Michigan High School Skating Series
Introduced in 1999, and continuing to grow every year, the Michigan High School Skating series offers great opportunities for skaters to participate in team sports and to be part of their school's athletic program. Starting with 10 teams and a single competition in 1999, the 2011 series has 50 teams and 16 competitions.
Results, Pictures, and Season Points Standings
- 2012 State Championships Pictures and Final State Champion Placements
- 2012 Cumulative District Standings (after Mar 4/Rochester)
- All Competition Results and Pictures
- Past Years Final Standings
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Quicklist of 2012 Season Competition Locations
| Dist 1 | Dist 2 | Dist 3 | Dist 5 | Dist 4 | |
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| C-1 | Dec 1 Royal Oak | Dec 15 Wyandotte | Dec 11 Hartland | Dec 17 Kalamazoo | TBA Houghton |
| C-2 | Jan 20 DSC | Jan 18 Southgate | Jan 16 Farmington | Jan 21 Traverse City | TBA Marquette |
| C-3 | Mar 4 Onyx | Feb 22 Trenton | Feb 15 Farmington | Feb 18 Alpena | |
| Other | Invitational: Sun Mar 11 Garden City | State Champs: Mar 24/25 Traverse City | |||
Key Documents and Dates
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About the Series
High School Figure Skaters in Michigan compete in 5 Districts, each composed of 6-12 teams. Each school may field any or all of "A", "B", and "C" level teams, which compete separately. The "A" teams have the most difficult elements, "C" teams have the least difficult. Teams participate in 3 initial-round competitions within their own District, then the victors from each district meet in a final State Championship Competition in March.
The initial-round competitions in each district are Team Compulsory competitions. At these competitions, there are 3 events at each level - a Jumps event, a Spins event, and a Moves event. Each event has 4 "elements" - elements are performed by a single skater from each team, in team rotation. Each competition lasts about 4 hours, and teams compete against other teams within their own district to earn a position in the State Championship competition. An "Invitational Competition" is also offered each year which is optional and is in the same format but is open to teams from any District. No points are earned toward State Championships.
The 2-day State Championship offers a final Team event in the same format as described above. It also offers a large variety of "Individual" events such as freeskating, dance, and showcase which allow skaters to earn State Individual medals.
Questions ??
- Dorothy Tank - datank@wowway.com (313) 386-7936
- Don Korte - dnkorte@gmail.com (full contact info)