SINGLES

With their amazing levels of fitness, agility and artistic talent, top skaters compete in what is the oldest contested sport at the Winter Olympics.

The singles discipline of figure skating includes a variety of required elements that skaters must perform during a competition and that make up a well-balanced skating program. Singles programs include a combination of jumps, spins, step sequences and choreographic sequences. A skater’s performance is scored by a panel of judges and deductions to scores can include violations in time, music and clothing as well as regulations regarding falls and interruptions.