2014 U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Synchronized Skating Challenge Series

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1 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Challenge Series Eastern Challenge Series Competitions will take place from November, 2013 March,

2 U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to announce the Synchronized Challenge Series program. This program is open to synchronized teams at the Basic Skills and developmental levels in the Eastern and Midwestern sections. Teams participating in at least three nonqualifying competitions, of their choice, will have the opportunity to compete for overall standings in their respective Challenge Series. EVENT OVERVIEW & ENTRY FEE: Teams will register with U.S. Figure Skating as participants, in the series. There will be a one-time entry fee of $75 per team to cover administrative fees and the cost of awards. There is no per-skater fee. Teams will select a minimum of three nonqualifying competitions they intend to compete in, and will earn points for their placements in these competitions. Points earned, per event, will be tallied and the series standings published. Teams may choose to compete in more than 3 events, with their top three finishes counting towards the series standings. LEVELS OFFERED: Basic Skills beginner 1, Basic Skills beginner 2, Basic Skills beginner 3, preliminary, pre-juvenile, juvenile, and open juvenile. COMPETITIONS: Teams may enter any participating competitions they choose within the Eastern Section. Teams are also able to enter one competition outside of their section that will count for points. Only their top three events will be counted for points. Teams must designate the events in which they intend to compete, on their entry form. POINTS: Points earned will be weighted based on the number of teams entering any particular competition event, so that teams that place the highest in the largest group will receive the most points. Please see Chart A for details. Note that Basic Skills beginner events will be conducted under the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills program rules, which do not allow more than 6 teams in any group. The most points any team can receive in one competition is 10. If there are more than 10 teams in one competition group, first place will still receive 10 points. In the event of a tie in the team s total score for the series, the tie will be broken by the sum of the team s top 2 placements out of their best 3. For example, if a team receives point values of 4, 6, and 7 in their 3 series competitions, the tie breaking total would be 13. ACCOUNTING: Within 24 hours of each competition s conclusion, the Chief Accountant will be required to the event results to Kelli Evers (kevers@usfigureskating.org), Athlete Development Coordinator. U.S. Figure Skating Headquarters will track and report all series standings. AWARDS and SERIES STANDINGS: All competitors will receive a pin for participating. Teams placing 1-3 in each level will receive a medal. The standings will be published on and will be published in SKATING magazine. Participant pins will be mailed by January and medals will be mailed to the team contact listed on the entry form, approximately 2 weeks following the conclusion of the last event in the series.

3 PARTICIPATING COMPETITIONS / EASTERN SECTION Event Location Date LOC chair Central Carolina Synchro Classic Hillsborough, NC Nov. 3, 2013 Karen McClure Karen.mcclure@duke.edu Thanksgiving Classic The Bog Ice Arena Nov. 9, 2013 Gina Albanese ginaalbanese@comcast.net Boston Synchronized Skating Classic New England Sports Center Marlborough, MA Nov , 2013 Deanne Benson benson.deanne@gmail.com Mountain State Synchro Skate South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena South Charleston, WV Nov. 23, 2013 Patricia C Tighe pctdetec1@hotmail.com Terry Conners Stamford, CT Dec. 7-8, 2013 Colonial Classic UMass Lowell Tsongas Jan , Center 2014 New England Challenge Cup NorthStar Youth Forum Westborough, MA Jan. 18, 2014 Kari Ryan Kris Farren Mitzi Oppenheim tkkeryan@yahoo.com krisfarren38@gmail.com necc@haydensynchro.org South Atlantic Synchro Open Reflections Synchro Invitational Glen Allen, Virginia Jan. 19, 2014 Laurie Brand lauriebrand@comcast.net Giant Center Feb. 16, 2014 Becky Hilgers hersheyett@aol.com LeeAnn Miele Open Boss Arena South Kingstown, RI Feb. 22, 2014 Gloria Haddad haddadg@ride.ri.net

4 PARTICIPATING COMPETITIONS / MIDWESTERN SECTIONS Event Location Date LOC chair Best of the Mid-West St. Joseph, MO Nov. 3, 2013 Katherine mwfscads@hotmail.com Conrad Kick-Off Classic Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Nov , 2013 Corey Thompson cdt494@hotmail.com Dr. Richard Porter Synchronized Classic Ann Arbor Ice Cube Dec. 5 7, 2013 Mary Reilly/Larry Ward ljward@umich.edu Maplewood Classic Minneapolis, MN Dec.14-15, 2013 Sue Persby Spersby@yahoo.com Foot of the Lake Classic Fond du Lac, WI Jan. 3-4, 2014 Stephanie Roth srothfotl@charter.net Mid-America Fraser, MI Jan , 2014 Chris Bisby christinebisby@gmail.com Synchro Illinois Flossmoor, Illinois Jan. 18, 2014 May Wiza mayfsc@aol.com Swan Synchro Skate 2014 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Feb , 2014 Angie Biel bielfam@charter.net Tri States 1600 Chartwell Dr. Traverse City, MI Feb. 15, 2014 Laurent Masse lmasse73@gmail.com 7th Annual Diamond Classic Synchronized Skating and TOI Competition Mentor Civic Arena Feb. 22, 2014 Sue Clemente Sueclemente@att.net

5 AWARDING OF POINTS CHART A EASTERN SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHALLENGE SERIES POINTS AWARDED for PLACEMENTS AT EACH COMPETITION Number of PLACEMENT Teams Entered 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Remaining 10 (or more) Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams* Teams Teams Teams Teams Team 1 * Per U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills rules, teams competing in Basic Skills Beginner 1, 2 or 3 will not be in groups larger than 6. If teams are split into groups, teams will earn points based on the number they compete with in that group.

2017 U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Synchronized Skating Challenge Series

2017 U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Challenge Series Eastern Challenge Series Competitions will take place from November, 2016 February, 2017 www.usfigureskating.org U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to announce