Figure Skating Competitions

A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.

Skaters in the Eastern Section competed Nov. 19-23 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, to try to earn a spot in the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Skaters in the Midwestern Section competed Nov. 19-23 in Geneva, Illinois, to try to earn a spot in the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Skaters in the Pacific Coast Section competed Nov. 19-23 in Spokane, Washington, to try to earn a spot in the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

In partnership with the U.S. Figure Skating Association, Twin City Figure Skating Association, Xcel Energy Center and Visit Saint Paul proudly welcome the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships to Minnesota's capital city.

The 2016 U.S. Championships will be held Jan. 15-24, at Xcel Energy Center and Bloomington Ice Garden. Nearly 400 figure skaters will vie for 20 U.S. titles in the disciplines of ladies, men's, pairs and ice dance.

Some skaters are lucky enough to go to a college with a collegiate figure skating club. And, some skaters choose to go to colleges without figure skating clubs. Whether you are the lone skater at your school, or a member of a varsity figure skating team, you can compete at the U.S. Collegiate Championships!

Intercollegiate competitions are governed by U.S. Figure Skating's Collegiate Program Committee. The country is divided into three sections that mainly follow the U.S. Figure Skating sectional map (East Coast, Midwest and Pacific Coast). The collegiate competitive season runs October through March, with three competitions held in each section.

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The series was inaugurated in 1997 to complement the senior-level ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Skaters earn qualifying points at each Junior Grand Prix event and the six highest-ranking qualifiers meet at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, which is held concurrently with the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships.

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships, which also include the European Championships, the Four Continents Championships, and the World Junior Championships. With the exception of the Olympic title, a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in figure skating.