2026 ISU Championships - Minimum Combined Total Element Scores (CTES) and Multiple Entries

[Karen-W]

ISU Communication 2732 - https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.az...-Championships-2026-final-1752824956-8025.pdf
Combined Total Elements Scores (CTES)

Skaters/couples participating in the following Figure Skating Championships must have reached the following Combined Total Elements Scores (SP/RD + FS/FD) during the ongoing season (2025/26) or the immediately preceding season (2024/25):

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2026:
MEN 109.00 (increased from 104.00)
WOMEN 88.00 (reduced from 90.00)
PAIR SKATING 91.00 (increased from 88.00)
ICE DANCE 98.00 (increased from 94.00)

ISU European, ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2026 (no changes from last season's CTES mins):
MEN 86.00
WOMEN 75.00
PAIR SKATING 75.00
ICE DANCE 85.00

ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2026 (no changes from last season's CTES mins):
JUNIOR MEN 80.00
JUNIOR WOMEN 72.00
JUNIOR PAIR SKATING 63.00
JUNIOR ICE DANCE 71.00

In past seasons, the Olympics CTES minimums has been the same as the Europeans/4CCs CTES minimums, but this is not stated explicitly in this communication.

The Combined Total Elements Score (not including Component Scores) is calculated by adding the Skaters/Couples highest Technical Elements Score in Short Program / Rhythm Dance and the Free Skating / Free Dance and must have been reached in an ISU recognized International Competition (as per Article 39, paragraph 7 of the ISU Constitution and Rule 107, paragraphs 1 to 10 of the ISU General Regulations) during the ongoing or preceding season (See ISU Special Regulations Single &Pair Skating Ice Dance, Rule 378, paragraph 4). The Skaters/Couples highest Technical Elements Score in Short Program / Rhythm Dance and the Free Skating / Free Dance to calculate the Combined Technical Elements Score may be reached at different competitions.

The Minimum Technical Elements Score must be reached 28 (twenty-eight) days before the first day(first official practice day) of the Championships concerned (same as entry deadline).

If it would become evident that the number of entries based on the Combined Total Elements Scores listed above would be significantly higher or lower than expected, the ISU Council reserves the right to adjust the Combined Total Elements Scores in order to achieve the above-mentioned objective. ISU Members will be informed latest 45 days prior to the entry deadline of the respective Championships if the announced required Combined Total Elements Score will be adjusted or will remain as announced. In case of the continental Championships the announcement for both European and Four Continents Championships will be made 45 days prior to the entry deadline of the earlier Championships, in this case the European Championships.

Combined Total Elements Scores for the current & previous season​

Senior Men	Senior Women	Senior Pairs	Senior Ice Dance
Junior Men	Junior Women	Junior Pairs	Junior Ice Dance

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2026
Men
3: FRA JPN KAZ USA
2: GEO ITA LAT KOR

Women
3: JPN USA
2: BEL EST KOR

Pairs
3: USA
2: AUS CAN GEO HUN ITA JPN UZB

Ice Dance
3: CAN USA
2: CZE ESP FIN FRA GEO GBR ITA

ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2026
Men
3: ITA
2: EST FRA GEO LAT POL SUI

Women
3: EST GEO ITA
2: BEL FRA GBR POL ROU SUI

Pairs
3: GER ITA
2: FRA GEO GBR HUN NED POL

Ice Dance
3: FIN FRA
2: CZE ESP GEO GBR ITA LTU

ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2026
Men
3: JPN KOR
2: EST GER NZL SVK USA

Women
3: JPN
2: AUS EST FRA GEO KOR SUI USA

Pairs
3: CAN GEO UKR
2: CHN FRA ITA SUI USA

Ice Dance
3: USA
2: CAN FRA GER ITA UKR

The following ISU Members, as non-European Federations may participate in the ISU Four Continents Championships ("... will have open entries with each ISU Member entitled to enter up to a maximum of three (3) entries for each event."):
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Ecuador
Egypt
Hong Kong/China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
D.P.R. Korea
South Africa
Singapore
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Chinese Taipei
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

 

[Karen-W]

AnythingGOEs has compiled a comprehensive list of the women who now have the Worlds CTES minimums as well as the men, pairs & dance teams who have lost the Worlds CTES mins with the update.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946131977226027390

 

[farahfan]

AnythingGOEs has compiled a comprehensive list of the women who now have the Worlds CTES minimums as well as the men, pairs & dance teams who have lost the Worlds CTES mins with the update.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946131977226027390

Redemption for Jade!

 

[jägerbomb]

Thank goodness they lowered the women's minimums. 90 was ridiculous.

 

[Karen-W]

The Communication has been updated to state that the 2026 Olympic CTES mins are the same as the Euros/4CCs CTES mins.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948016305652760587

 

[Karen-W]

Well, we've finally made it to the end of the fall season almost - there's one event in Hungary (sr women) that concludes tomorrow & the Southeast Asian Games (sr men & women) next week, but for all intents & purposes, we now who have achieved the CTES mins for Euros & 4CCs for the most part. Euros entry deadline is Dec 16th and the 4CCs entry deadline is Dec 24th.

Euros
Men's field - 31 max, 31 likely
3 - ITA
2 - EST, FRA, LAT, POL, SUI
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO
1 - ARM, AUT, BUL, CRO, CZE, ESP, FIN, GBR, GER, HUN, ISR, MON, SLO, SVK, SWE, TUR, UKR

Women's field - 39 max, 39 likely
3 - EST, ITA
2 - BEL, FRA, GBR, POL, SUI
1 (earned 3 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - ROU
1 - AUT, AZE, BUL, CYP, CZE, ESP, FIN, GER, GRE, HUN, ISR, LAT, LTU, MDA, NED, NOR, SLO, SRB, SVK, SWE, UKR

Pairs' field - 20 max, 19 likely
3 -GER, ITA
2 - FRA
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO, GBR, HUN, NED, POL
1 - ARM, AUT, CZE, ISL, SUI, SWE (Crafoords haven't competed all season), UKR

Ice Dance field - 27 max, 25 likely
3 - FIN, FRA
2 - CZE, ESP, GEO, GBR, ITA, LTU (Ramanauskaite/Kizala haven't competed all season)
1 - ARM, AUT, AZE, BEL, CYP, GER, HUN, IRL, ISR, NED, POL, ROU (Ziobrowska/Judd split) SUI, SWE, UKR

4CCs
Men's field - 28 max, 28 likely
3 - CAN, CHN, JPN, KAZ, KOR, PRK, USA
2 - HKG
1 - AUS, MAS, MEX, PHI, TPE

Women's field - 24 max, 23-24 likely
3 - CAN, CHN, JPN, KOR, USA
2 - KAZ
1 - HKG, IND, MEX, NZL, PHI (Limketkai is less than 3 points short of the CTES mins, so she may earn those next week), RSA

Pairs field - 13 max, 11 likely
3 - USA
2 - CAN (they have 4 teams with the CTES mins, but presumably 2 will be on the Oly team & skip 4CCs), CHN
1 - AUS, JPN (doubt Miura/Kihara will travel to China for 4CCs this year), PHI, PRK

Ice Dance field - 15 max
3 - CAN, CHN, USA
1 - AUS, BRA, JPN, KAZ, KOR, MEX

 

[Andrea82]

German Fed has decided not to send any Women and not to use the 3rd Pair spot for Europeans.

 

[Karen-W]

German Fed has decided not to send any Women and not to use the 3rd Pair spot for Europeans.

So absolutely lame. And cheap.

 

[Andrea82]

So absolutely lame. And cheap.

The sport director of German Fed is quoted as saying "Warum soll man eine Dame da hinschicken, wenn wir am Ende jemandem vielleicht auch psychisch damit nicht unbedingt helfen?" [“Why send a woman there when we might not necessarily be helping her mentally in the end?”]

 

[jägerbomb]

Devil's advocate here: Normally, I am a full proponent of sending skaters to events when minimums are achieved but look at the protocols from Nationals. Three cleanly landed triples COMBINED from the medalists. Not one could crack even 90 points. Consistent content with what these skaters have done all season long.

While I'm sure this is indeed a cost-cutting move, I do find there is a certain logic in not sending a representative at such a low level, particularly when the other three German disciplines are significantly more competent.

 

[farahfan]

Well, we've finally made it to the end of the fall season almost - there's one event in Hungary (sr women) that concludes tomorrow & the Southeast Asian Games (sr men & women) next week, but for all intents & purposes, we now who have achieved the CTES mins for Euros & 4CCs for the most part. Euros entry deadline is Dec 16th and the 4CCs entry deadline is Dec 24th.

Euros
Men's field - 31 max, 31 likely
3 - ITA
2 - EST, FRA, LAT, POL, SUI
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO
1 - ARM, AUT, BUL, CRO, CZE, ESP, FIN, GBR, GER, HUN, ISR, MON, SLO, SVK, SWE, TUR, UKR

Women's field - 39 max, 39 likely
3 - EST, ITA
2 - BEL, FRA, GBR, POL, SUI
1 (earned 3 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - ROU
1 - AUT, AZE, BUL, CYP, CZE, ESP, FIN, GER, GRE, HUN, ISR, LAT, LTU, MDA, NED, NOR, SLO, SRB, SVK, SWE, UKR

Pairs' field - 20 max, 19 likely
3 -GER, ITA
2 - FRA
1 (earned 2 but only 1 skater has the CTES mins) - GEO, GBR, HUN, NED, POL
1 - ARM, AUT, CZE, ISL, SUI, SWE (Crafoords haven't competed all season), UKR

Ice Dance field - 27 max, 25 likely
3 - FIN, FRA
2 - CZE, ESP, GEO, GBR, ITA, LTU (Ramanauskaite/Kizala haven't competed all season)
1 - ARM, AUT, AZE, BEL, CYP, GER, HUN, IRL, ISR, NED, POL, ROU (Ziobrowska/Judd split) SUI, SWE, UKR

4CCs
Men's field - 28 max, 28 likely
3 - CAN, CHN, JPN, KAZ, KOR, PRK, USA
2 - HKG
1 - AUS, MAS, MEX, PHI, TPE

Women's field - 24 max, 23-24 likely
3 - CAN, CHN, JPN, KOR, USA
2 - KAZ
1 - HKG, IND, MEX, NZL, PHI (Limketkai is less than 3 points short of the CTES mins, so she may earn those next week), RSA

Pairs field - 13 max, 11 likely
3 - USA
2 - CAN (they have 4 teams with the CTES mins, but presumably 2 will be on the Oly team & skip 4CCs), CHN
1 - AUS, JPN (doubt Miura/Kihara will travel to China for 4CCs this year), PHI, PRK

Ice Dance field - 15 max
3 - CAN, CHN, USA
1 - AUS, BRA, JPN, KAZ, KOR, MEX

Bautista (PHI) earned 4CC mins but Limketkai fell short 1.59 points.
So team Philippines looks like Bautista, Borromeo, and Gamez/Korovin, if no one has any crises before then....
Not bad for a tropical island with no winter.

 

[zigzig]

Devil's advocate here: Normally, I am a full proponent of sending skaters to events when minimums are achieved but look at the protocols from Nationals. Three cleanly landed triples COMBINED from the medalists. Not one could crack even 90 points. Consistent content with what these skaters have done all season long.

While I'm sure this is indeed a cost-cutting move, I do find there is a certain logic in not sending a representative at such a low level, particularly when the other three German disciplines are significantly more competent.

YIKES! Those protocols are giving 1998 intermediate ladies.