Figure Skating Programs and Development FIGURE SKATING PIPELINE Learn to Skate USA Program - Oers fun, challenging and rewarding fundamental and specialty badge curricula for skaters of all ages and abilities to develop and enhance their skating skills. Aspire Program or Introductory Membership - Provides a solid foundation in figure skating through an aordable package program in a supportive group training environment. Aspire includes on and o ice group classes with supportive resources for success. U.S. Figure Skating Club, Individual or Collegiate Membership - Joining a club or becoming an individual member directly with U.S. Figure Skating opens a variety of opportunities for skaters, including the ability to test and compete through the U.S. Figure Skating pipeline. TESTS NONQUALIFYING QUALIFYING SYNCHRONIZED SKATING The test structure is COMPETITIONS COMPETITIONS Synchronized Skating is a team sport in the backbone of U.S. Skaters of all ages can This is the pipeline for which eight to 20 skaters perform a Figure Skating. participate in nonqualifying singles, pairs and ice program together. It is characterized by Skaters advance to competitions to earn dance teams to teamwork, speed, intricate formations and the next level by awards and showcase skill advance to the U.S. challenging step sequences. Synchronized passing skill tests mastery. Nonqualifying Championships, skating has its own qualifying competition ociated by certified competitions are divided international competi- system, which leads to the U.S. Synchro- judges. Skaters test in into two tracks: one is more tions, World Champi- nized Championships, international moves in the field, recreational (Excel) and the onships and Olympic competitions (junior/senior) and the free skating, pairs and other is more competitive Winter Games. The top World Junior and World Synchronized ice dance. As a skater in nature (well-balanced). skaters advance in the Skating Championships. advances, the tests In the Excel Series, skaters juvenile to senior levels become more compete at certain and compete for Snowplow Sam Synchro dicult. The highest nonqualifying competitions various titles based on achievement in each to earn an invitation to the age and test level. Synchro Skills 1-3 discipline is the Excel National Festival. gold/senior test. Snowplow Sam Synchro through preliminary Juvenile are oered at Compete USA and U.S. Figure Compete USA Skating nonqualifying competitions. Pre-preliminary Intermediate No Test/Beginner Preliminary Preliminary Novice Pre-preliminary Pre-Juvenile Skaters who place among Pre-Juvenile the juvenile, intermediate Preliminary and novice levels will be Open Juvenile* Juvenile invited to the National Pre-Juvenile High Performance Juvenile* Intermediate Development Team, and Juvenile/Open* the top novice skaters will be invited to skate at the Intermediate* Novice U.S. Championships at the Intermediate junior level. Novice* Junior Junior Novice Junior* Senior Junior Senior Senior* Adult Test Program* Senior U.S. Collegiate Championships Collegiate Events Excel Series Adult Events* U.S. Adult Collegiate and Championships* Intercollegiate Adult levels* *These levels have age restrictions; refer to a current U.S. Figure Skating rulebook for more information..