A great, intrepid FSUer sent me the ISP Criteria for all disciplines for the coming season. Copying & pasting from the doc:
SINGLES:
Senior Men:
• 210.00 in a senior event at a 2024-25 international competition, the 2025 U.S. Championships, a 2025 U.S National Qualifying Series competition, or a nonqualifying competition
Junior Men:
• 165.00 in a junior event at a 2024-25 international competition, the 2025 U.S. Championships, a 2025 U.S National Qualifying Series competition, or a nonqualifying competition
Novice Men:
• Novice athletes that competed in the Junior event at the 2025 U.S. Championships will be added to the ISP if they are age eligible
• 145.00 in a novice event at a 2025 U.S. National Qualifying Series competition or a 2024-25 international competition, or a nonqualifying competition
Senior Women:
• 160.00 in a senior event at a 2024-25 international competition, the 2025 U.S. Championships, a 2025 U.S National Qualifying Series competition, or a nonqualifying competition
Junior Women:
• 150.00 in a junior event at a 2024-25 international competition, the 2025 U.S. Championships, a 2025 U.S National Qualifying Series competition, or a nonqualifying competition
Novice Women:
• Novice athletes that competed in the Junior event at the 2025 U.S. Championships will be added to the ISP if they are age eligible
• 140.00 in a novice event at a 2025 U.S. National Qualifying Series competition or a 2024-25 international, or a nonqualifying competition
Additional Singles Criteria:
• Athletes who achieve the senior ISP score while competing in junior will be added to the ISP.
• Athletes who achieve the junior ISP score while competing in novice will be added to the ISP.
• Athletes who achieve the adjusted* junior ISP score as a senior will be added to the ISP.
*The adjusted score is calculated by removing the value of the StSq from the senior protocol.
• Athletes who achieve the junior ISP score but age out of junior will be kept in the ISP for one season.
• Athletes who did not earn a score at any of the included events above have the opportunity to qualify for the 2025-26 ISP at a U.S. National Qualifying Series competition or a nonqualifying competition between April 1 and the conclusion of sectionals.
PAIRS:
Senior Pairs:
• 155.00 in a senior event at a 2024-25 international competition, 2025 U.S. Championships, an approved 2025-26 competition* or the 2025 National Qualifying Series
Junior Pairs:
• 125.00 in a junior event at a 2024-25 international competition, 2025 U.S. Championships, an approved 2025-26 competition* or the 2025 National Qualifying Series
Advanced Novice Pairs:
• 125.00 in a novice event at a 2024-25 international competition, 2025 U.S. Championships, an approved 2025-26 competition* or the 2025 National Qualifying Series
Additional Pairs Criteria:
• If aging out of junior, the top four junior pairs and the top eight senior pairs at the 2024 U.S. Championships, and the 2024
World Junior Championships who achieved the junior ISP score at each respective event will be kept in the ISP for one season
• Athletes who did not earn a score at any of the included events above, may have the opportunity to qualify for the 2025-26 ISP at non-qualifying events
• A new senior pair team may petition to be placed into ISP when the following criteria are met:
o One partner was on the podium at U.S. Championships in championship pairs with a former partner within 3 years in which a full international competitive season was held of the date of petition
o The other new partner was in the ISP for championship pairs for at least one season within 3 years in which a full international competitive season was held of the date of petition
*Eligible 2025-26 competitions will be approved in advance by the Pairs Discipline Subcommittee.
Pairs ISP Inclusion – Video Submission Opportunity:
• Videos of program performances can be submitted to the Pairs Discipline Subcommittee for evaluation of technical score by a majority of ISU technical panel officials and a minimum of three national level judges and at least one being of the ISU Championship level
• Teams should submit video when they feel they are able to achieve the score – there are no specified dates or times for these programs to be skated
• Short program and free skate scores do not need to be earned at the same time
• The committee will notify coaches of scores following evaluation
• Alternatively, protocols from an event showing achievement of one or more of these technical scores can be submitted
*If submitting a protocol from a live event for ISP inclusion, the following scores must be met:
• Senior Pairs TES:
o 30 in short program
o 50 in free skate
• Junior Pairs TES:
o 23 in short program
o 35 in free skate
*If submitting a video for ISP inclusion, the following scores must be met:
• Senior Pairs TES:
o 33 in short program
o 55 in free skate
• Junior Pairs TES:
o 25 in short program
o 39 in free skate
ICE DANCE
Senior Ice Dance:
• 151.00 in a senior event at a 2024-25 international competition, 2025 U.S. Championships, an approved 2025-26 competition* or the 2025 National Qualifying Series
Junior Ice Dance:
• 126.00 in a junior event at a 2024-25 Junior Grand Prix event, 2025 U.S. Championships, anapproved 2025-26 competition* or the 2025 National Qualifying Series
• Junior teams from 2024-25 who are moving up to senior for 2025-26 and who achieved the senior ISP score (151.00) at a 2024-25 international competition or the 2025 U.S. Championships will be added to the ISP
Advanced Novice Ice Dance:
• Novice teams from 2024-25 who are moving up to Junior for 2025-26 and who achieved the junior ISP score (126.00) at an international advanced novice competition will be added to the Junior ISP
*Eligible 2025 competitions will be approved in advance by the Dance Discipline Subcommittee.
Ice Dance ISP Inclusion – Video Submission Opportunity:
• In exceptional circumstances, teams may submit videos of both their Rhythm Dance and Free Dance performance to the Dance
Discipline Subcommittee for evaluation. These videos must be submitted together as a package to be considered for a total score
qualifying for ISP inclusion - Senior - 151, Junior - 126
• Submissions must include both the Rhythm Dance and Free Dance performances. The video submission time frame of when the programs are to be skated will be determined in consultation with the coaches. Partial submissions will not be accepted.
• This option is intended for extenuating circumstances only, not as a means to bypass competition. Such circumstances are to be
disclosed to the Senior Director of High Performance and to the International Committee Chair and the Dance Discipline Subcommittee Vice Chair.
• The Dance Discipline Subcommittee Vice Chair, in consultation with the Senior Director of High Performance and the International Committee Chair will confer regarding the situation and will provide notice of the decision of the use of the video
submission opportunity for the team.
• The committee will notify the coaches of the score following the evaluation
The following criteria were also used to determine the 2025-26 ISP (all disciplines):
To be included in the International Selection Pool, athletes/team must be age-eligible to be selected for Junior or Senior International competitions.
If the skater/team achieves a score within 0.5 (half of a point) from the identified minimum score for the ISP, the committee will round the score up to meet the minimum score.
Any athlete/team that is guaranteed or is selected for a 2025-26 Grand Prix assignment will be added to the ISP.
Any athlete/team that competed in one of the three most recent World Championships but did not compete in a later season may be included in the ISP.
Athletes/teams are eligible to be added to the ISP once they meet the criteria above. If you have a skater who has met the above criteria but was not included in the current ISP, please send the detailed protocols to the International Chair, your Discipline Vice Chair, and the Team USA Manager.
If you achieved the required score for your discipline and level at a nonqualifying competition, please email your protocol to Justin Dillon and Courtney Burson to being the ISP inclusion process.
Please note that if the International Committee requests a video of the performance, the video must be provided for the score to count for ISP qualification.
Note: the international committee and the respective discipline groups reserves the right to amend the above criteria at any time.
