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U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Structure

U.S. Figure Skating's 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
    • Southwestern Regional Championships
    • Northwest Pacific Regional Championships
    • Central Pacific Regional Championships
    • Southwest Pacific Regional Championships
  • Three (3) sectional championships (juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior in all disciplines)
    • Eastern Sectional Championships
    • Midwestern Sectional Championships
    • Pacific Coast Sectional Championships
  • U.S. Championships (national championship for all levels and disciplines of skaters)

In general, skaters qualify for the U.S. Championships in one of six ways:

• Placing in the top four at the current season's sectional championships
• Placing in the top five in a senior event at the previous year's U.S. Championships
• Winning a medal at the most recent Olympic Winter Games
• Winning a medal at the previous year's World Championships
• Advancing to the current season's Grand Prix Final or Junior Grand Final
• Earning an "international bye" based on proximity of an international assignment in the current season to the sectional championships