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Welcome to the Events home page of U.S. Figure Skating Online. In this area of the web site, you can search for events, find information on purchasing tickets to events, learn the process of hosting a U.S. Figure Skating event, and become acquainted with the marquee events U.S. Figure Skating hosts annually: Skate America and the U.S. Championships.

Overview of U.S. Figure Skating Events
More than 1,300 events, which include performances, exhibitions and competitions, are sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating each year.

The nine regional competitions, followed by three sectional competitions, begin the pipeline of U.S. Figure Skating's qualifying competitions, which lead top athletes to U.S., World and Olympic levels. For the past six years, approximately 20,000 figure skaters have competed at the regional level.

In addition to the many club, regional and sectional competitions, U.S. Figure Skating conducts the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and Skate America. Skate America is one of the six prestigious events included in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

The U.S. Championships is the premier event conducted each year by U.S. Figure Skating. The competition features more than 250 skaters competing for national titles in three divisions (senior, junior and novice).

The U.S. Championships are typically held for 10 days in January. Bidding to become a host city of the U.S. Championships takes place three years in advance of the event, and bidding for other U.S. Figure Skating qualifying competitions takes place two years in advance. Clubs vying for any event must meet event requirements and venue specifications to be eligible.

U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Structure
U.S. Figure Skating's competition structure encompasses the following events covering all disciplines offered within this structure:
  • Singles, pairs and dance
    • Nine (9) regional championships (juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior singles skaters)
      • New England Regional Championships
      • North Atlantic Regional Championships
      • South Atlantic Regional Championships
      • Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships
      • Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships
      • Southwestern Regional Championships
      • Northwest Pacific Regional Championships
      • Central Pacific Regional Championships
      • Southwest Pacific Regional Championships
    • Three (3) sectional championships (novice, junior and senior singles skaters and juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior pairs and dance)
      • Eastern Sectional Championships
      • Midwestern Sectional Championships
      • Pacific Coast Sectional Championships

    • U.S. Junior Championships (national championship for juvenile and intermediate skaters)
    • U.S. Championships (national championship for novice, junior and senior skaters)

In general, skaters qualify for the U.S. Championships in one of six ways:
  • Placing in the top four in novice, junior or senior at the current season's sectional championships
  • Placing in the top five in a senior event at the previous year's U.S. Championships
  • Winning a medal at the most recent Olympic Winter Games
  • Winning a medal at the previous year's World Championships
  • Advancing to the current season's Grand Prix Final or Junior Grand Final
  • Earning an "international bye" based on proximity of an international assignment in the current season to the sectional championships


Upcoming Events Recent Events
2/12/2010 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 
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2/12/2010 2010 Tri-State Synchronized Skating Championships in S2 Arena, 5076 Sports Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009
 
2/12/2010 2010 Pueblo Midwinter Invitational in Pueblo Plaza Ice Arena, 100 North Grand Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81002
 
2/12/2010 2010 Red River Valley International Classic in Moorhead Sports Center, 324 24th Street South, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560
 

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