ISU Skating Awards


The ISU Figure Skating Awards is an annual awards ceremony organized by the International Skating Union to recognize achievements in Figure Skating.
The awards are presented in a variety of categories: Most Entertaining Program, Most Valuable Skater, Special Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, Best Coach, Best Choreographer, Best Costume, Best Newcomer.
A long list of candidates is selected by a Selection Commission which is submitted to a public and media vote. The public vote counts for 2/3 while the media vote counts for 1/3.
In 2025, the following categories are open for voting:
  • Best Costume
  • Most Entertaining Program
  • Best Coach
  • Best Choreographer
The following categories are not subject to voting:
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: will be selected exclusively by the Selection Commission.
  • Best Newcomer: this year with only three candidates, they are automatically advanced to the Nominees stage.
  • A new category will be announced soon. Stay tuned!  
Following the public / media vote, three nominees in each category are announced and finally the Award winners are decided by an expert international jury in six categories.

History

First announced in 2019, the ISU Figure Skating Awards were created to celebrate and recognize outstanding achievements in Figure Skating.
The inaugural event was originally set to take place during the 2020 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada. However, due to the global pandemic, the ceremony was moved online and hosted by Tanith White and Charlie White, ice dancers who brought their expertise and energy to the first-ever virtual event.
In 2023 and 2024, the ceremony was held in Zürich, Switzerland, alongside an on-ice live show in partnership with Art on Ice and was streamed on the Skating ISU YouTube channel.
In 2025, changes were made to the Awards. They will be called the “ISU Figure Skating Awards” and will be a standalone event. The ceremony will take place on 30 March in Boston, Massachusetts on the final day of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
The following categories have been presented throughout the years
  • Most Valuable Skater
  • Most Entertaining Program
  • Best Newcomer
  • Best Costume
  • Best Coach
  • Best Choreographer
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Special Achievement

    Past Winners

The following lists detail ISU Skating Awards winners to date.

2020

2021

2022

  • Awards postponed

    2023

2024

2025

Wins per country (2020–2025)

Jurors

The ISU Skating Awards jury is made up of six jurors each of whom is a former Figure Skating Champion.
YearJurors
2020Eric Radford
Lu Chen
Surya Bonaly
Miki Ando
Tatyana Navka
Todd Eldredge
2021-
2022-
2023Eric Radford
Kiira Korpi
Surya Bonaly
Miki Ando
Christopher Dean
Todd Eldredge
2024Miki Ando
Brian Boitano
Surya Bonaly
Lu Chen
Laura Lepisto
Andrew Poje

Special Guests

Each year the ISU Skating Awards features a special performance from a star guest.