Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skating was an Olympic sport before there was an Olympic Winter Games. And is now an official event in the Winter Olympic Games. It is a very popular part of the Winter Olympic Games, in which the elegance of both the competitors and their movements attract many spectators.
Figure Skating qualifying competitions takes place two years in advance. Figure Skating competition structure encompasses the following events covering all disciplines offered within this structure:
Singles, pairs and dance
Nine (9) regional championships (juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior singles skaters)
New England Regional Championships
North Atlantic Regional Championships
South Atlantic Regional Championships
Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships
Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships
South-western Regional Championships
Northwest Pacific Regional Championships
Central Pacific Regional Championships
Southwest Pacific Regional Championships
Three (3) sectional championships (novice, junior and senior singles skaters and juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior pairs and dance)
Eastern Sectional Championships
Midwestern Sectional Championships
Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.
Monday, April 19, 2010
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