The following list of highest scores in figure skating contains the highest scores earned from the 2018–19 season onwards, under the

ISU Judging System The ISU Judging System (or the International Judging System (IJS)), occasionally referred to as the Code of Points (COP) system, is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' sin ...

(IJS). The 2018–19 season began on 1 July 2018. After being trialed in 2003, the IJS replaced the old 6.0 system in the 2004–2005 figure skating season. Up to and including the 2017–2018 season, the Grade of Execution (GOE) scoring system for each program element ranged between –3 and +3. Starting with the 2018–19 season, the GOE was expanded to range between –5 and +5. Hence, the

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(ISU) have restarted all records from the 2018–19 season and all previous statistics have been marked as "historical". Accordingly, this page lists only the highest scores achieved from the 2018–19 season onwards, using the –5/+5 GOE scoring range. The following lists are included: *Records: current record holders; technical and component record scores; progression of record scores *Personal bests: highest personal best scores; highest PB technical element scores; highest PB program component scores *Absolute bests: lists of absolute best scores ''Note: In the case of personal best lists, only one score is listed for any one skater, i.e. their personal best. The absolute best lists may include more than one score for the same skater.'' The ISU only recognizes the best scores that are set at international competitions run under the ISU's rules, and does not recognize, for example, scores that are obtained at national figure skating championships. The competitions recognized by the ISU are:

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(including the team event),

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(including the team event),

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, World Junior Championships, European Championships,

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, GP events, Junior GP events, Challenger Series events, and

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Record holders

Men

Women

Pairs

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Technical and component record scores

TES = Technical Element Score
PCS = Program Component Score

Men

Women

Pairs

Ice dance

Highest personal best scores

The following lists include only personal best scores of skaters. To see lists where multiple scores from the same skater are included, see absolute best scores. Note: ISU does not recognize scores which are achieved at national championships.

Men

Best total scores

Photos – World Championships 2018 – Men (Medalists) (13)

Best short program scores

Best free skating scores

Women

Best total scores

Best short program scores

2019 Internationaux de France - FS - Alena Kostornaia - 17 (cropped)

Best free skating scores

Pairs

Best total scores

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong at the World Championships 2019 - Awarding ceremony

Best short program scores

2018 EC Evgenia Tarasova Vladimir Morozov 2018-01-18 20-56-11 (2)

Best free skating scores

Ice dance

Best total scores

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron 2016

Best rhythm dance scores

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue at the 2016 Trophée de France - Awarding ceremony

Best free dance scores

2017 Skate America - Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov - 05

Absolute best scores

Men

Best total scores

Best short program scores

Best free skating scores

Women

Best total scores

Best short program scores

Best free skating scores

Pairs

Best total scores

Best short program scores

Best free skating scores

Ice dance

Best total scores

Best rhythm dance scores

Best free dance scores

Progression of record scores

Men

Total score

Progression of men's combined total record score.

Short program score

Progression of men's short program record score.

Free skating score

Progression of men's

free skating The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters a ...

record score.

Women

Total score

Progression of women's combined total record score.

Short program score

Progression of women's short program record score.

Free skating score

Progression of women's

record score.

Pairs

Total score

Progression of pairs' combined total record score.

Short program score

Progression of pairs' short program record score.

Free skating score

Progression of pairs'

record score.

Ice dance

Total score

Progression of ice dance combined total record score.

Rhythm dance score

Progression of

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record score.

Free dance score

Progression of

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record score.

Highest personal best technical element scores

TES = Technical Element Score

Men

Short program

Free skating

Women

Short program

Free skating

Pairs

Short program

Free skating

Ice dance

Rhythm dance

Free dance

Progression of record technical element scores

TES = Technical Element Score

Men

Short program

Progression of men's short program record TES score. This list starts from the skater who first scored above 50 points.

Free skating

Progression of men's

record TES score. This list starts from the skater who first scored above 90 points.

Women

Short program score

Progression of women's short program record TES score. This list starts from the skater who first scored above 40 points.

Free skating score

Progression of women's

record TES score. This list starts from the skater who first scored above 70 points.

Pairs

Short program score

Progression of pairs' short program record TES score. This list starts from the pair who first scored above 40 points.

Free skating score

Progression of pairs'

record TES score. This list starts from the pair who first scored above 70 points.

Ice dance

Rhythm dance score

Progression of

record TES score. This list starts from the team who first scored above 40 points.

Free dance score

Progression of

record TES score. This list starts from the team who first scored above 65 points.

Highest personal best program component scores

PCS = Program Component Score

Men

Short program

Free skating

Women

Short program

Free skating

Pairs

Short program

Free skating

Ice dance

Rhythm dance

Free dance

Miscellaneous records and highest element scores

Miscellaneous records

Note: Only jumps landed in ISU sanctioned international competitions are listed. Jumps landed in domestic and non-ISU sanctioned international competitions will not be considered. For verification purposes, only significant achievements reported by the news media will be included.

Men

First to land a type of quad First to land a type of quad in combination or in sequence First to land multiple quads in a competition First to land multiple quads in a single program First to land different types of quads

Women

First to land a type of jump First to land a type of triple Axel or quad in combination or in sequence First to land multiple triple Axels in a competition First to land multiple quads in a competition First to land both a triple Axel and quad jump in a single program First to complete the free skating without doubles First to land different types of quads First to land the maximum number of triples allowed Women who landed the triple Axel cleanly Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0407-022, Midori Ito

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Several other skaters have landed the triple Axel, but only at domestic events: *

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landed a triple Axel at the 2005 U.S. Championships. * Ayaka Hosoda landed three clean triple Axels at the 2018–19 Japan Championships. *

Sofia Muravieva Sofia Andreevna Muravieva (russian: Софья Андреевна Муравьёва; born 4 August 2006) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2021 JGP Cup of Austria champion, the 2021 JGP Slovakia silver medalist, the 2024 Russian natio ...

landed two clean triple Axels at the 2022 Russian Championships, and one at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships. *

Adeliia Petrosian Adeliia Tigranovna Petrosian (russian: Аделия Тиграновна Петросян; born 5 June 2007) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final champion, the 2021 JGP Slovenia champion, the 2021 Russian junio ...

landed a triple Axel at the 2023 Russian Championships. * Other skaters who have landed the triple axel at smaller domestic events include

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and Sofia Titova of Russia,

Amber Glenn Amber Elaine Glenn (born October 28, 1999) is an American figure skater. She is the 2022 Skate America bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, 2019 CS U.S. Classic ...

and

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of the United States. Internationally,

Kim Yu-jae Kim Yu-jae (Hangul: 김유재; born 12 June 2009) is a South Korean figure skating, figure skater. She is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in France, 2022 JGP France and the ISU Junior Grand P ...

of South Korea received full base value for a triple Axel at the 2022 JGP France; Kim's jump was judged as a 3Aq (i.e. landed exactly one quarter rotation short, but receiving full base value). Women who landed a quadruple jump cleanly Miki Ando 2009 Worlds

Several other skaters have landed quadruple jumps, but only at domestic events: * Rika Kihira landed a quadruple Salchow at the 2020–21 Japan Championships. *

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landed a quadruple toe loop at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships.Kao Miura, Mao Shimada Capture Japan Junior Titles with Powerful Performances
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landed two quadruple loops at the 2022 Russian Championships. * Alisa Dvoeglazova landed two quadruple toe loops at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships. * Other skaters who have landed a quadruple jump in smaller domestic competitions include Elizaveta Berestovskaia of Russia.

Pairs

Highest element scores

GOE = Grade of Execution
BV = Base value These are the highest scored elements using the new –5/+5 GOE range. Note: an 'x' after the base value means that the base value has been multiplied by 1.1 because the jump was executed in the second half of the program.