Contact Us

Use the form on the right to contact us.

You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right. 

         

123 Street Avenue, City Town, 99999

(123) 555-6789

email@address.com

 

You can set your address, phone number, email and site description in the settings tab.
Link to read me page with more information.

Blog

2022-23 US Sectionals & National Qualifying Overview

SYWTW FS

The 2022-23 US Sectional Finals will take place from Nov. 7-13. The competitions are one step in the process for skaters to qualify for the 2023 US National Championships.

Reference: 2023 Athlete Bye and Advancement Criteria, 2023 NQS Athlete Handbook, 2023 NQS Competition Central

See also: 2022-23 Nationals tag


NATIONAL QUALIFYING STRUCTURE

Skaters can qualify to US Nationals through a combination of byes or through the Sectional Finals: Eastern Singles Sectionals & Ice Dance Final, Midwestern Singles Sectionals & Pairs Final, and Pacific Coast Singles Sectionals. Skaters qualify for Sectionals by competing in various National Qualifying competitions from July to September.

Senior Singles (18 spots available at Nationals):

  • Top 5 at the previous US National Championships

  • Skaters selected to the previous World Championships

  • Skaters who have won a medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

  • Skaters who qualified for the current season’s Junior or Senior Grand Prix Final

  • Skaters who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, or Challenger Series)

  • Top 2 skaters from each section in the Sectional Singles Finals

  • Next best total scores from all Sectionals combined until quota is met

Senior Pairs (12 spots available at Nationals):

  • Top 5 at the previous US National Championships

  • Teams selected to the previous World Championships

  • Teams who have won a medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

  • Teams who qualified for the current season’s Junior or Senior Grand Prix Final

  • Teams who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, or Challenger Series)

  • Top 4 teams from the US Pairs Final

  • Next best teams from the Pairs Final until quota is met

Senior Ice Dance (15 spots available at Nationals):

  • Top 5 at the previous US National Championships

  • Teams selected to the previous World Championships

  • Teams who have won a medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

  • Teams who qualified for the current season’s Junior or Senior Grand Prix Final

  • Teams who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, or Challenger Series)

  • Top 5 teams from the US Ice Dance Final

  • Next best teams from the Ice Dance Final until quota is met

Junior Singles (18 spots available at Nationals):

  • Skaters who qualified for the current season’s Junior Grand Prix Final

  • Skaters who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Junior Grand Prix or Challenger Series)

  • Top 4 junior skaters from each section in the Sectional Singles Finals

  • Top 2 novice skaters from each section in the Sectional Singles Finals

Junior Pairs (12 spots available at Nationals):

  • Teams who qualified for the current season’s Junior Grand Prix Final

  • Teams who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Junior Grand Prix or Challenger Series)

  • Top 9 junior teams from the US Pairs Final

  • Next best junior teams from the Pairs Final until quota is met

Junior Ice Dance (15 spots available at Nationals):

  • Teams who qualified for the current season’s Junior Grand Prix Final

  • Teams who were assigned to and competed at 3 international competitions in the current season (ISU Junior Grand Prix or Challenger Series)

  • Top 12 junior teams from the US Ice Dance Final

  • Next best junior teams from the Ice Dance Final until quota is met


SECTIONAL COMPETITIONS

Senior and junior events from all 3 competitions will be livestreamed for Peacock Premium subscribers. Novice and lower levels will be livestreamed on the US Figure Skating Fanzone.

Midwestern Sectionals & Pairs Final

  • Nov. 7-10, East Lansing, MI

  • Disciplines: men, women, pairs

  • Results & entries

  • Schedule

  • Website

  • Notable entries: Senior - Joseph Klein, Maxim Zharkov, Sonja Hilmer, Sonia Baram/Daniel Tioumentsev. Junior - Phoebe Stubblefield, Logan Higase-Chen

Eastern Sectionals & Ice Dance Final

  • Nov. 8-12, Norwood, MA

  • Disciplines: men, women, ice dance

  • Results & entries

  • Website

  • Notable entries: Senior - Maxim Naumov, Andrew Torgashev, Ava Ziegler, Lindsay Thorngren, Ting Cui, Angela Ling/Caleb Wein, Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik, Isabella Flores/Ivan Desyatov. Junior - Robert Yampolsky, Jacob Sanchez, Vanessa Pham/Jonathan Rogers, Elliana Peal/Ethan Peal, Helena Carhart/Volodymyr Horovyi, Leah Neset/Artem Markelov

Pacific Coast Sectionals

  • Nov. 10-13, San Francisco, CA

  • Disciplines: men, women

  • Results & entries

  • Schedule

  • Website

  • Notable entries: Senior - Yaroslav Paniot, Eric Sjoberg, Josephine Lee, Hanna Harrell. Junior - Soho Lee, Mia Kalin, Elyce Lin-Gracey