Participating in competitions is a great experience and a lot of fun, but it can be a bit overwhelming too. It’s not all fun music and beautiful outfits. You have to take care of all the logistics – the boring stuff – before you or your skater can take center ice. This general competition information section should help. It provides information about Finding a Competition and determining the skater’s Competition Level, which you’ll need to know before Registering for a Competition. Once that’s taken care of, you can learn more about Preparing for Competition, What to Expect on competition day, how Judging works, and how to interpret your Competition Results.

Remember, if you have problems with any of the pre-performance tasks, or just have questions, talk to your/your child’s coach. They’ve done it all a hundred times already! Fellow skaters and skating parents can be a good resource as well for general competition information.

If your child needs to miss school for a competition, as a U.S. Figure Skating member, you can request an official school absence letter from U.S. Figure Skating to give to your child’s school. Be aware that this request does require you to be a member as you must login to the U.S. Figure Skating website.