General Category Info
This is the first time this competition is being held with this format. There may be some last minute changes. In addition, we will make adjustments for future competitions and hope to set up a basis of rules for other competitions. Please feel free to make suggestions and comments to info@usfifs.org
Eligibility
See General Rules
Age Levels
All age requirements must be met on the day of the competition.
Rules and Scoring
Some events are based on U.S. Figure Skating or Ice Skating Institute events or are original events. This will be scored using USARS/FIRS accounting whenever possible for simplicity sake.
The USARS/FIRS events are based on standard USARS/FIRS rules where appropriate and use a 10 or 100 pt scoring system. We have included a summary of relevant rules in the General Rules section.
General
Unless further specified below the following age categories will be used for all events. Age categories may be subdivided in the case of a large number of entries. See the General Rules below for more exceptions.
Tot 0 - 6
Pre-teen 7 - 12
Teen 13 - 19
Youth (Dance only) 19 and younger
Adult 20 - and older
Adult Subcategories
if necessary (Will only be used in cases where there are more than 3 adults in a particular event or at the discretion of the Competition Planning Committee):
Adult I 20 - 30
Adult II 31 - 40
Adult III 41 - 50
Adult IV 51 - 60
Adult V 61 and older
Number of Skaters Per Event
|
Category |
Number of Skaters |
|
Solo |
Male or Female |
|
Pair/Couple |
One Male and One Female |
|
Family |
2+ At least one parent and one child from the same family |
|
Small |
3 - 6 |
|
Medium |
7 - 12 |
|
Large |
13 - 24 |
|
Unlimited |
25+ |
| |
|
Precision/Sychro
Also the Competition link for Precision
|
Level |
Age |
Length |
# of Skaters |
| Novice |
Age 12 & Up |
4:00 +/- 10 |
8 to 16 plus 2 alternates |
|
Junior |
Age 15 & Younger |
4:00 +/- 10 |
8 to 16 plus 2 alternates |
|
Senior |
Age 12 & Up |
5:00 +/- 10 |
12 to 24 plus 4 alternates |
Show Categories
Also see the Competition link for Show
|
Level |
Age |
Length |
# of Skaters |
|
Novice |
Age 12 & Up |
4:00 +/- 10 |
8 to 16 plus 2 alternates |
|
Junior |
15 & Younger |
4:00 +/- 10 |
8 to 16 plus 2 alternates |
|
Senior |
12 & Up |
5:00 +/- 10 |
16 to 30 plus 4 alternates |