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The U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships (previously National Collegiate Championships), are a collegiate figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level in the United States. The event has been held since 1986. [1]
The 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 11–21, 2021, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2021 World Championships.
Figure Skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. Although ice skating began in 3,000 BCE in Scandinavia, American Edward Bushnell 's 1855 invention of steel blades and Jackson Haines bringing elements of ballet to figure skating were critical to the development of modern-day figure skating. [1]
The scoring abbreviation for the upright spin[1] under-rotated. A jump or throw jump that is missing more than a quarter, but less than one-half, of a revolution. unison skating. Two or more skaters performing the same step s or element s at the same time – the opposite of mirror skating. upright spin.
U.S. Figure Skating is an association of clubs, governed by its members and its elected officers at national, regional and club levels. [22] As of June 2011, U.S. Figure Skating had 688 member, collegiate, and school-affiliated clubs [23] and a membership of 180,452. [23] Each member club may send delegates to the annual Governing Council meeting.
Club competitions, also known as non-qualifying competitions, organized by a local figure skating club. These events have open entries and typically many age or test level divisions, and are sanctioned by, and conducted using the rules of, the national skating federation in the country where they are held. Skaters from other countries may enter ...
The University of Delaware Ice Skating Science Development Center (ISSDC) is a year-round training facility designed to meet the needs of figure skaters, first-time competitors and Olympians. The ISSDC was directed by Ronald Ludington , who coached skaters in 9 consecutive Olympics and 36 World Championships .
The ISU Judging System or the International Judging System (IJS), occasionally referred to as the Code of Points (COP) system, [1] is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating. It was designed and implemented by the ...