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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 2010 series has 50 teams and 16 competitions.

Results, Pictures, and Season Points Standings

News and Updates (click for more)

2010 Season Competitions

Key Documents and Dates

  • Oct 1 2009 - Team Entry Form & Deposit due
  • Nov 15 2009 - Regular Season Fees due
  • Mar 1 2010 - State Champs Entry & Fees due

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.

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