2025-26 National Qualifying Series Competition Central

The 2025-26 U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Season kicks off with the 2025 National Qualifying Series. Follow along as skaters vie for top scores to advance to the Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs and Ice Dance Finals in order to earn a qualification berth for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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Schedule

Dallas Classic 
Ice Dance | July 11-13 | Plano, Texas
Results Website

Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships 
Ice Dance | July 28-31 | Lake Placid, New York
Results | Website

Philadelphia Summer Championships
Singles | July 30 - Aug. 3 | Aston, Pennsylvania
Results | Website

Glacier Falls Summer Classic
Singles, Pairs | July 30-Aug. 3 | Anaheim, California
Results | Website

DuPage FSC Open Competition
Singles | Aug. 1-3 | Evanston, Illinois
Results | Website

Cranberry Open
Singles | Aug. 4-8 | Norwood, Massachusetts 
Results | Website

Silicon Valley Open
Singles | Aug. 8-10 | San Jose, California 
Results | Website

Potomac Memorial Open
Singles | Aug. 14-17 | Ashburn, Virginia
Results | Website

Skate Detroit
Singles, Pairs, Ice Dance | Aug. 20-23 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Results | Website

Silver State Open Championships 
Singles | Aug. 21-24 | Henderson, Nevada
Results | Website

Atlanta Open
Singles | Aug. 21-24 | Cumming, Georgia
Results | Website

Golden West Championships
Singles, Pairs | Aug. 29-31 | Irvine, California
Results | Website

The 99th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships
Singles, Pairs | Sept. 3-7 | New York, New York
Results | Website

Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational
Singles, Pairs | Sept. 4-7 | Evanston, Illinois
Results | Website

Colorado Springs Invitational
Singles | Sept. 11-14 | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Results | Website

Carousel Classic
Singles | Sept. 11-14 | Eugene, Oregon
Results | Website

Maplewood Fall Classic
Singles | Sept. 18-21 | Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
Results | Website

Challenge Cup
Ice Dance | Sept. 18-21 | Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Results | Website

Skate Cleveland
Singles | Sept. 19-21 | Lakewood, Ohio
Results | Website

Texas Trophy
Singles | Sept. 30-Oct. 4 | Plano, Texas
Results | Website

Boston Open
Singles, Pairs | Oct. 1-5 | Norwood, Massachusetts
Results | Website

LA Autumn Classic
Singles | Oct. 3-5 | El Segundo, California
Results | Website

Sectional and U.S. Finals 

Pacific Coast Sectional Singles and U.S. Ice Dance Final
Singles, Ice Dance | Nov. 3-9 | Henderson, Nevada
Results | Website | Watch

Eastern Sectional Singles Final
Singles | Nov. 10-16 | Charleston, South Carolina
Results | Website | Watch

Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final 
Singles, Pairs | Nov. 17-21 | Lansing, Michigan
Results | Website | Watch

About NQS

The National Qualifying Series (NQS) is an opportunity for skaters to compete and vie for top scores to advance to the Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs and Ice Dance Finals, and then ultimately the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. 

For more information on various skating opportunities, click here

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