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Figure Skating · Level 8: Expert · Sub-level 8.5

The Season

2 tests · 20 facts · updated 20 October 2026 · markdown

The Grand Prix series and Final, the Junior Grand Prix and ISU Events.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The Grand PrixTake a test

  1. The series has six events in six countries, held within six weeks.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  2. A skater or couple may compete in a maximum of two events of the series.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  3. The top six in each discipline from the series qualify for the Final.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  4. The series launched in 1995 as the ISU Champions Series.

    Source: Skate Canada, Everything You Need to Know for the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix Series · recall

  5. Japan hosts the NHK Trophy; the USA Skate America, Canada Skate Canada International.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  6. Each event has 12 men, 12 women, 8 pairs and 10 ice dance couples.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  7. Each host nation can add up to three skaters or teams per discipline.

    Source: Skate Canada, Everything You Need to Know for the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix Series · recall

  8. The six events come first, the top six per discipline qualify, then the Final is held.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

  9. Pairs have the smallest field, the dance couples a little more, the men and women the most.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

  10. D shows 12, 12, 8 and 10. The other cards change at least one of the four numbers.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

Test 2The season's eventsTake a test

  1. The junior series runs from August to October, ahead of the senior events.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  2. The junior ranking works the same way, sending six per discipline to its Final.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  3. The Final is shared with the junior final, at the same event.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  4. The top 12 from the previous World Championships and the Olympic medallists are guaranteed two events.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  5. ISU Events include the Championships, the Grand Prix series, the World Team Trophy and Olympic qualifying.

    Source: ISU Constitution and General Regulations (2026), Article 1 · recall

  6. The special regulations are distributed at least three months before the first scheduled competition.

    Source: ISU Constitution and General Regulations (2026), Article 1 · recall

  7. With six events, about 150 skaters and couples take part in the series in total.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall

  8. The juniors start in August; the senior series runs October to November; the Finals follow in December.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

  9. Eligible skaters get up to two assignments, and the points earned there decide the top six for the Final.

    Source: Skate Canada, Everything You Need to Know for the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix Series; ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

  10. B enters two events, the maximum. A and D enter three, C four.

    Source: ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied

Sources

Riedell, Boot & Blade Guide and Testing Structure; Edea, Blade mounting; Fred Bartick, Mounting Blades; Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 1.1-1.3 and 4; U.S. Figure Skating, Adult Testing; ISU, Grand Prix explained (2026); Skate Canada, 2026-27 Grand Prix guide; ISU Constitution and General Regulations. Original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Eligibility, entries and age rules belong to General Rules.

  • ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)15
  • Skate Canada, Everything You Need to Know for the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix Series2
  • ISU Constitution and General Regulations (2026), Article 12
  • Skate Canada, Everything You Need to Know for the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix Series; ISU, Figure Skating Grand Prix explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)1