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Media contacts: Jim Butwinick, (612) 414-9647 or jb1445@comcast.net
Becca Staed Bishop, (719) 228-3417 or rbishop@usfigureskating.org
2010 U.S. ADULT FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NEXT MONTH IN BLOOMINGTON, MINN.
Bloomington, Minn. (March 16, 2010) – More than 400 athletes and 50 officials will descend on Bloomington, Minn., April 14-17 for the 2010 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships. The event, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating and hosted by the Figure Skating Club of Bloomington, will take place at the Bloomington Ice Center.
Competition will begin in the Ice Center’s rinks 1 and 3, Wednesday, April 14. Championship events will take place Friday, April 16, beginning with championship dance in rink 1 at 11:15 a.m. Competition will conclude Saturday, April 17, with the championship master men’s and ladies events in rink 1 from 7:05-9:25 p.m.
Icenetwork.com will provide on-demand video coverage of the event for Season Pass subscribers in the continental United States and U.S. territories. The site will also feature live results, event recaps and photo galleries for subscribers and nonsubscribers.
Competitors in this annual event are divided into five age categories (21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 and 61+) and two tracks (masters and adult). Events are held in singles, pairs, ice dancing and interpretive. Skaters qualify for the championship events by placing in the top four at one of three sectional championships held earlier in the year.
This year marks the first that the U.S. Adult Championships will be held in Minnesota. Last year, the event took place held in Grand Rapids, Mich., a state which is tied with New York for having hosted the event the most at four times each. Minnesota hosted the 2010 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships last month in Minneapolis, and the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held in St. Paul, Minn.
For more information about the 2010 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships, visit http://www.fscbloomington.org/an10/index.html, or contact event chair Brenda Baga at brendabaga@hotmail.com. For media credentials, please visit the event web site, or contact Becca Staed Bishop, U.S. Figure Skating communications coordinator, at rbishop@usfigureskating.org.
– U.S. Figure Skating –
U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of more than 763 member clubs and Basic Skills Programs representing approximately 179,000 members. U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.