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U.S. Figure Skating hosts more than 500 competitions and programs each season, ranging from local Learn to Skate USA to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and major international competitions.

Events and Competitions

Championship Events

Annual Championship events are approved by the Board of Directors. Athletes who compete at these events have qualified through the U.S. Figure Skating qualifying structure.

TOYOTA U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 – Awarded to Greensboro, North Carolina, January 20-26, 2020
2021 – Relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11-21, 2021
2022 – Awarded to Nashville, Tennessee, January 3-9, 2022
2023 – Awarded to San Jose, California, Dates: TBD

U.S. SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 – Awarded to Providence, Rhode Island, February 26-29, 2020
2021 – Awarded to Las Vegas, Nevada, February 23-27, 2021
2022 – RFP not yet available

U.S. ADULT FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2021 – Awarded to Rochester, Michigan, April 14-17, 2021
2022 – Awarded to Newark, Delaware, April 6-9, 2022
2023 – RFP available here; deadline March 31, 2021

U.S. COLLEGIATE FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 – Awarded to Aston, Pennsylvania, July 26-29, 2020

Qualifying Events

Qualifying events are competitions that lead up to Championship events. For more information about the U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Structures, click here.

NATIONAL QUALIFYING SERIES

The decision was made to cancel the 2020 National Qualifying Series (NQS). For details, click here. Information regarding the 2021 Qualifying Season will be available on July 15th.

CHALLENGES & FINALS FOR SINGLES, PAIRS & ICE DANCE

Click here for details on the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Season.

SYNCHRONIZED SKATING SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2021 – Awarded
2022 – RFP not yet available

ADULT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2021 – Please use the competition search here.
2022 – Please use the competition search here.
2023 – RFP available here; deadline March 31, 2021

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting provides educational opportunities for member clubs and serves as the location of governance meetings.

GOVERNING COUNCIL

2020 – Awarded to Las Vegas, Nevada, April 29-May 2, 2020
2021 – Awarded to Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 28-May 2, 2021
2022 – RFP available here

Nonqualifying Competitions

Nonqualifying competitions are events sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating and hosted by member clubs. These events provide an opportunity for any U.S. Figure Skating member to participate in competition. U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned competitions follow U.S. Figure Skating rules and are officiated by U.S. Figure Skating approved officials. Any member club that follows appropriate procedure may host a nonqualifying competition.

Programs & Series

U.S. Figure Skating offers skaters many opportunities to compete outside of the qualifying competition structure. The competitive opportunities below are either the program’s national competition or a Series Final, which is a culmination of competitions which skaters must compete in order to participate in the Final.

EXCEL NATIONAL FESTIVAL

2020 – Awarded to Strongsville, Ohio, for June 18-21, 2020 (Canceled)
2021 – RFP not yet available

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FINAL

2020 – Currently under review
2021 – RFP not yet available

NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE FINAL

2020 – Awarded to University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 27-29, 2020
2021 – RFP not yet available

NATIONAL SHOWCASE

2020 – Awarded to Fort Collins, Colorado, August 4-9, 2020
2021 – RFP not yet available

NATIONAL SOLO DANCE FINAL

2020 – Awarded to Kalamazoo, Michigan, September 10-13, 2020
2021 – RFP not yet available

NATIONAL THEATRE ON ICE

2020 – Awarded to Wichita, Kansas, June 26-30, 2020
2021 – RFP not yet available

Camps

Learn more about U.S. Figure Skating hosted camps. To submit a bid to host a U.S. Figure Skating camp, please contact us using the form below.

Competition Sanctions

An application for a competition sanction must be submitted online via EMS for review at least 90 days prior to the start of the competition. All applications must receive approval prior to accepting registrations. In order to submit a sanction application, you must have a completed standard nonqualifying announcement using the template below. For complete list of standard U.S. Figure Skating events (in addition to requirements), refer to the last pages of the announcement below.

Competitions During COVID-19 | Resources

Note: virtual experiences are not being sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating at this time.

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