Scoring and Abbreviations used in Figure Skating

All too often, unless a person is a figure skater, we might be confused by the different abbreviations used on program/report card sheets and what base-values etc for the various technical components might be.  

To help answer these questions for singles and pairs events, please take a look at the International Skating Union (ISU) single and pair skating scoring document  and scoring system.  For other various information on ISU singles and pairs events take a look at ISU Figure Skating Page.

For Ice Dancing, take a look through the ISU page on the subject (ISU Ice Dance).