ISU Judging System

The ISU Judging System or the International Judging System (IJS), occasionally referred to as the Code of Points (COP) system,[1] is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating. It was designed and implemented by the International Skating Union (ISU), the ruling body of the sport.

This system of scoring is used in all international competitions sanctioned by the ISU, including the Olympic Games. The ISU Judging System replaced the previous 6.0 system. It was created partially in response to the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal, in an attempt to make the scoring system more objective and less vulnerable to abuse.[2] U.S. Figure Skating has released a summary of the new judging system.[3]

  1. ^ "Swiss Timing and Figure Skating". 2017 Swiss Timing. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Scoring System Approved". The New York Times. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNATIONAL JUDGING SYSTEM" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2023.