Figure Skating · Level 3
Pre-Intermediate
5 sub-levels · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 20 October 2026
Level 3 is about jumps: the six jumps and their two families, how each one takes off and lands, the Axel's extra half turn, missing rotation and wrong edges, popped and attempted jumps, and how jumps are written and read on a score sheet.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 3.1The Six JumpsThe two families of jumps, base values, entries and landings.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 3.2Toe JumpsThe toe loop, the flip and the Lutz, and the edge calls on flip and Lutz.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 3.3Edge JumpsThe Salchow, the loop and the Axel with its extra half turn.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 3.4Jump FaultsMissing rotation, poor take-offs and landings, popped and attempted jumps.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 3.5Counting RevolutionsFrom singles to quads, jump codes and reading the calls on a score sheet.2 tests · 20 facts
Written from
ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (2026); ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27; ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27; Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021). Original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Program requirements and scoring rules belong to the rules categories.
- ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)
- ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27
- ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026); ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27
- ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27
- Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021); ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)
- ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27; ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27
- Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 6: Levels III-VI