It was learned on the 3rd that the International Skating Union (ISU) has decided to postpone the introduction of a major rule reform that had been under consideration, which would have split figure skating performances into two separate events: one focused on technical skills and the other on artistic expression. An ISU official revealed this to *Nikkei*.

Under the ISU’s proposed reform, the current format—where skaters compete based on the combined scores of the Short Program (SP) and Free Skate—would be abolished. Instead, competitions would be divided into a **Technical Program (TP)**, which evaluates technical elements, and a separate program focused on artistic expression and performance quality.

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I am very happy that they didn’t go through this change, at least for now. Pretty much all of the male skaters including Ilia were vocal about being against it, let alone some of the most important federations. The ISU finally did something good I guess (which is kinda hilarious because they just got rid of their own proposal, lol).  

ISU postpones the reform that planned to get rid of the Short Program and Free Skate in favour for the “Artistic” and “Technical” programs - Nikkei Sports