What is the grade of execution (GOE) and how do the judges' marks combine?

• The GOE is the mark a judge gives to rate the quality of an element. There are 11 GOEs, from +5 to -5. A GOE of 0 means the element scores its normal Base Value.
• Judges first count the positive features of the element to set a starting GOE: 1 feature for +1, 2 for +2, 3 for +3, 4 for +4 and 5 or more for +5. Then they reduce it for errors, and the result is the final GOE. If there is any mistake that requires a reduction, the starting GOE cannot be higher than +4. A fall is -5.
• The panel GOE is the trimmed mean of the judges' GOEs: the highest and lowest are deleted and the rest averaged (with fewer than five scores, all are used), rounded to two decimals.
• The element's score is its Base Value plus the panel GOE.

Sources: Skate Canada, https://info.skatecanada.ca/index.php/en-ca/rules-of-sport/52-marking-of-skate-canada-competitions.html; ISU Communication 2788 (Season 2026/27), https://isa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2788-SP-Levels-and-GOE-2026-Updated-MAY-19-1779351385-9626.pdf (national federation copy of the ISU communication)