Editing Figure skating (section)

===Season's bests===
The '''season's best (SB)''' of a skater/couple is the highest score achieved within a particular season. There is an SB for the combined total score and the individual segment scores (short program/rhythm dance, free skating/free dance). Only scores achieved at selected international competitions are considered; scores from national competitions and some international events are disregarded. The best combined total for each skater or couple appears on a list of season's bests,<ref name=isustats>{{cite web|url=https://www.isu.org/statistics|title=Statistics Personal & Season's Best|publisher=[[International Skating Union|ISU]]|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205015050/https://www.isu.org/statistics|archive-date=December 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the list may be used to help determine participants in the following season's Grand Prix series.

Skaters and couples also have '''personal best (PB)''' scores, i.e. the highest scores achieved over their entire career, in terms of combined total and segment scores. However, PB scores are not completely comparable if achieved in different seasons because the ISU regulations and technical rules are modified before each new season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isu.org/isu-statutes-constitution-regulations-technical|title=ISU Statutes, Constitution, Regulations & Technical Rules (2018)|publisher=[[International Skating Union|ISU]]|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124222003/https://www.isu.org/isu-statutes-constitution-regulations-technical|archive-date=November 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> There may be different requirements specified to achieve a certain level; the required elements may change and new elements may be allowed (for example, two quads in the short program were permitted starting in the [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–11 season]]); and the point values may change (for example, the values of quads were increased after the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympics]], and a second step sequence is no longer assigned a level in the men's competition). As a result of these variations in the technical requirements, the ISU places more weight on the season's bests, which are fully comparable within any one season.