Figure Skating

INTRO

Source: http://iceskatingresources.org/College&HighSchoolSynchroSkating.pdf

Source: http://web.mit.edu/skatingclub/www/docs/2019-2020_Intercollegiate_Handbook.pdf

From the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, a high-level competition for full-time college students at the junior and senior levels, to intercollegiate team figure skating to the highly developed collegiate synchronized skating program, there truly is a place for everyone. At colleges and universities across the country, figure skaters build on the foundations developed through childhood and high school skating programs. Thousands of dedicated figure skaters across the country represent their colleges and universities as they continue to progress through their personal skating journeys ― some even going on to promising post-graduate careers with Team USA.

INTERCOLLEGIATE COMPETITION

Intercollegiate competitions are governed by U.S. Figure Skating's Collegiate Skating Subcommittee. The country is divided into four sections: Pacific Coast, Midwest, Northeast and Southeast.

The intercollegiate competitive season runs October through March, with two to three competitions held in each section, concluding with the National Intercollegiate Final, held each spring.

Intercollegiate skating unlike individual skating is a team experience.  The highlight of the season is qualifying for the National Intercollegiate Final ― when skaters from all over the country come together for a cross-section competition.

Full-time college students compete on behalf of their college or university in Intercollegiate Skating competitions. Skaters earn points for their team based on their individual results in a variety of events. The top five (5) teams at each sectional competition earn team points based on placement. The top four (4) teams in each section advance to the U.S. Figure Skating Intercollegiate Championships held each spring.

• Athletes may compete only for the college or university at which they are enrolled full-time.
• Athletes must have passed the required U.S. Figure Skating test(s) to compete in championship events.
• To compete in team maneuvers, athletes may compete at their test level or any higher level.
• To compete in international solo dance, athletes must have passed either their gold dance test or international dance test.
• An athlete who has not tested may enter Excel High Beginner or Excel Preliminary.
• An athlete who has not passed any dance test may enter Preliminary Pattern Dance.
• It is permissible for an athlete to enter the free skate and short program at different levels if the athlete qualifies for both.
• Highest test passed is determined at close of entry date for each competition. Test level for dance may be either standard (partnered) or solo, whichever is achieved first.
• Adult dance and adult solo dance tests fulfill the testing requirements. Skaters who have not passed any U.S. Figure Skating tests (ISI and foreign) must complete the online form Request for Test Credit for Foreign Tests.