U.S. Figure Skating Announces Hosts for 2013 Qualifying Event Season
(8/2/11) - U.S. Figure Skating announced today the host cities for the 2013 regional and sectional championships, which will take place in the fall of 2012.The top four skaters in the ladies and men's events at each of the nine regional championships will qualify for one of three sectional championships. The sectional championships are the only qualifying phase for pairs and ice dancing.
At all five competitive levels (senior, junior, novice, intermediate, juvenile), the top four finishers in each discipline at the sectional championships earn a berth to the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Jan. 18-27, 2013, in Omaha, Neb.
2013 Regional Figure Skating Championships
| EVENT | HOST CITY | DATES | HOST CLUB(S) |
| Eastern Great Lakes | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Oct. 5-9, 2012 | Ann Arbor FSC |
| North Atlantic | Hackensack, N.J. | Oct. 5-9, 2012 | Ice House of New Jersey FSC |
| Northwest Pacific | Eugene, Ore. | Oct. 5-9, 2012 | Oregon Skating Council |
| New England | Warwick, R.I. | Oct. 12-16, 2012 | Warwick Figure Skaters |
| Southwest Pacific | Peoria, Ariz. | Oct. 12-16, 2012 | SC of Phoenix |
| Upper Great Lakes | Green Bay, Wis. | Oct. 12-16, 2012 | Greater Green Bay FSC |
| Central Pacific | Murray, Utah | Oct. 19-23, 2012 | Murray Silver Blades FSC |
| South Atlantic | Wake Forest, N.C. | Oct. 19-23, 2012 | Triangle FSC |
| Southwestern | Centennial, Colo. | Oct. 19-23, 2012 | Denver FSC/Colorado SC |
2013 SectionalFigure Skating Championships
| EVENT | HOST CITY | DATES | HOST CLUB(S) |
| Eastern | Hyannis, Mass. | Nov. 9-13, 2012 | Yarmouth Ice Club |
| Midwestern | Strongsville, Ohio | Nov. 9-13, 2012 | Greater Cleveland Council of FSCs |
| Pacific Coast | Provo, Utah | Nov. 9-13, 2012 | Peaks FSC |
