Although there had been previous proposals to increase the age limit, the 2022 vote gained traction following the doping scandal of then 15-year-old Kamila Valieva of Russia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Delegates also considered removing the word "senior" from the title of any official ISU events. Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships.Īt the ISU Congress held in Phuket, Thailand in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning from the 2024–25 season to avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then 17 years old during the 2024–25 season. Junior (females in all disciplines males in singles)īorn between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2009īorn between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2009 Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events on the junior or senior levels according to their age: See also: Figure skating responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Age eligibility
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