the waist.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rules 619, 620.2 · applied

In the Short Program the twist take-off is limited to a Lutz or Flip take-off by the Woman.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.b · recall

Only the prescribed overhead lift take-off is permitted in the Short Program.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.a · recall

The solo spin combination has only one change of foot, with not less than five revolutions on each foot by both partners; singles skaters need six.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.e · recall

Solo spin combinations in the pair Short Program may be commenced with jumps.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.e · recall

The pair spin combination needs at least one change of position and one change of foot by both partners, not necessarily at the same time; without either it has no value.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.f · applied

In the backward outside death spiral both partners skate backward outside; the Woman leans backward and circles the Man's pivot with her arm fully extended.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.g · recall

In the forward inside death spiral the Woman, on a forward inside edge, leans sideways to the ice; in the backward outside one she leans backward.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.g · recall

Fewer than three rotations make a skating movement, not a spin; the solo spin combination needs five on each foot and the pair spin combination eight in all, counted from entry to exit.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.e-f · applied

The Man pivots on a backward outside edge, holding the Woman's hand with the arm on the same side as his skating foot, fully extended; she leans sideways and circles him on an inside edge.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.g · applied

In the Short Program the Woman rotates freely two or three times in the twist, for seniors and juniors alike. C's four is too many; B's one is too few, but not more.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 620.4.b · applied