Testing will be
held at the Burdick Arena on March 26th & 27th,
2011.
The official
U.S. Figure Skating tests are a series of tests to measure the
accomplishments of a figure skater in all branches of the
sport. They are as follows: Compulsory Figures,
Ice Dancing, Free Skating, Moves in the Field and Pair
Skating.
This
system of tests is an incentive for the skater to learn and
progress from the elementary levels of the Pre-Preliminary
tests to the highest level, Gold. It is also a way in which
skaters who compete move up to higher levels at competitions.
For a skater to continue to challeng him/herself, and skate
against others of equal ability, corresponding tests must be
taken.
These tests are very
different from the Skate with Us Basic Skills tests. The U.S.
Figure Skating testing skaters must often go out of town to take
tests. In recent years the number of skaters coming out of
LRSC has grown such that we sponsor our own test session once
a year. Judges who have been certified by U.S. Figure Skating are
flown in from other parts of the country to conduct these
tests. Each test that is taken is judged as a pass or a retry.
A re-tried test may be retaken after 29 days have passed. Each
test level proceeds in difficulty.
