# Building a Program · Figure Skating Level 7: Upper-Advanced

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Building a Program in Figure Skating (Level 7: Upper-Advanced) on Insporta: 20 sourced facts behind 2 tests. Covers: what a program is.

What a program is: units of movement, space, connections, pattern and unity.

## Test 1: What a program is

- A program is a series of units of movement with purpose and a relationship with the musical structure, forming a unified whole. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- A unit of movement is a block 'element - movements - element', so the element becomes part of the flow. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- The criterion is about fluid, controlled movements along or across planes: high, medium, low and diagonal. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- Elements must be fully connected with varied, intricate body and skating movements, without interrupting the flow. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- It asks for interesting, creative placement of the units of movement and a layout covering the entire ice surface. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- Unity is a coherent entity with all parts appropriately combined, giving a sense of completeness. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- In synchro the criterion includes the team's ability to stay aligned and maintain symmetry. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- Movements build units around the elements, and the units build the unified whole. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- The guide revised the order for 2023/24: space, connections, musical phrase and form, then pattern and coverage. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- B threads movements between every element. A puts elements back to back, C leaves gaps, D has movements with no element. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))

## Test 2: Choreography on the ice

- Together the three components define the artistic, choreographic and technical aspects, without overlap. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- Composition is about the construction; Presentation the performance of the day; Skating Skills the technique. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- One error is 'does not highlight choreography': the movements should reflect and support the program's composition. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- There should be no gaps between movements; everything should be threaded together. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- In team disciplines all skaters contribute to an interesting design of movements and pattern. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- The bullet covers creative, varied body movements and free foot placements forwards, sideways or backwards. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- The five old components had 27 criteria; the three new ones have 14, with none lost, only reorganised. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- The five components became three in 2022/23, and the Composition criteria were reordered in 2023/24. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- The unit is element - movements - element, so each element sits inside the flow. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))
- C winds over every part of the rink. A stays in one half, B circles the middle, D runs along one side. (Source: Skate Ontario, Three Program Components: Key Reminders and Guidance for Judges (2023))

Sources: 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.

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