Carla DeGirolamo and LeeAnn Shoker spent a combined four decades coaching the Miami University synchronized skating program in Oxford, Ohio, taking the program to heights unmatched by any other collegiate synchronized skating program.
The University of Delaware tied the record for most titles won by a single school after securing their seventh win at the 2024 National Intercollegiate Final this past weekend in Lake Placid, New York.
This competition will be conducted in two portions: the 2024 U.S. Collegiate Championships, a U.S. Figure Skating qualifying competition, and the 2024 U.S. Collegiate Invitational, a nonqualifying competition. Participation requirements - including academic eligibility and events offered - are outlined below and listed in the competition announcement.
U.S. COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
With modifications to the program requirements, the following events will be offered at the U.S. Collegiate Championships:
Senior women and men combined
Junior women and men combined
To participate in this portion of the competition, skaters must meet the following requirements (see the announcement for full eligibility requirement details):
Have a current U.S. Figure Skating membership.
Meet the eligibility requirements under Rule 2211.
Skaters may enter an event at their test level or one level above, however, test requirements must be met as of the competition start date.
Meet citizen and residency requirements stated in Rules 2230 - 2242.
Be an undergraduate or degree seeking student at an accredited domestic college or university defined below and able to provide written verification of student status via Form A by July 1, 2024 (Rule 2213)
A full-time student as defined by your college/university in the upcoming fall semester/quarter in the year of the U.S. Collegiate Championships.
A student recently admitted to a full-time college or university degree program for the upcoming fall semester.
Graduated from your degree program between March 1 and July 31 of the year of the U.S. Collegiate Championships.
U.S. COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
With some modifications to program and age eligibility requirements, the following events will be offered at the U.S. Collegiate Invitational:
Short program (IJS) - juvenile, intermediate, novice
Solo pattern dance - preliminary, pre-bronze, bronze, pre-silver, silver, pre-gold, gold, international
Solo free dance - juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior
*Pre-Juvenile Open Excel Free Skate has been discontinued as of January 1, 2024. Athletes who have previously competed in Pre-Juvenile are able to compete in Preliminary, Preliminary Plus, or Juvenile.
To participate in this portion of the competition, skaters must meet the following requirements (see the announcement for full eligibility requirement details):
Have a current U.S. Figure Skating membership.
Meet the eligibility requirements under Rule 2211.
Skaters may enter an event at their test level or one level above.
Meet citizen and residency requirements stated in Rules 2230 - 2242.
Be an undergraduate or degree seeking student at an accredited college or university as defined below and able to provide written verification of student status via Form A by July 1 (Rule 2213)
A full-time or part-time student as defined by your college/university in the upcoming Fall semester/quarter in the year of the Championships.
A student recently admitted to a full-time or part-time college or university degree program for the upcoming fall semester.
Graduated from your degree program between March 1 and July 31 of the year of the Championships.
STEP 2: FORM A: PROOF OF ENROLLMENT/STUDENT STATUS (DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET)
In addition to online event registration, participants must prove their academic eligibility. Competitors attending the U.S. Collegiate Championships are subject to Rule 2213 and those attending the U.S. Collegiate Invitational are subject to the parameters outlined in the event announcement.
Complete the top half of this form with your personal information.
Provide proof of student status either with an attachment or by having the bottom half of the form signed by your college registrar. Accepted forms of student status verification are outlined in the bottom half of this form.
Step 3: Submit Music and PPC (Deadline: July 12, 2024 at 11:59pm ET)
Online submission of music & planned program content (PPC) is the only method of submission for this event. These items must be submitted by the deadline indicated above.
Volunteers Bruce Shropshire and George Woods have spent the past 15 years helping Theatre On Ice teams build and store their sets and props at the national competition. It's become a labor of love for the two men, who literally cherish working behind the scenes.
Sierra Boggess has played starring roles in many major on-stage productions, including her current role in the new musical “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” at Chicago’s Goodman Theater. When she's not on stage, she can be found at a local rink honing her skating skills.
U.S. Figure Skating today announced the winners of the 2024-25 Community Development Grants, awarding a combined $12,000 to six recipients who will use the funds to attract, involve and inspire new generations of figure skaters.
Wren Warne-Jacobsen won her second consecutive women’s senior title and Joonsoo Kim won his first senior men's gold at the 2024 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships & Invitational this past weekend in Richfield, Minnesota.
Using their skills in music and math, Tobi Ellis combined both to navigate on the ice, and hopes to be a positive role model for other blind individuals.