Figure Skating · Level 7
Upper-Advanced
5 sub-levels · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 20 October 2026
Level 7 is about choreography, music and performance: what a skating program is, phrase and form in the music, expressing and projecting a program alone and together, how judges mark the components, and exhibitions and ice shows.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 7.1Building a ProgramWhat a program is: units of movement, space, connections, pattern and unity.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 7.2Music and MovementPhrase and form, musical sensitivity and timing, matching the music.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 7.3PerformanceExpressiveness, projection, energy, and performing together as one.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 7.4Judging the ProgramMarking the components, serious errors, and what skating well means.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 7.5Exhibitions and ShowsExhibitions under the ISU rules, Stars on Ice and Art on Ice.2 tests · 20 facts
Written from
Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023); ISU Communication 2788 (2026/27); ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges 2026/27; ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026), Rules 365 and 450; Stars on Ice and Art on Ice histories. Original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Music, clothing and eligibility rules belong to General Rules.
- Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023)
- ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27
- ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026), Rules 365 and 450
- Stars on Ice, tour history (starsonice.ca)
- Art on Ice, the first show, 1996 (artonice.com)
- ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27