Skaters who were born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete at the Winter Universiade if they are registered as proceeding towards a degree or diploma at a university or similar institute, or obtained their academic degree or diploma in the year preceding the event.
In ice dance, only one partner must be a citizen of the country for which they are competing. Each nation may send a maximum of three entries per discipline.
