RULES FOR ARTISTIC SKATING | GENERAL | 2025 Updated on October 12th 2024
2.20 Costume requirements
• Penalties resulting from the violation of the costume rules will be 1.0.
• Judges will have the option to push a costume violation button. If the majority of the officials including Referee agree, the deduction will be applied.
• A deduction for costume violation from the Referee will occur if ANY ITEM falls off the athlete. It is mandatory all items be properly secured.
• Costumes rules apply for anything worn on the body.
• Costumes (all disciplines) and props (show) must NOT contain any copyrighted logos, trademarks, religious or political images, symbolism, symbols or messages. Federation logos are allowed. Free skating, inline, dance, solo dance, and pairs
• In all artistic competitive roller-skating events, the costumes should be in character with the music but should not be such to cause embarrassment to the skater, judges, or spectators.
• Training costumes are not required to be in character; however, all other costume rules apply in training.
• Costumes must be modest, dignified and appropriate for athletic competition – not garish or theatrical in design. The clothing must not give the effect of excessive nudity.
• Feathers and fringes will be considered a theatrical prop and penalized.
• Any piece of the costume including beads, buttons, crystals, mirrors, studs, pearls, half pearls, rhinestones etc. on the costumes must be very securely stitched so as not to cause obstruction to the following contestants. Rhinestones, stones, bigger than 4mm in any dimension ARE NOT PERMITTED. Sequins of any size are allowed. All decorative embellishments must be securely stitched to the fabric.
• Accessories and Props of any nature are not permitted.
• Costume remains the same throughout a performance with no additions during the performance, i.e. no use of props of any kind from beginning to the end.
• The painting of any part of the body is considered a “show” and is not allowed.
Show
The costume of the competitors must be dignified and appropriate for athletic competition and must not give the effect of excessive nudity inappropriate for the discipline.
Changes of costumes during the program are allowed, but with the same rules as for accessories: nothing to be left on the floor or thrown outside the rink. If parts of the costume should accidentally touch the floor, no penalty will be applied so long as the flow of the program is not interrupted. Any piece of the costume must be very securely stitched so as not to cause obstruction to the following contestants.
Precision
The costume of the competitors must be modest, dignified, and appropriate for athletic competition, not garish or theatrical in design.
Costumes may, however, reflect the character of the music chosen.
The clothing must not give the effect of excessive nudity inappropriate for the discipline.
Accessories, feathers, props and rhinestones adhered to the face are not permitted.
Neither portable nor hand-help props shall be used.
Changes of the costume during the program belong to show competitions only and therefore are not permitted. Any piece of the costume must be very securely stitched so as not to cause obstruction to the following contestants. Clothing that does not adhere to these guidelines will be penalized by a deduction. Figures
• Costumes must be modest, dignified and appropriate for athletic competitions. The clothing must not give the effect of excessive nudity inappropriate for the discipline. 17 RULES FOR ARTISTIC SKATING | GENERAL | 2025 Updated on October 12th 2024
• If the costume does not meet the above rule the referee should warn the skater in warm up and request that they change costume. For each figure skated in an inappropriate costume the judges will take 1.0 marks from their score.
• Any piece of the costume including beads, trimmings, etc. on the costumes must be very securely stitched so as not to cause obstruction to the following contestants.
Examples of artistic roller skating dresses by that comply with the 2025 rules
EVENTS | COMPETITIONS
COMPETITIONS:
- 05 APR – 13 APR 2025
Artistic International Series 2025
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA COMPETITIONS
- 09 MAY – 18 MAY 2025
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- 28 AUG – 31AUG 2025
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