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Figure skating is done in the Olympics as well as in competition regulated by the International Skating Union (ISU). There are solo competitions as well as pairs and groups. There are various levels of competition from beginner to Olympic, to local as well as national and international. Figure Skating is referred to as artistic skating in non-English countries.
There are a number of ISU sanctioned competitions including the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the World Championships, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships,and the Winter Olympic Games.
There are also exhibition skating for the top skaters as well as show like Disney that make skating into a theatrical show.
The old 6.0 system judged 0-6 for technical merit & presentation. The ISU now uses International Judging System (IJS) which is mandatory since 2006. In formerly the system is known as the Code of Points.
Points are awarded for each element and the scores are totaled. Instant replay is utilized to verify elements. While a technical specialist establishes base score of the elements a panel of 12 judges determine the score for the execution of same. The Grade of Execution (GOE) is an integer from -3 to +3. GOE is then used with a value from the ISU rule table to compute another value. Of the 12 scores the computer randomly picks 9 and discards the high & low. The remaining 7 values are averaged. The average is added to the base value.
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