List of highest historical scores in figure skating

The following list of highest historical scores in figure skating contains the highest scores earned before the 2018–2019 season under the ISU Judging System (IJS). The 2018–2019 season began on 1 July 2018. After the 2018-2019 season, the GOE was expanded to range between –5 and +5. Hence, the International Skating Union (ISU) have restarted all records from the 2018–2019 season and all previous statistics have been marked as "historical".^[1] Accordingly, this page lists only the highest scores achieved before the 2018–2019 season, using the –3/+3 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: Winter Olympics (including the team event), Youth Olympics (including the team event), World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Championships, Four Continents Championships, GP events, Junior GP events, Challenger Series events, and World Team Trophy.

Highest historical scores and record holders

• TSS – Total segment score (highlighted in bold and italic)
• TES – Technical element score
• PCS – Program component score
• Highest total segment scores are recognized as world records by Guinness World Records.
• In ice dance, after the 2009–10 season, the compulsory and original dance segments were replaced by the short dance. The recording of highest scores started from zero in all competition segments.

Highest historical scores at main international events

• Total – Combined total score
• SP – short program
• FS – Free skating
• At the Winter Olympics, only the highest scores of the individual events are listed, not the team event.
• The European Championships can only be attended by skaters who compete for a European country.
• The Four Continents Championships can only be attended by skaters who compete for a country outside Europe.
• The list only includes the skater or team that was first to achieve the event record score, considering the starting order of each competition segment.

• SD – Short dance
• FD – Free dance
• This section only includes highest scores from the 2010–11 season onward.

Men's singles

Men's highest personal best scores

Yuzuru Hanyu at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Nathan Chen at the 2018 Internationaux de France

Shoma Uno at the 2018 World Championships

Javier Fernández at the 2016 World Championships

Men's highest personal best TES and PCS

Patrick Chan at the 2017 Skate Canada

Men's absolute best scores

Progression of men's highest scores

Evgeni Plushenko at the 2012 Europeans

• The tables only include highest scores from the record holder of the first ISU-sanctioned event onward.
• In the progression statistics, the starting order of each competition segment is considered.

Women's singles

Women's highest personal best scores

Evgenia Medvedeva at the 2015 Skate America

Alina Zagitova at the 2017 World Junior Championships

Kaetlyn Osmond at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Yuna Kim at the 2010 World Championships

Women's highest personal best TES and PCS

Carolina Kostner at the 2012 European Championships

Women's absolute best scores

Progression of women's highest scores

Mao Asada at the 2011 NHK Trophy

Sasha Cohen at the 2006 U.S. Campbell's Cup

• The tables only include highest scores from the record holder of the first ISU-sanctioned event onward.
• In the progression statistics, the starting order of each competition segment is considered.

Pairs

Pairs' highest personal best scores

Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot at the 2017 European Championships

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov at the 2011 World Championships

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong at the 2017 World Championships

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Pairs' highest personal best TES and PCS

Pairs' absolute best scores

Progression of pairs' highest scores

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at the 2009 Cup of China

• The tables only include highest scores from the record holder of the first ISU-sanctioned event onward.
• In the progression statistics, the starting order of each competition segment is considered.

Ice dance from 2010–11

Highest personal best dance scores from 2010–11

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron at the 2017 Europeans

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the 2016 Skate Canada

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue at the 2018 Skate Canada

Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the 2013 World Championships

Highest personal best dance TES and PCS from 2010–11

Absolute best dance scores from 2010–11

Progression of highest dance scores from 2010–11

• The tables only include highest scores from the record holder of the first ISU-sanctioned event onward.
• In the progression statistics, the starting order of each competition segment is considered.

Ice dance until 2009–10

Highest personal best dance scores until 2009–10

Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov at the 2004 NHK Trophy

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the 2010 World Championships

Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the 2010 World Championships

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto at the 2009 Skate America

Absolute best dance scores until 2009–10

Progression of highest dance scores until 2009–10

• The tables only include highest scores from the record holder of the first ISU-sanctioned event onward.
• In the progression statistics, the starting order of each competition segment is considered.

See also

• List of highest scores in figure skating
• List of highest junior scores in figure skating
• List of highest historical junior scores in figure skating
• ISU Judging System
• Figure skating records and statistics

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External links

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